Escape Studios' Animation & VFX YouTube Channel

Animation & VFX YouTube Channel

Thinking of applying to Escape Studios to study animation or visual effects? To see what kind of work our students do, check out our Animation & VFX YouTube Channel.

You can see examples of our latest demo reels, samples of character animation, locomotion and mechanics, motion graphics, VFX, and even find a playlist of advice and resources for finding work in the animation industry.

Concept Art Returns on 24 March 2026

Concept Art by Sohaib Mehar

Our Concept Art Evening Class returns to Escape Studios on 24 March 2026.  Concept Art  is a part-time evening class, taught one night a week, running for ten weeks from 7 until 10pm. 

Concept Art introduces students to the skills that make a well-rounded concept artist, including 3D & 2D software and - of course - the growing power of AI.

Young Cartoonist of the Year Awards 2025

The Young Cartoonist of the Year Awards are back. Hosted by the Cartoon Museum in London, the annual Young Cartoonist of the Year competition seeks to reward rising cartoon talent.

Judges include Martin Rowson (The Guardian), Christian Adams (Evening Standard), Banx (FT), Peter Brookes (The Times), Nick Newman (Private Eye), and Matt Pritchett from the Daily Telegraph.  

Hard copy entries can be mailed to the Cartoon Museum,  at 63 Wells St, London W1T 3PT, or emailed to hello@cartoonmuseum.org.  Entry to the contest is free. 

As always, we encourage all our students to enter competitions such as this one.  The deadline for entries is 31 January 2026.

Compositing Evening Class Returns 26 March 2026

Compositing Evening Class returns on 24 September 2024

Our next Compositing Evening Class starts on 26 March 2026.  Taught by our industry experts, this course teaches the art and craft of 2D VFX compositing for the visual effects industry. 

Compositing is the art of combining different images to create a single cohesive image.  Compositors are always in demand in the VFX industry, with high levels of employment among our Escapees.

Happy New Year From Escape Studios

Happy New Year to all our students and staff at Escape Studios. 2026 will bring new challenges - but also new opportunities.  Like last year, AI continues to be the big talking point in our industry.  Will AI replace human jobs, or will it sit alongside our workflow as part of the digital artists' toolkit?

Only time will tell, but in the meantime the wise artist should be experimenting with the new tools, such as ChatGPT, OpenAI and MidJourney.  Test them out, experiment with them, and see what AI can do - and what it can't.