Zbrush, Blender, Substance Painter 3D game character course

An absolute beginner course that guides you from sculpting a zebra 3D game character in ZBrush to refining it in Blender, with Substance Painter textures and a turntable render.

Explore the zbrush workflow from lightbox to project creation, learn to sculpt a head using dynamic spheres, symmetry (x), masking, and key brushes, plus camera navigation and saving work.

Learn to continue sculpting a female head in zbrush, optimize navigation, customize the interface for faster work, and shape facial features with standard brushes, masking, and dynamic subdivision.

Refine a 3d head and craft eyeballs in zbrush with standard brushes and symmetry, mirror the eye, then apply color fills and a plastic material to the eyes and eyelids.

Customize the zbrush interface for faster workflow by enabling customize, storing config, saving and loading the UI, and arranging brushes with hotkeys for quick access.

Refine a ZBrush head by shaping the nose, adjusting the teeth, and adding eyebrows through masking and extraction, using symmetry and smoothing for a clean, stylized game character.

Master ZBrush workflows to sculpt a stylized eye mask character by masking, extracting, applying symmetry, reducing polygons with zero measure, and adding thickness for a finished look.

Refine the mask by smoothing and creasing edges, then sculpt the body and beginning of the arms using dynamic subdivisions and projection from high-poly to low-poly topology.

Learn to sculpt a cartoon 3d character in ZBrush by modeling fingers and legs, using the gizmo to move parts, and refining with masking, subdivision, and smoothing.

Learn to model gloves and boots in ZBrush by masking the body, extracting with controlled thickness, refining with edge loops, crease dynamics, and refinement through subdivision, smoothing, and inflation.

Apply Franck's feedback to polish the fennec character, adjusting head and tail, limbs, hit, and cape, while refining subdivisions for a clean zbrush, blender, substance painter workflow.

Navigate the ZBrush interface, start new projects with lightbox, master camera orbit, dynamic subdivision, and refine the tail and cape with clay buildup and brushes.

polish the fox tail and body for a three-d game character by sculpting varied fur blocks, achieving smooth s-curves and volume with brushes.

Learn to manage lower and higher subdivisions in ZBrush, project upper geometry onto the lower mesh, and refine the high poly details with smoothing and symmetry for game characters.

Pose a 3d character by shaping a fist, adjusting the cape with dynamic simulations, and using masking, symmetry, and subdivision tools to achieve realistic folds and motion.

Pose a cape on a game character using masking and gravity-driven dynamics, refining asymmetrical folds with brushes and dynamic subdivision to achieve natural, wind-inspired movement.

Pose the cape and tail in ZBrush, use masking and feathering, then create bpr render passes (shadows, depth, rim light) and save and composite them in Photoshop for a render.

Combine render passes in Photoshop for a polished 3D character render. Tune BPR ambient occlusion, set 4K resolution, and blend masks with colorization and lighting.

Master finishing head retopology by building a low-poly head with a polygon budget, using symmetry, and detailing the face, eyes, and teeth before baking normal maps in Substance Painter.

Retopologize the hands by creating finger loops and extrusion-ready panels. Use masking and the gizmo to position polygons, refine edges, and maintain a clean, low-poly topology for animation.

learn retopology of the torso by manually refining fingers, elbows, and arms with insert, bevel, stitch, and mirror techniques while maintaining clean loops and a low polygon count.

Master retopology for the legs and tail by building clean edge loops, using symmetry, and prepping UVs with unwraps in ZBrush and Blender to support baking and animation.

Finish retopology for a game character by refining low-poly topology, matching it to high-poly forms, and organizing UV islands for baking textures in ZBrush, Blender, and Substance Painter.

Create logical UV groups and isolate body parts for clean unwrapping, then export an optimized OBJ for Blender to bake and texture in the next steps.

Learn to navigate the Substance Painter workspace, manage layers and masks, import a Blender object, bake normal maps, and texture maps, and fine-tune base color, roughness, and metallic properties.

Assemble a 3D game character and craft materials in Substance Painter using smart materials, masks, and texture sets, while adjusting UVs in Blender and exporting between apps.

Explore creating and refining game character materials in Substance Painter by adjusting diffuse textures, base color, roughness, normal maps, ambient occlusion, and cavities, then export textures for Unreal Engine.

Export textures from Substance Painter and assign them in Blender, using base color, roughness, metallic, normal, and emissive channels, and normal map setup with non-color data and channel separation.

Learn Blender rigging by adding an armature, fitting bones to the mesh, enabling x axis mirror symmetry, and using inverse kinematics with automatic weights for posing.

Learn how to build a basic rig, adjust bones, and paint weights to pose a 3D character, then export to Blender or Marmoset Toolbag for rendering.

Import a Wavefront OBJ, apply textures and normal maps, set up lighting including a room light, and render in Blender with Eevee or Cycles, including Freestyle outline.

Create a seamless turntable animation in Blender using an empty pivot and keyframed fox rotation. Render the movie by adjusting output properties and encoding, at 24 fps.

Learn how to get exposure on ArtStation by building a strong portfolio, presenting work with quality lighting and a turntable, and engaging groups for promotion and opportunities.