Absolute Beginners 3D character in Blender course (Udemy.com)

I'm 2 hours of practice on the 30 minute video learning shortcuts , moving objects, and just about to begin the course of sculpting a character. having lots of fun! As of today Blenders newest version doesn't have the sculpt brushes on the left side all neat, shortcuts are a bit sticky I feel (recommend those to get 3.0 version to match the instructors)

I chose this course as my first 3D modeling course, and now that I've finished it, I can say that it's very useful. It's true that it's slightly old, and the Blender interface has changed a bit since it was made, but apart from that, I can't say anything negative. The instructor teaches through their own experience, which is appreciated, and it also includes some small surprises. Being fun makes it very enjoyable. Highly recommended!

Here's my review. If you are reading this comment, it's because you're looking for a beginner's course in Blender and character creation. If that's the case, I have to tell you that this is an excellent course. Niko makes the classes very enjoyable and natural. By that, I mean he doesn't have everything precisely solved and he takes you through a real flow of character creation. Unlike other teachers, he makes mistakes, corrects himself, and keeps going, which leaves you with a clear message that no matter your experience, you will always make mistakes, forget a keyboard shortcut, or how to do something, but there is always a solution. It has helped me learn the workflow and has also made me feel more confident and unafraid to take missteps since it's natural in 3D. If you haven't decided by this point, don't hesitate; you'll have a great time with his antics and learn along the way. By the way, this is already the second course I've taken, and I'm now going for the Anatomy one and then the Viking, and I'll continue with more. I hope he keeps producing content of this kind, and I hope he does one on anatomy with Blender, just for the fun of it xD. Thanks, Niko, for your work. Greetings from Argentina =)

This has been amazing for a first time experience. I'm already getting so much more comfortable with Blender. I'm reaching that stage where I feel like I can experiment and get myself out of most messes. I would say that I think there are better ways to model the eyes - but everything has been so good for my first introduction to blender. I'll definitely be checking out more videos created by Nikolay (SpeedChar)

Really good course. Nice and easy to follow a long with, teaches you everything you could need to get started with your own characters. Niko is a fantastic teacher, i've done a couple of courses where I have found myself falling asleep. But he keeps it very engaging and the added humour is always appreciated! I have purchased his Demon Huntress course to try and take my skills to the next level! I highly recommend to anyone looking to get into creating characters on Blender

After finally getting a tablet, this was the first Blender sculpting course that really helped me to learn how to sculpt, what tools to use and why, and some humor along the way. Also, as Nikolay said fairly early on in the course (I think?), he explains everything that he does rather than just doing a timelapse over slower parts. Really solid course if you want to learn Blender sculpting

Great course! I've learned new ways and features in blender. I don't think that this course is the best for a complete beginners in blender, but it's great for start in creating and sculpting characters in this software. Nicolay explains everything so cool and funny, so it's easy to follow him. Sometimes he jumps from one theme to another. I think it would be better to do the whole model and then start doing textures, fur and posing (for me texturing of the eyes in the middle of the course was a bit strange). Anyway, it was a great experience!

Overall I learned a lot from the course and really enjoyed it. The instructor is very engaging and funny. My only criticism is that some of the last videos were very chaotic (Mainly on the topic of rendering lighting). It was more him exploring and learning on camera with us than teaching me something he already knows. Still, I highly recommend the course as someone who have never used Blender until now.

Great lessons and great teacher! As a newcomer I've learned a loooot. To be honest I didn't have much time to learn so it took me about a month to complete this one So it a bit hard to remember what was in the very beginning. Would be great if NIkolay made a short 5 - 10 mins summary lesson of making the character (just steps one after another). Just to have big picture in the head how characters are done

Super Kurs! Nikolay Naydenov hat es geschafft, mir den Umstieg (Bin gerade bei Part 4) sehr angenehm zu gestalten. Sein fundiertes Wissen wird durch seine lockere und sympathische Art transportiert und minimiert die Berührungsängste mit einer neuen Software! - Er weist exakt auf die richtigen und wichtigen Punkte hin, die das Arbeiten in Blender effizient und somit im Bestfall zu einem Vergnügen machen. Shortcuts und Settings werden "on the fly" vermittelt und prägen sich durch die praktische Anwendung schnell ein. Darüber hinaus gibt es immer wieder weiterführende Tips und wirklich praxistaugliche Hinweise. Immer straight to the point! Kein unnötiges Blabla. TOP! Ich kann diesen Kurs bisher uneingeschränkt empfehlen und freue mich auf den nächsten Part den ich gleich starte.