How to Have More Fun Creating 3D Characters in Blender

In this video, @JimMorren shares a few tips & tricks, plus how to stay motivated making 3D characters in Blender.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:33 - Set a Goal
01:12 - Reference Images
02:55 - Base Meshes
03:47 - Blockouts
06:28 - Viewport Materials
07:35 - Spend Time on Blockouts
08:12 - Collections and Remesh
09:16 - Use Anatomy References
10:10 - Sculpt Result
10:38 - Blockout Clothes
11:43 - Extracting Geometry for Blockout
12:10 - Creating Blockouts from Scratch
12:42 - Usefulness of Cloth Blockouts
13:31 - Linking Objects
14:36 - Sculpting Cloth with Cloth Brushes
16:36 - Cloth Sculpt Result
17:13 - UVs
17:51 - Baking Textures
19:40 - Basic Rig (Rigify)
20:31 - Basic Materials
21:23 - Scene World Setup
22:06 - Lighting Setup
22:42 - Using Gradients
23:44 - Compositing Setup
26:06 - Conclusion

MY SYSTEM
CPU: Intel Core i9-12900K 3.19 GHz
GPU: GeForce GTX 3080
RAM: 64 GB

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[JoshuaM]

This was a brilliant video! Love the workflow and easy to follow explanations, but the cherry on top was the mention of Blenders Human base mesh collection for download. That is going to save so much time blocking out a humanoid shape, thanks! :D

[Xorked]

Really great summary of character creation, good job

[EienNiKenJa]

Thanks for the great video! This will come in hand, since I'm using my own art to create characters for my own game currently.

[Maria..__]

Thanks! That's exactly what I needed!

[Mari_C]

Thank you for the video, learning little things here and there !
Simple question, when you model the boots, the viewport makes it easy to see what you model. But you're not in X-ray mode and doesn't seem like you just reduced the alpha color either ?
How did you do that ?

[Astronomer-qp]

feels like this veideo was posted specifically for me, lol....thanks blud

[SimpleSlave]

I would love to be able to buy the real time videos for this project. Either as a beginner's course or just the silent un-timelapsed version. Good info though. Thanks.

[WIKUS]

oh... what is the shortcut used to enlarge the glove mesh uniformly like that?

[artistrahhul]

I can create characters finalised upto textures. I am stuck at rigging and weight painting. Weight painting for cloths and accessories is PiA.

[murdocklesban]

porque no es realista? .Debe ser tu habilidad . Lo que no es posible para ti, ES POSIBLE PARA MI ;)