3D Character Creation in Blender Information
Learn how to develop a unique 3D protagonist, from initial concept to final render, and bring it to life using Blender
“When it comes to telling a good story, it’s all in the characters!” says 3D designer Mohamed Chahin. When designing 3D worlds and the characters in them, his goal is to evoke a feeling in the viewer as well as create beautiful visuals. His captivating 3D creations have seen him produce work for several companies including Adobe, DDB Berlin, Yak & Co, and Virgin Voyages.
In this course, learn how to design your very own 3D character from scratch.
Understand the creation process, from coming up with the ideas for your protagonist to exploring the features in Blender to make it a reality. Discover how to model, add detail, and work with light and color. Introduce the characters of your imagination to the world, and have fun along the way.
Here’s what you’ll learn
Introduction
- About Me
- Influences
Preparing the Character
- Introduction to 3D Character Creation
- Initial Sketches
- Working on the Sketch on Photoshop
- Introduction to Blender and Blender Basics 1
- Introduction to Blender and Blender Basics 2
- Introduction to 3D Lighting
Creating the Character
- Modeling
- Blocking Out Secondary Elements
- Blocking Out Additional Elements
Bringing the Character to Life
- How to Bring Your Character to Life 1
- How to Bring Your Character to Life 2
- Adding the Rest of the Details 1
- Adding the Rest of the Details 2
- Secondary Elements, Composition, and Background
- Character Color Palette and Lighting 1
- Character Color Palette and Lighting 2
Refining and Going into Detail
- Rendering and Saving Your File
- Ready to Share on Social Media
Final project
- 3D Character Creation in Blender
Who is this course for?
- This course is for anyone who wants to start learning 3D design, is interested in exploring Blender, or who is curious about creating their own characters.
About Author
Mohamed Chahin is an Egyptian designer and 3D artist based in Berlin who specializes in 3D modeling and motion. His mother is an artist and his father has always followed the latest in tech,so Mohamed became naturally interested in a combination of the two. With a passion for animated series and a firm belief that everybody is a storyteller Mohamed wanted to work in an industry that created visuals for fun, magical stories. His journey with digital art began when he studied multimedia and computer graphics. He later began teaching himself 3D design using YouTube tutorials and posting his personal projects online.
Two years after graduating Mohamed went from junior designer work to full-time as a freelancer, traveling the world with his laptop, sketchbook, and phone. Over the years Mohamed’s captivating 3D worlds and characters have led him to work across websites, illustrations, motion videos, and video games, for a number of companies including Adobe, DDB Berlin, Yak & Co, and Virgin Voyages.
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