Absolute Beginners 3D character in Blender course

🚀 Absolute Beginners 3D Character in Blender Course 🎓

Course Headline:

Learn 3D Character Workflow in Blender for Portfolio with Niko Naydenov

What You'll Learn:

• Blender Basics for Beginners: Get comfortable with the interface and tools essential for 3D modeling.
• Sculpting Your First Character: From a basic human head to a full character, we'll cover sculpting techniques to bring your character to life.
• Creating Clothing and Props: Learn how to model clothes for your character and create props with Blender's modeling tools.
• Retopology Techniques: Manually retopologize your character's head, and discover the power of the QuadRemesher addon for efficient retopology.
• Advanced Sculpting Details: Add details like glasses to your character's head.
• Lighting & Rendering Basics: Understand how to set up lights, cameras, and environment textures to showcase your character effectively.
• Hair & Fur Creation: Learn the fundamentals of creating, adjusting, and grooming hair and fur for your characters.
• Rigging Your Character: Master the art of rigging so you can pose or animate your character without any hassle.
• Final Presentation: Create a turntable animation to present your character from all sides, perfect for your portfolio.

Your Instructor:

Niko Naydenov is a seasoned 3D character artist with over 13 years of industry experience and more than 15 online courses under his belt, primarily focused on Zbrush. He has now dedicated himself to Blender, bringing his extensive knowledge and unique approach to this free and versatile software.

Course Breakdown:

• Week 1: Getting Started with Blender

  • Understanding the interface and essential tools
  • Sculpting a basic human head to demystify sculpting in Blender

• Week 2: Character Modeling

  • Creating our mouse hero from scratch
  • Modeling the body, hands, and fingers with practical guidance

• Week 3: Clothing & Props

  • Making a sweater for your character using different methods
  • Crafting props like glasses to enhance your character's look

• Week 4: Advanced Sculpting & Details

  • Adding facial details and the final touches to our character

• Week 5: Environment & Material Setup

  • Learning about lighting, cameras, and environment textures
  • Making the tail and texturing the eyes

• Week 6: Retopology & Detailing

  • Manual retopologizing techniques for efficient workflow
  • Detailing the sweater and making the hood

• Week 7: Texture Mapping (UVs)

  • Mastering UV mapping for the head and ears
  • Basic texturing work on these areas

• Week 8: Hard Surface Techniques

  • Introduction to hard surface modeling with a focus on creating a cleaver weapon

• Week 9: Hair & Fur

  • Creating, adjusting, and grooming hair and fur for your character

• Week 10: Rigging & Posing

  • Learning the basics of rigging to animate or pose your character

• Week 11: Finalizing Your Character

  • Posing your character, fixing poses for best results
  • Making transparent backgrounds and shadows

• Week 12: Character Presentation

  • Creating a turntable animation to present your character from all sides
  • Preparing your character for portfolio submission

Who This Course Is For:

Absolute beginners in Blender and character art. No prior experience with 3D software is necessary. Aspiring artists looking to start their career in 3D character modeling will find this course incredibly valuable.

Why Blender?

Blender is a powerful, open-source tool that can handle every aspect of character creation, from high poly sculpting to low poly optimization and everything in between. With this course, you'll learn how to use Blender to create a full character for your portfolio, demonstrating your ability to tackle projects in the 3D industry.

Ready to Start Your 3D Character Journey?

Dive into the world of 3D character creation with Blender and turn your artistic vision into reality. Enroll now and join Niko Naydenov in this exciting adventure! 🌟

Enroll today and transform your passion for art into a professional 3D character modeling skillset with the Absolute Beginners 3D Character in Blender Course! 🚀🎨✨