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In this course, you will learn how to create a dynamic character in pose to use for 3D Printing and how to render the character in Keyshot or Blender. Every week you will have a new lecture to help you understand anatomy and ZBrush that you can watch at your own pace.

By the end of the course, you will:

Be able to use ZBrush to create a male/female character
Be able to create hard-surface props and objects
Know how to set up a render in Keyshot/Blender
Know how to avoid common anatomical mistakes with the body and face
Know how to use Marvelous Designer to create clothing
Know how to use Substance Painter and ZBrush together to achieve high details

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Do you struggle with animal anatomy or creating believable characters with a strong balance of lighting and composition? Are you aiming for realism or stylized? Would you like to break free from reality and create a new world for your creatures to live in?

In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of how to understand animal anatomy from an artistic point of view and how to simplify their anatomy using primary shapes. It will consist of 50+ pre-recorded lectures focusing on understanding the form and shape of 3 different foundational species: Lions, Dogs, and Horses.

It is time to level up! These lectures will help you use reference in a more effective way and to gain the confidence to draw animals in any pose you want. Including gesture drawing and painting in black and white to practice the fundamentals of value & lighting. You will start to develop more creativity and freedom when drawing from reference or imagination, which is one of the most important skills to have as a character artist.

The Champion’s Journey

Blocking out the forms.
Understanding Lion Anatomy.
Understanding Horse Anatomy.
Understanding Dog Anatomy.
Creating Line Work and Gestures.
Values are everything.
Dive deep into Shading and Lighting Techniques.
Learning the Painting Process.

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We will be going over how to prepare models for FDM and SLA printers, different production lines, and things you never thought would matter. Going over the setup for statues, props, and articulation for your 3D prints. I will show you what it takes and how preparation can save you time and money moving forward with the collectibles industry. What does it take to go from digital to a print? This course will dive deep into the two more common printing methods. I will show you how to prepare your models for printing and production. You will also learn what you should look for to make the printing method flow with the least amount of difficulty. Plus, I will show you how to overcome the limitations of printers and software.

By the end of the course, you will:

Know why and how you cut up models.
Understand FDM and SLA printing overview concerning your process.
The relationship between SLA and molding processes.
Have a tool kit for cut up and keying assets of many types and styles.
Have a better understanding of supports.
Have an understanding of slicing software.

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In this 10 week course, Adrian will take you through the entire process of making a humanoid game-ready character from scratch.

You will start with some basic design rules and gathering references to help you sketch your character in your favorite 2D program or the one suggested for this course ( Clip Studio Paint ) or you could find a good concept. For this, Adrian will provide a template with good proportions that will fit the rest of the process.

Next, Adrian will show you a solid workflow in ZBrush and provide a 3D template for correct proportions to model the high poly version of the character.

You will retopologize, UV, and texture the model in 3D coat after which we'll take it into Maya where we will rig and skin the character on the provided skeleton.

By the end of the course, you will:

Know some character design basics
Learn about rapid-concept for production
Be able to model, texture, and prepare your character for a game engine
Know how to work with a basic unreal engine 4 project (3rd person)

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