3D Character Workflow For Beginners Tutorial

Lots of Useful Links Below!

Free Tutorials

Links to all popular apps:
Modelling and Sculpting:

Retopology:

UV Mapping:

Surfacing:

Rigging:

Groom:

Animating / Posing:

Rendering:

Compositing:

My Drawing Tablet:

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[blenderguru]

Seriously awesome video. There's so many workflows for creating characters that newbies can quickily get overwhelmed by all the choices. This is the overview video that everyone needs! Also I agree that Zbrush for sculpting and Substance Painter for texturing are a great combination, and I'd add Marvellous Designer for clothing. Pretty much standard in the industry nowadays :)

[yeetusselfdefeetus]

*"Wait am I the only person who models instead of sculpting?"*
*"I don't wanna be alone"*
*cries in the corner*

[valient]

I see a lot of comments on here saying this is overwhelming and discouraging.
So I just want to point out
(as a college student currently learning all of these steps)
if you are wanting to get into this industry you’re usually only in charge for one of those steps and if you take the time to learn it’s really not that bad and really satisfying.
I hope this helps some of you that might be a second guessing.

[rj_ay]

It took me a while to realise you were saying 'hair'..

[sachads]

I'm only 2:38 in and absolutely LOVING this. This is really well done, DannyMac! Very informative.

[Chimunculous]

As a 2D Character Designer looking to get into sculpting, this was a brilliant overview of the 3D pipeline! Looking forward to learning more from you, Danny 👍

[Theocita]

I'm a new to 3d Animation. Shiiit.... I'm new to doing art on the computer. And you just blew my mind. Like damn, i underestimate 3d animation.

[bakedbeings]

What a great breakdown, all the software/approach nitty gritty up front! Thanks again.

[scotts]

Danny, you will probably never see this comment because the video is a couple of years old now, but I just wanted to say that this video has helped me like you wouldn't believe! I'm currently in that stage between novice and intermediate, where I'm fairly good at sculpting in Zbrush and compositing in Photoshop, but all the other more technical parts have alluded me for years - no matter how hard I've tried to understand them. Your clear, concise method of teaching has really cleared things up for me in only a few minutes! I've subscribed to your channel and will be looking to forward to watching more of your videos and checking out your gumroad. Honestly man, keep up the good work.

[hallenguyen]

The most useful tutorial that i have ever watched <3 thanks so much. Wishfully you’ll give us more and more tutorials like this.

[GingerTurquoise]

Can you make a full realistic eye tutorial? I've seen a couple on YT already, but they're somewhat confusing and complex. Your explanations are more concise.
Thanks!

[smurvertje]

Very clear en helpful content, Thanks!

[allenwest]

I knew that was poppy from the thumb nail ! So you nailed it !!! Good job .

[wehauldirect]

This really give me a better understanding about the whole 3D concept...i always wonder'd how those characters were made

[mequable]

Such a carefully composed, in-depth explanation of the process. Thank you for that.

[PirataIndeseable]

amazing! cant wait for the rendering/shading tutorial danny! :D

[ChritsianBucic]

Very informative ! Thank you very much to understand different steps of the processing!

[anhphan]

Thanks Danny, really looking forward to the X-gen tutorial !

[asatorftw]

Yes! This is exactly what I needed to see. Fairly new to this world so that gave me exactly the overview I needed. Thank you! =)

[TheToneBender]

Good job! You somehow managed to make poppy even creepier.