More opportunities to explore, create and connect with us!
Join our upcoming webinars and events to get insider knowledge, build your skills, and discover what Escape Studios is all about🔥
Whether you're testing the waters or ready to apply, there’s something here for you!
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Is it that time already? 😮 Our 2025 Welcome Week kicks off on Monday, and third-year Game Art student Len has sketched out some top things to remember for new starters venturing to campus for the first time as students.
A massive good luck to all of our Freshers starting next week - and don't forget to check out the Freshers' fair on Friday 19th September for societies, merch and more! 🧢
Our Escapees are Oscar WINNERS! 💫
From Best Visual Effects to Best Picture, Escape Studios alumni worked on some of the biggest winning films at the 2026 Academy Awards!
A special shoutout to the 10 Escapees who contributed to the Best Visual Effects winner, Avatar: Fire and Ash. We’re beyond proud to see their talent shaping the future of the screen industries.
Congratulations to all involved! Read the full story: #LinkInBio
🎮 If you love playing video games with levels you can get lost in, join our upcoming webinar on Tuesday 2nd June at 6:00pm BST and get a break down in how lighting is used to turn a flat scene into an immersive world.
The session is led by Niccolò Temperanza, Environment Artist and Game Art Tutor, who’ll use his experience working on indie games and interactive mixed-reality projects to give you a deep dive into the science and artistry behind using lighting to create more believable worlds, followed by a Q&A.
Whether you're a student, Junior Artist, or seasoned creative, this session will sharpen your eye and elevate your work.
👉 Book your place: #LinkInBio
Houdini is one of the most popular tools used today to create sophisticated visual effects. Did you know that it can be a productive tool for animators too?
Over on our blog, we take a look at this adaptable software's varied applications across VFX, animation and games, and at how you can take your next steps with Escape to become a Houdini maestro. Learn more 👉 #LinkInBio
📢 Calling all creatives, freelancers, and early‑stage founders!
Before you commit blood, sweat, tears and funding to your next big project, join us for a webinar on Tuesday 26th May at 6:00pm BST and learn how successful creatives minimise risk and test their ideas before backing them.
You’ll hear about a practical three-question framework from Glyn Fairweather, a seasoned creative Entrepreneur and Game Designer, who helped shape major projects at Jagex, including RuneScape’s live operations overhaul, and later scaled Space Ape Games from a Series A startup into a multi-genre studio reaching 50 million players.
👉 Register now and make smarter creative-business decisions: #LinkInBio
#EscapeStudios #CreativeEntrepreneurship #Postgraduate
From building resilience to mastering industry workflows, we’re proud to see how Laraib Shaikh’s creative journey has evolved 💫
Now working as a Studio Assistant at Milk VFX, she’s already celebrating some incredible milestones. And we can’t forget the student project she was part of, Socks To Be You, is now an award-winning film, brought to life by a talented team and a bold creative vision.
Congrats Laraib!
There's one week left to go till The Art of Creating Believable Characters webinar 👽
Tune in to hear from MA Character and Creature Creation Tutor, Aiden Lonergan, as he talks you through the theory of designing characters across creative disciplines, and how your creature can stand out from the crowd.
Book your space here via the #linkinbio
#EscapeStudios #CharacterCreatureCreation #Webinar
Get ready to join us tomorrow, Wednesday 29th April, for our postgraduate and short course open evening at 6:00pm BST.
Whether you need the latest career advice from our industry-experienced tutors or have in-depth questions about our application process with our Admissions Team, we’re looking forward to meeting you either online or in-person. Bring all your burning questions 🔥
👉 Don’t miss your chance: #LinkInBio
It’s time for the next tutorial in our Face Sculpting series in ZBrush, with Character and Creature Creation tutor Aidan Lonergan. ✨ Head over to our YouTube channel for the full video on crafting different types of eyes!
If you want to hear more about character design from Aidan, join him on Wednesday 6th May for a free hour-long webinar, The Art of Creating Believable Characters! Learn how the pros make characters shine for games, animation and live action.
👉 Book your place: #LinkInBio
There's almost three weeks to go until our first undergraduate taster day of the year on Saturday 16th May!
Get hands-on with the industry-software you'll learn on the course, such as Unreal Engine, Maya and more, in a taught classroom session with our expert tutors.
Book your space via the #linkinbio
#EscapeStudios #Undergraduate #TasterDay
