MA in Animation - Technical Artist in Chicago United States | DePaul University

The Technical Artist Concentration equips students for diverse technical positions, encompassing riggers, next-gen modelers, motion capture specialists, and the multifaceted role of Technical Artists. In the gaming sector, a Technical Artist operates within the art team, facilitating collaboration between artistic and engineering disciplines. This role demands fluency in both domains to effectively mediate between them. Within film, TV, CGI animation, and VFX industries, this position is typically known as Technical Director or Technical Animator. These professionals perform similar core functions (pipeline management, problem-solving) and possess comparable animation expertise to their gaming counterparts.