Q&A with Total War's Art Director | Creative Assembly

Join us for this exclusive livestream Q&A with Total War’s Art Director, Kevin McDowell, hosted by CA’s Luke Johnson.

What should you put in your portfolio to get the best chance of becoming a concept artist? Or what skills does a 3D game artist need to succeed?

Get your questions answered in this live Q&A with a BAFTA-game winning industry veteran with over 20 years’ experience of AAA game development.

With Creative Assembly recently announcing several new trainee roles across various art disciplines, including cinematics, concept, technical and animation, it’s the perfect time to check if you’re on the right track to a successful application.

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0:00 - Intro
1:18 - Trainee Animator
3:43 - Trainee Cinematic Artist
5:16 - Trainee Concept Artist
8:14 - Trainee Technical Animator
10:03 - Trainee UI Artist
12:40 - Other Roles and General Advice
17:37 - Stages of Applying and Portfolio Advice
24:50 - Questions and Answers
1:01:14 - Outro

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[HForHavoc]

This is pretty enlightening and a really cool thing to discuss. Thanks for sharing!
Any room for a content creator remotely in the States? ;)

[suciodan]

Amazing, I bought all your TW games since 2000s Shogun Total War including the Alien are you going to add BAYONETS to THE FALL O SAMURAI??? Im still waiting at least for the western troops and one elite japanese unit...and which great total war is coming next???Empire 2?, Medival 3?, 40k (my dream), the return of Total War Arena (on steam plz)....great interview guys....

[commissargab]

I'm here because I NEED A TOTAL WAR WITH THIRD PERSON and can make a third person dlc in warhammer total war and can make a total war in PS4 with third person that game will defeat red dead redemption haha and ur game will be rewarded game of the year hahah please make it make it please please

[henrytownshed]

Instead of virtue signaling you should have spent some time making Rome Total War 2 not garbage at release. Then I'd still be playing your games

[llmodell]

Just make more great games we love you CA

[xfoliaticx]

Need medieval 3 total war and empire 3 total war !!please :)

[greatnilemedjaywarrior]

Can you Guy's Add Ethiopia Aksum Aksumite Faction to Total War Rome 2 pls Guys I'm from Ethiopia Great Work

[greatnilemedjaywarrior]

Hey Total War Developer Why Ethiopia Aksum Aksumite Faction is Not in the Game Total War Rome 2 Can Add Aksumite Aksum Ethiopia Also Aksum Defeated Nubian Kush in Real History they was said to be Other Greatest Kingdom long side China an Europe can Aksum get Added to Total War Rome 2 pls

[greatnilemedjaywarrior]

Also African Ethiopian Aksum Aksumite Kings Had Great Army and Great Cavalry an Oromo Cavalry Can Aksum Aksumite Faction Be Added to Total War Rome 2 I been Asking and Wishing an Hoping they will Get Added Can You Added them pls Aksum Aksumite Ethiopian Faction maybe Aksum Ethiopia Aksum Aksumite Faction an another East African Faction can Be Added Total War Rome 2 Needs It just 2 more Can they Be Added African Aksumite Faction In Ancient world they was mentioned alongside with China Rome An Greece they also Fought Ancient Nubia Kush Defeated them pls Add Them we need them Huge Fan of Total War 2 pls also Aksum Ethiopia Aksumite is in Total War Attila But Not In Rome 2 they Need to be Added to Rome 2 Can they it would be so Fresh I've been waiting along time