Character Art for Film & Animation
Dive into digital production, where artists produce final characters ready for rigging and animation. Generally speaking, character production artists receive a design from the art department to develop into a polished level that matches the project's design aesthetic; this requires research and interpretation, as designs can vary in detail, information and style.
Character artists bring their own artistic vision into the model as they collaborate to complete a design through sculpting, modeling, texturing and materials. Featured instructors in the Character Art learning path are industry professionals with studio credits including Wētā FX, ILM, Blizzard, Framestore, and Blur Studio. These comprehensive workshops also share techniques for working with photogrammetry and cloth simulation software.
Character Asset Creation for Cinematics
Learn how to create a realistic fantasy character model for animation in this in-depth tutorial covering all stages of the modeling process. Amy Ash takes you through how to creatively and technically create convincing characters, drawing on her 20-plus years of experience in the industry to help give you the tools to elevate your own projects...
Amy Ash
Marvelous Designer
Maya
ZBrush
Faceform Wrap
Character Creation for Production
Learn the entire process of bringing a character to life from 2D concept to 3D final render. This 8-hour workshop by Antonio Mossucca, a lookdev and character artist for Scanline VFX, Framestore and Axis Studios, shares the culmination of his skills learned throughout his career working at top studios...
Antonio Mossucca
ZBrush
Maya
Marvelous Designer
Substance Painter
Photorealistic Character Look Dev in Maya & Arnold
This comprehensive workshop by Sefki Ibrahim demonstrates how he approaches the look development of a digital double, and covers his complete process for lighting, shading, and rendering using Maya and Arnold...
Sefki Ibrahim
Arnold
Maya
Creating Hyper Realistic Characters in ZBrush
This title offers an in-depth demonstration on how to effectively use ZBrush to create a hyper realistic character. Hossein Diba shares a thorough breakdown of his workflow, tools and methods using a character study of the wrestler Steve Austin.
Hossein Diba
3ds Max
Photoshop
ZBrush
Character Modeling for Production
In this title, Krystal Sae Eua covers her essential tips and workflow for a character artist in the film and commercial VFX industry. She demonstrates the time-management techniques she uses on a day-to-day basis as a Modeling and Texturing Lead. She also delves into her personal workflow for creating a production-ready asset that is clean and suitable for rigging and texturing.
Krystal Sae Eua
Marvelous Designer
Arnold
Maya
ZBrush
Recreating a Historical Portrait in 3D
Recreate a historical 3D portrait of King Akhenaten using Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, XGen, Marvelous Designer and Arnold. Mahmoud Salah, character and creature artist, takes artists on a journey of discovery...
Mahmoud Salah
Marvelous Designer
Arnold
Maya
ZBrush
Substance Painter
Creating a Realistic Humanoid 3D Character
This 3.5-hour workshop shares the complete character creation process of a humanoid 3D character, from 2D concept, through ZBrush, Maya, and Mari to the final render using V-Ray. Revealing his entire thought process and 3D workflow, Babak Bina, a Character & Creature Design Lead at Zoic Studios, begins from a 2D concept that he takes into ZBrush to explore design possibilities...
Babak Bina
Mari
Maya
ZBrush
V-Ray
Topology for Animated Characters
Learn how to build a complete character for animation with clean topology. Being a modeler in the animation industry puts you in a flexible position but also demands a lot of you, both artistically and technically. In this 2-hour workshop by João Victor, who has contributed to movies including Pixar's Inside Out 2, he demonstrates the technical side of character modeling for animation, including the very important topological solutions needed to ensure clean models that correctly deform when animated.
João Victor
Maya
ZBrush
Creating a Stylized Female Character
In this tutorial Senior Character/Creature Modeler Crystal Bretz takes you through her entire workflow for creating a stylized female character. Using a concept supplied by Angel Ganev, she shares the entire process for translating a 2D concept into a 3D character. This workflow includes a look inside the techniques used for Modeling, Texturing, Groom, and Lookdev...
Crystal Bretz
Marvelous Designer
Arnold
Mari
Maya
ZBrush
Creating Efficient Digital Doubles for VFX
Learn how to create digi doubles for VFX production quickly and efficiently without sacrificing on quality using an industry-standard workflow. This 3-hour workshop by Pat Imrie is aimed at beginners without any experience creating a digital double, though the information included will also be helpful for seasoned professionals looking to expand their knowledge and update their workflow...
Pat Imrie
Maya
ZBrush
Faceform Wrap
Creating Stylized Characters for Production
Discover how to create a production-ready stylized character from a concept, complete with tips for presenting the final result as a high-quality portfolio piece. Carol Cornils reveals her complete process for sculpting stylized characters with personality and shares her methods for applying traditional art concepts to her 3D workflow...
Carol Cornils
Maya
Substance Painter
Arnold
ZBrush
Introduction to Marvelous Designer
Marvelous Designer is quickly becoming an industry-standard software for creating character clothing and cloth simulation in environment art. Erika Lochs is a principal character artist who uses Marvelous Designer heavily in her professional career and strongly focuses on anything fabric-related...
Erika Lochs
Marvelous Designer
ZBrush
Creating Clothing for Characters in Marvelous Designer
Learn how to create professional quality clothes for 3D characters using Marvelous Designer. Instructor Olena Zykova is a freelance concept artist and 3D character generalist specializing in creating character concept art and assets for AAA game characters. In this comprehensive workshop, she shares her workflow for creating three layered costumes, from block-out to final detailing, and from texturing to the final render...
Olena Zykova
Blender
Photoshop
Substance Painter
Marvelous Designer
3D Scan and Retopology for Production
In this workshop, Designer Ara Kermanikian shares his Photogrammetry workflow as he goes through the step-by-step process of taking scan data into CG applications to generate production ready character assets for use in film, TV, VR, videogame or VFX projects. The workshop focuses on efficient workflows...
Ara Kermanikian
Maya
ZBrush
Reality Capture
Cleaning Up Scanned Assets for Production
Discover how to take pre-existing scanned assets and quickly and professionally clean them up using a combination of Wrap 3, ZBrush, and Maya. This workshop by Modeler and Generalist, Scott Denton, details the clean-up of a scan created by NYCap3D using the state-of-the-art photogrammetry solution, RealityCapture, along with assets produced by 3D Scan Store...
Scott Denton
Arnold
Maya
ZBrush
Faceform Wrap
Creating Digital Doubles with Single-Camera Photogrammetry
Senior 3D Artist Adam Spring details a single-camera photogrammetry workflow for digital double head scans...
Adam Spring
Mari
Agisoft Metashape
ZBrush
Lightroom
Photoshop
Faceform Wrap
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