3D Character / Props Design, learn how to make your own character and/or props using Maya, Zbrush, Substance Painter and Marvelous Designer

From 50 C$ /h

in this class i will teach you how to make a character for videogame. you will be taught how to approach it by using software like zbrush, maya, substance painter, etc
we will start with discussing the concept and then proceed to sketching in zbrush, then we make the costume using Marvelous Designer and/or zbrush, at the same time we will create the gears and any accessories needed for the character, after that we go to maya for retopo, then toolbag for baking, sp for texturing and finally we render it in toolbag

We will cover:

- advanced modelling
- high resolution modeling/sculpting
- low resolution modeling (retopology)
- texturing
- materials
- lighting
- rendering (real time rendering)

note that this class require more than one session to help you achieve what you want, simply you ask me to help you with the things you don't know of the process

Extra information

you need to know how to use the mentioned software specially maya and zbrush (if you want you can use alternative application but i teach using those). if not check my other class to get you started using those powerful programs

Location

Online from United Kingdom

About Me

hello, my name is AR and i am 3D Character Artist,

i am so passionate about 3D art and character design in 3D, and what i love the most about this skill is that you keep working on yourself and improving your skills, and teaching it to you is one of the most satisfying experiences that i can think of.

some of the things that i love to do are:
-creating realistic characters for games
-learning anatomy
-sculpting portraits and figures in zbrush
-design clothes in Marvelous designer

Education

computer engineering
self taught 3D Artist
took many workshops in anatomy, character design, figure sculpting, texturing using mari and substance painter, cloth design in marvelous design

Experience / Qualifications

worked on games and animated feature films for the past 10 years.
proficient at Maya, Zbrush, Marvelous Designer and Substance Painter

Age

Teenagers (13-17 years old)

Adults (18-64 years old)

Seniors (65+ years old)

Student level

Beginner

Intermediate

Duration

60 minutes

90 minutes

120 minutes

The class is taught in

English

Arabic

Skills

Computer animation

Video games

Digital arts

Reviews

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(GMT -04:00)

New York

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