MAGES is a private institution that helps students learn skill-set for the game designers, animators, and creative of the future. Led by an outstanding & renowned faculty of digital media artists, thinkers, and innovators working in the field of Technology, Animation, Gaming, VR/AR, Design & Digital Media Art, and Media Theory. The Character design for films and Games course aims to give advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of figure/character development for various visual narrative media, including games and animation.

1. Character Design for
Film & Games
THE FUTURE STARTS HERE
Produce characters of your imagination
Bridging dimensions
Supported by

2. 1 What is Digital illustrations?
2 Games Development Market
Globally/Singapore
3 About MAGES Institute of
Excellence
4 Course content
5 Fees & Schedule

3. Why Learn
Illustrations?
Huge demand from the
Games and Movie Industries

4. Game
Development
Market Globally

6. Mobile gaming will continue to be the
fastest-growing segment overall.

7. TOP GAME COMPANIES IN SINGAPORE

8. What is the
Earning
Potentials?

10. Freelancing websites
•ArtStation
•DeviantArt
•Fiverr

16. Why MAGES
Institute of
Excellence ?

17. DREAMERS &
DOER’S WANTED!
MAGES is a private education institution that provides high quality
tertiary level coaching and skill-set for the game designers, animators,
and creative technology experts of tomorrow.
This year marks the 10th yr. of MAGES in operations. Last year we have
been recognised as Top 10 Schools in the world by Rookies for Mobile
Game Production Excellence.
Led by an outstanding & renowned faculty of digital media artists,
thinker and innovators working in the field of Technology, Animation,
Gaming, VR/AR, Design & Digital Media Art and Media Theory.

18. MAGES Institute Registration Certificates

19. Internationally Recognized
With our Diploma you will gain direct
entry into the 3rd year Bachelor's Degree
of the following top game/media
Universities!
United Kingdom (UK)
United Stated
of America (US)
Australia (AU)

20. Centrally Located
with Top of the line
Training Facilities!
(5-7min walk from SOMERSET MRT)

21. CONCEPT ART
DED | PCCA |PC3DC
GAME DESIGN
DGD|ADGD
SDGDE|PGDGD|
PCMGD
ANIMATION | VFX
DA|ADA
DESIGN
DCD|SPMGD|PCMD

22. We are one of the few schools in Singapore
that runs a Production Studio as well, this
allows us to regularly update our teachings to
the current market demand.

23. Founded in 2016, MAGES Studio focuses on Emerging
Technology content development in areas such as AR,
VR & Applied Games.
Our customized and cutting-edge technology solutions
allow us to work at the intersection between people,
business, and technology.
Technology
People Business

24. Our Services & Expertise of MAGES Studio
Virtual
Reality
We can create
hyper-realistic
Virtual Reality
environments,
complete with
complex
interactions that
are employable on
a variety of
hardware.
Web-based
Solutions
We can create
web-based
solutions for the
users’ convenience,
instead of app or
social media-based
solutions.
Augmented
Reality
We can employ the
use of maker-less
or marker-based
AR tech to build an
advanced
technology
solution,
customized for
your use.
Data
Analytics
We can track
performance data,
simplify it, and
visualize it in the
most digestible
manner for your
organization.
Applied
Games
We can build
serious games
intended to help
transmit
information in the
most immersive,
and memorable
format – games.

25. Mages Studio Clients/Partners
Healthcare Commerce
Aviation Advocacy
Education

26. Program
Details

27. • Designing a Character based on a story
• Understanding and Developing Poses for Characters
• Designing character emotions
• Create imaginative, convincing and believable characters through
spontaneous imagination and creativity using Adobe Photoshop
Learning Outcome

28. Lesson Outline
Lesson Content
1 Importance of Anatomy Good and Bad Character Design - Final Project To be Briefed
2 Anatomy Basics - Gesturer Drawing - Body Proportions
3 Basic figures - Shapes
4 Anatomy and Stylization - Basic Figures and Poses
5 Silhouette and Tone
6 Colour and light
7 Sketching/Illustration Techniques Materials and Drapery
8 Facial expressions & Races
9 Sketching and illustration Techniques - Weapon and tool design
10 Sketching and illustration Techniques - Character Design Hair Styles
11 Sketching and illustration Techniques - Extreme Poses
12 Project submission - Critique and Feedback

29. Character
Formation

36. Students’
Masterpieces

42. Masterpiece
from
Last Batch!

47. Your Trainers
and Mentors

48. Zaki has 20 years of experience in various
creative industries, from illustration to animation.
He has been a valuable addition to various
companies such as Scrawl Studios, Southern Stars
and Chip & Toons
Author to 5 Illustrations / Books
Zaki has published 5 times – with his latest
comic, Elizabeth Choy, being a historical comic
based on the Second World War in Singapore.
Over 2 Decades of Experience

50. Drawn by
our
Lecturer

52. https://www.artstation.com/mohdzaki

53. Glimpse into the
Character Design
Universe

55. Fees & Admission
Process

56. Tution fees
S$ 2,354 * (Inc. GST)
IMDA Grant
S$ 374*
(Up to 90% Support*)
* Terms and Conditions Apply
Workfare Skills Support
(90%)
SG 21 - 40 yrs and PR ($540)
SGD 374 (Incl. GST) SGD 374 (Incl. GST) SGD 1814 (Incl. GST)
Character Design for Film and Games
In addition, Self Sponsored Individuals may use Skill Futures (up to S$1000), PSEA, UTAP to pay for the
Balance Fee.
SP >= 40 yrs or SME Sponsored
(90%)

57. Note: You may
tap onto
additional
subsidies below
to fund for the
remaining
balancing
amount.
• 1. Skillsfuture Credit ( SG >25)
• Skillsfuture Credit aims to encourage individual ownership of skills
development and lifelong learning. Introduced in 2015, all Singaporeans
aged 25 and above will receive an opening credit of S$500.
• 2. Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA) (SG 16-31)
• The post-secondary education account (PSEA) scheme helps parents save
for their children’s post-secondary education by maintaining a Post-
Secondary Education Account (PSEA) for each eligible child.
• You may call the 24-hour Post-Secondary Education Account
(PSEA) hotline at 6260 0777 to check your account balance which is
updated every Wednesday.
• 3. Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP)
• Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP) is an individual skills
upgrading fund specially for NTUC members. As a member, you
can enjoy UTAP funding at 75% of the unfunded courses for
online/blended course fee capped at $250 annually.

58. IMDA reimbursement
• Course commencement: $2354
• Course end claim
- 1540 (70%)
• IMDA guideline – 6 weeks upon claim submission
• Claim requirements
1. Attendance 75%
2. Project submission

59. Schedule
• Next Intake 5th December
• Saturday 9.30AM -12.30PM
• 12 weeks
• 36 hours
• Free WACOM drawing tablet
for this upcoming intake only

60. Sample Certificate

61. Character Design for Film and Games
THE FUTURE STARTS HERE
Produce characters of your imagination
Supported by:
Thank You for taking the First Step.
Thank You