Creating A 3D Stylized Character Quickly And Easily For Film

Learn the secrets of creating appealing and stylized 3D characters with Character Creator 4 and Blender

What you'll learn

Create appealing and stylized 3D characters for use in any 3D animation software

The ability to create custom and believable skin textures

The ability to create custom hairstyles

The ability to create custom clothing

The ability to create multiple character variations

Knowlege of what makes a character look appealing

Requirements

You will need Character Creator 4 and Blender in order to follow this course.

You will need a basic knowledge of Blender.

Description

Have you ever wondered how to create appealing and stylized 3D characters like you see in Pixar and Dreamworks films?Have you ever wanted to create your own?You could spend months and months creating the perfect characters as there's lots of work to do: 3D modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, shading, hair, clothing, weight painting, rigging, shape keying, etc. And once you have your first character, you then need to repeat the process again.So is there a way to speed up the process and not have your character look like it was generated from yet another "character generator"?Is there a way to create characters that match your style and vision for your film?Yes!This course will aim to show you the fastest and easiest path to creating appealing looking 3D characters easily that will draw people to your film, the same way you were drawn to this course!What's in this course?This course will teach you all the skills and techniques to creating appealing looking 3D characters that come fully-rigged, clothed, textured and ready-to-animate in a very short amount of time so that you can start animating in days instead of months!You will learn step-by-step the following:Creating a concept art quicklyBlocking out the overall shape of your characterRefining and detailing the shape with BlenderCreating custom clothingCreating custom hairSetup your character as a base mesh, so that you can create multiple characters that maintain the same styleWho is this course for?This course is perfect for anyone who needs a way to create amazing looking 3D characters quickly.Solo animated filmmakers and YouTubers will also be a great fit for the course as the course will help you get to the process of animating faster.The course requires the user to have Character Creator 4 and Blender installed on their machine. Also, the user must have a basic knowledge of Blender in order to follow along.What is the expected outcome after this course?By the end of this course, you will have created a stylized and appealing 3D character which is fully modeled, clothed, rigged, textured and ready-to-animate in any 3D animation software.This course can help overcome the main barrier of character creation and can help you create your animated masterpieces quickly and cheaply.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Installing CC4

Lecture 3 Installing Blender

Lecture 4 Introduction to CC4

Lecture 5 Detailed Modifications With CC4

Lecture 6 Blender Basics

Section 2: Concept

Lecture 7 Creating The Concept Art

Lecture 8 Creating The Basic Proportions

Section 3: Creating Amazing Skin

Lecture 9 Changing The Skin Color

Lecture 10 Character Texturing

Lecture 11 Creating Realistic Skin

Section 4: Everything To Do With Hair

Lecture 12 Create Realistic Hair And Eyebrows

Section 5: Detailing Your Character

Lecture 13 Detailed Sculpting In Blender

Lecture 14 Quick And Easy Clothing

Lecture 15 Fixing The Teeth, Eyelash And Expressions

Section 6: Customizing Your Character

Lecture 16 Creating Custom Hair

Lecture 17 Creating Custom Clothing

Section 7: Exporting To Animation Software

Lecture 18 Exporting Your Final Character

Anyone who needs to create stylized and appealing 3D characters for animated films or Youtube videos.,Animated filmmakers who need a way to quickly create lots of 3D characters in a short of amount of time.