Game Character Sculpting For Beginners with Zbrush & Maya (Udemy.com)
Step By Step Guide From Besh Mesh Creation to High Poly Sculpting Using Zbrush, Maya and Marvelous Designer
Created by: Nalini Kanta Jena
Last updated April 2020
What you will learn
- Modeling Methods of Maya
- Cloth Modeling Using Marvelous Designer
- Sculpting Methods in Zbrush
- Shoes Detailing in Zbrush
- Many Production Tips and Tricks Through Out The Course
- A Full Character Model From Start to Finish
How it compares
Against the other 281 rated Udemy courses in Game Development Fundamentals on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 43% of them
- Reviews187#154 of 282 by number of reviews
- Length12.3 hourslonger than 70% of them
- Last updatedApril 2020earlier than 77% of them
Course Description
Student reviews :
Jibak says : One of the best online teaching courses on Character modeling. The course is superb because of the step by step detailing, completeness and 'No skips'. It starts with the very basics of Maya/ Zbrush/ MD and ultimately ends up in great detailing. The transition is very smooth and well organised. It improved my modeling skills a lot and also introduced me to new software like Zbrush & MD . Though I have not completed the course yet but it is amazing and worth buying. Thanks to Udemy and Mr. N. K. Jena for providing such a tutorial.
Stevenf says : The instructor explains everything extremely well and detailed. I
recommend this class for anyone interested in learning modeling.
Edwin Gomez says : Great instruction! The material being delivered is top notch. I love the how the instructor takes the time to explain the tools and all of the little intricacies that are associated with that tool set. I am really enjoying his class and would highly recommend this course !
Description :
In this 12.5 hours of course Game artist Nalini Kanta Jena will teach you, how to create game character from scratch using Maya, Zbrush and Marvelous Designer.
He describes every steps he takes, so even if you are a totally beginner, you can easily follow him.This course not only shows you step by step guide but also shows you an up to date production pipeline.
He will start the course with Base mesh creation in Maya. then He will move to Marvelous Designer to model clothes then Zbrush to create sculpting details.
The goal of this course is to teach you the entire process of character sculpting and how different software such as Maya, Zbrush and Marvelous Designer work together to create your model.
The course will cover these topics
Maya Basics
Modeling methods in Maya
Marvelous Designer Basics
Modeling cloth in Marvelous Designer
Zbrush Basics
Character sculpting methods in Zbrush
Integration between Maya, Marvelous Designer and Zbrush
Many tips and tricks in every lecture
After completing this course you can model game characters with more confident and with clear knowledge of the pipeline. so if you want to be a Game artist then enroll to this class now and start learning today.
If you are not satisfied with the course then you can refund it. There is a 30 days money back guarantee. So there is no reason to hesitate Enroll to the course and learn production level character sculpting now.
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
187 Reviews
Nalini Kanta Jena
When I was 10 years old everybody discover that I am a gifted artist because at a very early age of 10 I was doing clay modeling of indian goddess without taking any training. I was a famous boy in our village and near by area because of my art.
I did that till my tenth grade then I joined B.K college of art and crafts, Bhubaneswar for my BFA degree in Applied art department. I competed that in 2008. Then I started my professional career.
Since then i have never look back, My art has grown mature. I have worked for many educational Institution such as ZICA, Reliance Education and Arena as a 3d Faculty. I have got lots of love from my students from those institution.
Then I have worked in game production as Game Artist at Lakshya Digital and Dhruva Interactive in Bangalore.
Final words....I don't just teach, I believe in converting a student into production ready artist. I know, it's a huge task but I love this task. This is Nalini kanta Jena hope I will teach you soon the beauty of game art creation and make a solid career as an game artist. This vastly growing profession is waiting for you.
Last but not the list DON:T JUST PLAN, TAKE ACTION.
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Reviews
By Emkuzet on 11/22/2019
It's hard to understand what the lecturer says.
By David Ibe on 2/16/2019
I'm okay with 3d modelling but a newbie to character modelling,. this wasn't the first course I've taken but this was the most detailed. I love how Nalini Kanta Jena is so detailed with his explanations, he tries to make sure the process really sinks in. The course was simply everything I was looking for packaged in one place for me. Thanks man. You've saved me a whole lotta searching.
By Anjali Patra on 8/5/2018
This course is by far the best course I have ever taken on character modeling for beginners. enroll to this course and you will get tons of practical skills. I would strongly recommend this course to everybody who wants start learning character modeling & sculpting. thank you so much Udemy and Mr Nalini for making this awesome course.
By Manuel Altmann on 6/30/2018
Perfect for Beginners! the tutorial covers so much areas...i learnt so much, Modeling in Maya with a lot of tips and tricks as well as Creating Clothes in Marvelous Designer, and Sculpting in ZBrush, even UV-Mapping and Texturing is covered in this tutorial. The Best Part of this tutorial is, that it is so extensive, but never boring. so if you are a Beginner and want to learn first Steps of Modeling and Sculpting, with achieving a good looking character Model...then this course is for you. I think it is even helpful for advanced Users, cause of tips and tricks that may not anyone knows. I will follow more courses from this Tutor in the future. Cause i really want to learn this, and this was so much helpful for me as a Beginner of Modeling and Sculpting.
By Jibak Bhattacharya on 6/18/2018
One of the best online teaching courses on Character modeling. The course is superb because of the step by step detailing, completeness and 'No skips'. It starts with the very basics of Maya/ Zbrush/ MD and ultimately ends up in great detailing. The transition is very smooth and well organised. It improved my modeling skills a lot and also introduced me to new software like Zbrush & MD . Though I have not completed the course yet but it is amazing and worth buying. Thanks to Udemy and Mr. N. K. Jena for providing such a tutorial.
By Greg Bartlett on 4/22/2018
About a third of the way through the course and I can't say enough good things about it. Nalini is very easy to follow. I'm learning a lot even about things I thought I already knew. Highly recommend his courses. I think I will be taking his courses for a while. Great work Nalini, thank you.
By Vishwadeep Jadeja on 3/20/2018
Haven't yet completed the course but as of now its pretty much understandable the way he teaches. And I assume its the same proper way ahead. My only request is if you can make more such in-depth tutorials in Environments Modelling using ZBrush and other various softwares like Substance, Modo etc will boost you up. Thanks a lot.
By Alexandre Durand on 2/15/2018
I'm french and i will do this review in french because it's easier for me :3 J'ai hésité à me lancer dans ce tuto parce qu'il étais en anglais mais au final c'est un anglais très compréhensible, la personne qui fait le tuto s'exprime très bien et j'ai à peine commencé ce tuto j'en suis encore aux bases de maya mais dès que la personne parle de quelques chose il l'a met en situation pour montrer concrètement ce que ça fait et c'est génial :)
By Juha Andelin on 12/3/2017
An absolute beginner would have extremely hard time with this tutorial, as some of the shortcuts are not explained right off the bat. It get's better later, but at first, this was really difficult even for me to follow along, even though I've had modeling experience before. It's not explaining Maya well enough in the beginning of this tutorial. However this person knows very well what he's doing and I've had to rewind certain parts multiple times to see what actually happened there in that split second.
By Manu Gamer on 11/15/2017
i like this course i watched previews course of you sir the head modeling i like that too , Thank you for shearing this beautiful character modeling and sculpting i learned new softer Marvelous Designer from you i will share this character after i complete this model Thank you sir for this great tutorial...
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