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Blender Character Creator for Video Games (Udemy.com)

Model Video Game Characters. Use The Sculpt Tool To Shape, Add Texture + Rig Video Game Characters.

4.8
9,160 reviews

Created by: GameDev.tv Team

Last updated March 2026

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Based on the ratings of 9,160 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in March 2026. No course pays to be reviewed.

A project-based Blender course from GameDev.tv that takes one character, an orc, from a blocked-out mesh through sculpting, retopology, baking, texture painting, posing and a final render. There's a short mech build up front to learn the interface. It's pitched at beginners, and the reviews back that up: several people writing in say it's their first time in Blender and they're keeping up. The syllabus runs about 34 hours across 248 lectures, but roughly half of that is the older Blender 2.8 version of the same material, still sitting in the course. The new 4.2 track is the one to follow.

Grant Abbitt is the instructor a reviewer names, having come over from his YouTube channel, and reviewers single out the calm voice and the fact that no steps get skipped. One reviewer likes that the pace is quick but clear; another notes the videos leave time to try each step. The 4.8 rating from about 9,200 reviews holds up in the sample: 5 and 4 stars make up nearly all of them. Complaints are small. One 3-star review calls some content outdated and wants a Blender 5.0 remake, though a 4-star reviewer on 5.1 says the differences have been minimal and are addressed. A Mac user had to look up shortcuts alone.

It was updated in March 2026, so it's current. It's paid, and it goes deeper on one thing than the broader beginner courses it sits beside, such as Complete Blender Creator: a finished, game-ready character with a rig. If that's the goal, and modelling a room or a vehicle isn't, pick this one. There are no quizzes, so the challenges are the only way to check progress.

Best forBeginners who want one finished, rigged game character for a portfolio rather than a tour of every Blender feature.
Skip it ifYou want environments or general modelling, or you already sculpt and just need a rigging or texturing deep dive.

Pros

  • Calm, step-by-step delivery; reviewers say the instructor doesn't miss a step.
  • Updated for Blender 4.2 in March 2026, and a reviewer on 5.1 reports only minor differences.
  • Covers the full pipeline: block-out, sculpt, retopology, bake, texture paint, pose and render.
  • Every concept comes with a challenge to try on the orc or on a character of your own design.

Cons

  • About half the 34 hours is legacy Blender 2.8 content, so the current course is shorter than it looks.
  • One 3-star reviewer finds parts dated and wants a Blender 5 remake, and Mac users have to look up shortcuts themselves.
  • No quizzes or graded work; the challenges are the only progress check.
Fantastic course. The instructor has the most calming voice. He doesn't miss any steps.
Dustin, a student

Genuinely beginner-friendly: the only requirements are basic PC use and a three-button mouse with a scroll wheel.

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What you will learn

  • Learn to craft epic 3D characters in Blender from scratch to pro level.
  • Dive into Blender's interface by creating a fun mech character hands-on.
  • Build game-ready mechs and orcs to spawn in your own games and films.
  • Explore armour and clothing design to gear up your characters in style.
  • Master sculpting tools to shape your orc's muscles like a boss designer.
  • Discover retopology and modifiers to add overpowered details effortlessly.
  • Create stunning textures on low-poly meshes without lagging your game.
  • Level up your skills by rigging, posing, lighting, and rendering your models.

Course content

24 sections · 248 lectures · 34 hours of video 4 articles

  1. 1Introduction & Setup - New Blender 4.2 Content 2 free previews13 lectures · 1.4 hours
  2. 2Mech Master - New Blender 4.2 Content 1 free preview9 lectures · 1.3 hours
  3. 3Blocking Out - New Blender 4.2 Content 1 free preview14 lectures · 1.8 hours
  4. 4Sculpting Level 1 - New Blender 4.2 Content 1 free preview11 lectures · 1.7 hours
  5. 5Clothing - New Blender 4.2 Content 1 free preview8 lectures · 57 min
  6. 6Retopology - New Blender 4.2 Content 1 free preview19 lectures · 2.9 hours
  7. 7Detailed Sculpt - New Blender 4.2 Content 1 free preview17 lectures · 2.2 hours
  8. 8Unwrap & Bake - New Blender 4.2 Content 1 free preview10 lectures · 1.6 hours
  9. 9Texture Painting - New Blender 4.2 Content 1 free preview18 lectures · 2.3 hours
  10. 10Posing & Rendering - New Blender 4.2 Content 1 free preview8 lectures · 52 min

Who it is for

The instructor says it suits

  • You want to create and rig awesome characters.
  • You'd like to add your character into a game engine.

What you need before you start

  • You should be able to use a PC at a beginner level.
  • A 3-button mouse with scroll wheel recommended.

How it compares

Against the other 545 rated Udemy courses in 3D Modeling on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.8 out of 5higher than 90% of them
  • Reviews9,160#7 of 546 by number of reviews
  • Length34.3 hourslonger than 95% of them
  • Last updatedMarch 2026more recently than 88% of them

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Course Description

This course has been updated to Blender 4.2, but is compatible with Blender 5. It's also still compatible with older versions of Blender.

