ARTG 118Character Creation for Video Games
This is a hands-on studio course, intended to give students an understanding of the techniques used to create characters for use in video games. Through this course, students will understand and develop the skills necessary to take a video game character design through all of the stages necessary to have a finished character for use in 2D or 3D video games. You will learn industry tools and techniques to be an effective game artist. (Formerly, Digital Drawing/Painting for Game Design.)
Enrollment is restricted to junior and senior art and design: games and playable media majors and proposed majors.
- UCSC Students - All declared ARTG majors are eligible to enroll.
- All non-ARTG majors (including Visiting Students): If you would like to request an exception to the restriction, please contact the instructor for approval to enroll - Ed Gregor, egregor@ucsc.edu
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When it runs
Winter 2027Open Winter 2027
| Section | Type | When | Where | Instructor | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Studio | Mon Wed 4:00pm–5:35pm | Online | E. J. Gregor | Open 0/70 |
Fall 2026Open Fall 2026
| Section | Type | When | Where | Instructor | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Studio | Mon Wed 4:00pm–5:35pm | Online | E. J. Gregor | Open 34/70 |
Summer 2026Open Summer 2026
| Section | Type | When | Where | Instructor | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Studio | Asynchronous | — | Staff | Closed 0/0 |
Spring 2026Open Spring 2026
| Section | Type | When | Where | Instructor | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Studio | Mon Wed 4:00pm–5:35pm | Online | E. J. Gregor | Open 62/70 |
Winter 2026Open Winter 2026
| Section | Type | When | Where | Instructor | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Studio | Mon Wed 4:00pm–5:35pm | Online | E. J. Gregor | Closed 71/70 |
Fall 2025Open Fall 2025
| Section | Type | When | Where | Instructor | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Studio | Mon Wed 4:00pm–5:35pm | Online | E. J. Gregor | Closed 71/70 |
Who teaches it
| Instructor | Rating | Difficulty | Would take again | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Gregor | 5.0 / 5 | 3.0 / 5 | 100% | 5 |
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