Hyper Realistic Character Likeness Portrait for Films (Udemy.com)
Sculpt, Model, Texture a Character Likeness for Movies using Zbrush, Maya, Mari, Wrap & Photoshop - Master Realism Today
Created by: Victory3D LLC
Last updated December 2019
What you will learn
- Sculpt hyper realistic forms and skin details
- Accurately achieve celebrity likeness
- Create clean topology the most efficient way
- High frequency detailing using Displacement Maps
- Texturing XYZ full killer workflow
- Create lifelike skin shader
- Render photorealistic CGI eyes
- Create believable fabric shaders
- Styling and rendering hair with XGen
- Edit and enhance images with post work
How it compares
Against the other 545 rated Udemy courses in 3D Modeling on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 37% of them
- Reviews194#323 of 546 by number of reviews
- Length29.2 hourslonger than 93% of them
- Last updatedDecember 2019earlier than 77% of them
Course Description
Corazon Bryant always had an artistic bone in her body. When she was only 2 years old, she would make detailed drawings on her mother's wall. Her mother loved the drawings so much, she decided to keep them. With the encouragement of her mother, she continued drawing and she only got better as time went by. When Corazon was in middle and high school, she earned money making portraits for her classmates and even for her teachers. She pursued a college degree in Media Arts & Animation and later worked for architectural and entertainment companies such as Camm Productions, ID DI Design, and PDT International. She also had an opportunity to do some freelance work for Mega Pickle Entertainment. While working as a 3D artist, she had a chance to teach 3D animation classes in an A+ school. This is when she found her true love - which is not only to talk about 3D endlessly but to also inspire greatness in young upcoming artists. Corazon is currently working on a new project called Victory 3D with fellow industry-experienced artists to provide an affordable and effective learning system that will make it easier for students to get a job in the 3D industry.
Course Info
Welcome to Hyper Realistic Character Portrait for Films. Sculpting a character and then preparing it for production, getting it to look photorealistic for films or movies can be a very ambitious task, it can be tricky but with the right guidance, it can be an extremely rewarding experience.
Throughout this course, we will go through the steps of sculpting a character likeness in Zbrush, retopologizing in Wrap and Maya, unwrapping in Maya, texturing in Mari, rendering with Arnold, and finally doing post work in Photoshop.
The major topics we will be covering are:
-Sculpting hyper realistic forms and skin details
-Accurately achieving celebrity likeness
-Creating clean topology the most efficient way
-High frequency detailing using Displacement Maps
-Texturing XYZ full killer workflow
-Creating lifelike skin shader
-Rendering photorealistic CGI eyes
-Creating believable fabric shaders
-Styling and rendering hair with XGen
-Editing and enhancing images with post work
By the end of this course, you will have a solid foundation for creating photo-like digital characters for films.
Before beginning this course, you should have a basic understanding of: Zbrush, Maya and Photoshop
No prior knowledge is required for Wrap and Mari as I will teach you the basics of these programs.
If you want to get ahead of the rest and learn the latest technology that is being used in film studios today, then join me in this journey to learn the process of creating CGI characters with the Hyper Realistic Character Portrait for Films course at Victory3D.
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
194 Reviews
Victory3D LLC
What is our mission? Why do we do what we do?
Our unwavering mission is to empower dreamers, transforming their aspirations into tangible careers. By harnessing their unique talents, artists can illuminate the world with entertainment, ignite joy through creation, convey powerful messages, and above all, inspire others on a global scale. Join us on this remarkable journey towards making dreams a reality.
We provide students with affordable and substantial tutorials that are easy to understand and produce results. We believe that industry experience, effective teaching, and student interaction are the key ingredients for providing a high quality learning system. With Victory3D, you will find a collection of affordable courses made by artists with experience working in Ubisoft, Blizzard, Gameloft, MPC, Double Negative and many more!
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Reviews
By Doni Anggara on 5/20/2025
There is a lot of Technique and Tips for what i've been looking for. Now, I can continue my work with all I have been learned here. Amazing Course!
By Wira Chon on 3/29/2025
Great course, beginner friendly! The detailed, step-by-step walkthrough of the entire workflow is incredibly helpful. I learned so much and highly recommend it! Looking forward to the next course :)
By Sarthak Kapade on 5/28/2023
Ii always wanted to learn how to make realistic portraits of any real character and this course taught me everything..thanks for putting this wonderful learning content
By Renata Marval on 7/23/2020
It was what I was looking for to grow as an artist. Its a step by step, dummy (no offense) friendly kind of course. Im a slow learner at first so this was perfect. Heads up with some texture pack that you need to have to get better results..
By Mahesh kumar on 5/26/2020
Corazon Bryant doesn't skip on any part of the process, leaving no blind spot which is much appreciated. I have learned much about texturing and Xgen workflow. Thank you.
By James Everett on 4/23/2020
Overall, this course is amazing for anyone starting out. I've learnt a lot over the course and for the first time got into texturing with mari. I have purchased many tuts from this author and i am so far enjoying all of them. Pros: step by step, methodical approach, thorough explanation, a lot of back and forth between processes to show what problems you may realistically encounter. Cons: a lot of the maps (displacement, colour, etc) require purchase. For a poor student like myself, i was blindsided. I would also like to see more content around the use of arnold; such as what kind of render speeds you can expect from an average pc hardware. I'd also like to see more explanation around the arnold render settings, as I've accidentally turned on adaptive AA sampling and it increased my render time tenfold.
By Meruemu Yilmaz on 3/10/2020
The information described in the lesson is completely useful. Of course it's very good.I didn't like the course because the videos were shot and voiced before.I want to make a sculpture with the trainer!
By Janet Fletcher on 11/28/2019
Corazon Bryant is a wonderful teacher. She gives you absolute reasons for what you're doing and why you should. I'm really loving her classes :)
By Charles Edwards on 8/14/2019
I think this was a good fit for me. I have a little experience with Zbrush, but clearly the instructor has a great information to pass along. So, I am glad I signed up for this course.
By Madhu Jay on 7/26/2019
Incredibly in-depth course. It covers everything you need to know. I would highly recommend this. Looking forward to future course from the same artist!
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