Take your first steps to becoming a 3D character artist - learn everything from modelling to painting to rigging the character. The course is the sequel to the highly popular Blender Character Creator course, enjoyed by 10s of thousands of students.

This course has been created using Blender 4.2 and is compatible with newer versions of Blender.

Whether you're a beginner or more advanced, the experienced instructors will take you through every step of the process, ensuring that you aren't just "copy and pasting" what you see, but learning the tools and developing your own creative process as you go.

For each concept taught this course includes a relevant challenge for you to implement yourself. You can follow along with the Orc model used in the course, or create your own character using reference material or your own sketches.

The course will show you how to create a highly detailed, great looking character for your portfolio.

The entire course is project-based, so you will apply your new skills immediately to real 3D models. All the project files will be included, as well as additional references and resources - you'll never get stuck. There are talking-head videos, powerful diagrams, quality screencasts and more.

For each model you build, you will follow this process...

  • Be challenged to build the entire model yourself.

  • Be shown step-by-step how to build it.

  • Apply your knowledge regularly.

  • Encouraged and supported throughout your journey

You will get full lifetime access for a single one-off fee. If you're a complete beginner, we'll teach you all the modelling fundamentals you'll need. If you're an artist, we'll teach you to truly bring your assets to life. If you're a coder, we'll teach you modelling and design principles.

All students have access to the Q&A where our Instructors, Teaching Assistants and Community are ready to help answer your questions and cheer on your success.

Note: access to this course comes with an optional, free community site where you can share games and 3D models, as well as connect with thousands of other students.

Dive in now, you won't be disappointed!
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Instructor Details

GameDev.tv Team

Learn to make video games with the world’s most loved game dev school.

At GameDev tv, we help aspiring developers actually finish their dream games. Whether you're starting from scratch or levelling up your skills, our courses guide you step-by-step through real projects — all while having fun along the way.

We’ve taught over 1 million students how to design, develop, and publish their own games using Unity, Unreal, Godot, Blender, C#, C++ and more.

From total beginner to advanced indie dev, we’ve got you covered — with some of the highest-rated and best-selling game development courses on Udemy.

Our mission? Simple. Make learning game dev accessible, practical and fun!

Come join the GameDev tv community — and let’s build something awesome together.

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4.8

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By Yassine Halib on 7/12/2026

Great course! It guides you through every step of the 3D character creation process in a clear and easy-to-follow way. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to learn character creation.

By Wayne Cooper on 7/7/2026

I have been following Grant's YouTube channel for a while now and have completed a few of his free tutorials. So far this course is exactly as I expected: superb!

By Mostafa Raouf on 6/17/2026

Such a beautiful course, easy to follow some things are different in the newer versions, but the most of them are addressed so far I’m on 5.1 but the changes has been minimal I guess except for the sculpting part which is already updated with a video so the maintenance of the course is very, very good as usual from such beautiful and rebuttable establishment. I will be following along this, and I will hopefully by the end of it be able to make at least basic characters. I would highly recommend this as an entry point.

By Abel Carlos Gutiérrez Camacho on 4/25/2026

Great course. I don't recommend it for completely blender beginners. Also, I don't think this the only course you need to make videogame assets, since it doesn't cover in depth animations, rigging, and other things that are important. However, I do understand that this course could take forever if everything was included. A very good course. My advice is to first get familiar with blender, then do this course, and then search for other courses about what you need.

By John Steven Ragudos on 4/9/2026

Even tho I already had an experience using Blender, there are some parts from the lecture that I necessarily did not know, especially niche ones, that are helpful for my progress.

By Simon on 3/1/2026

I can't lie, this is amazing! I've been looking for a character creation course in Blender that was actually up to date; from version 4.2 to 5.0.1, almost nothing changed! That saves a lot of headaches. I'm sticking with this course—I highly recommend it!

By Geophrey Kelley on 2/24/2026

While the instructor talks a bit fast he still gives plenty of time to catch up, review, and practice what he is explaining and showing giving you multiple stopping points in a lesson to practice single functions at a time to build your knowledge up. Very nice.

By Steven Guitar on 1/25/2026

lots to learn! its hard, but explained well. my background is coding, not really art but its great for opening my mind to whats possible here.

By Steve Nk on 1/5/2026

I recommend this course to everyone before you face many difficulties. It is better to watch this course first, because you will learn a lot of useful things. These lessons will help you understand Blender more easily and make your future work much simpler.

By Tony Brunson on 10/31/2025

The amount of detail in the explanation is amazing. I love how the video pauses and has a task for you to perform from the instruction. So far, I love it.

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Blender Character Creator for Video Games
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  • Video Duration: icon 34.3h
  • Price: $159.99
  • Provider: icon Udemy
  • Updated: icon March 2026
  • Level: Beginner Beginner
  • Language: icon English
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  • Lectures:248 in 24 sections
  • Students:63,800
  • Subtitles:12 languages
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