Stylized Cyberpunk girl in Zbrush course (Udemy.com)
Learn how to make a stylized character with hard surface weapon and accessories only in Zbrush
Created by: NIkolay Naydenov
Last updated March 2021
What you will learn
- Creating a stylized anatomy
- Creating hard surface weapon and accessories in Zbrush
- Posing and rendering with Zbrush and Photoshop
How it compares
Against the other 545 rated Udemy courses in 3D Modeling on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.8 out of 5higher than 90% of them
- Reviews549#138 of 546 by number of reviews
- Length30.6 hourslonger than 94% of them
- Last updatedMarch 2021earlier than 64% of them
Course Description
First few videos are free for preview.
Would you like to be able to create a stylized face? A stylized body, clothes and let's be honest - a whole character? Then maybe you have come to the right place!
My name is Niko and i've been a 3D character artist for over 11 years. My passion were always the stylized characters and with more than 20 stylized characters done by me in last 2 years i feel ready to teach you how to do one yourself.
In this course, if you choose to accept it, you will learn how to create a stylized female cyberpunk character with clothes, accessories and a big gun from concept. All from scratch, all only in Zbrish, using the latest technology and of course the great concept from @artofmaki.
We will start with two short videos of customizing the Zbrush UI and making a custom menu with most used operations for more efficient and fast workflow.
We will then really start the model, by making the head. I will talk about head anatomy, common mistakes and ways to stylize. Then we will make the eyes and will model the interesting mohawk hair. After that we will make the torso, hands, feet and fingers, while talking about anatomy and stylization too. Then we will start our 3D sketch in order to imagine better what the character will look like when fnished. Next we will turn our attention to the individual parts of her clothing and accessories by starting with the jacket. After that we will do the hard surface modelling of the shoulders and her collar or neck armor. Then we will jump to the gloves and also the belts. We will struggle a bit, but finaly triumph with the making of the gas mask on her hip.
After that we will get to the knee pads and go straight to model the boots. The boots will take us some time and effort, but we will be victorious in this battle too.
Then it will be time to make the weapon, which is the most complicated hard surface part in our character, but i will guide you so smoothly trough the process of making it from simple forms to the details, that you will never think of making hard surface things outside of Zbrush ever again!
Then, after we combine the weapon with our girl, the work on the game ready high poly mesh will be completed. We will continue, though, because for presentation, a nice pose always wins over a t-pose. And we will make the pose from the concept.
There will be drama, tears, laughter and finaly we will, once again be victorious and with happy hearts will do render passes and combine them in Photoshop to achieve the final beauty render.
This course is mainly for intermediate Zbrush users, but if you are a beginner and you feel adventurous, you may give it a try (and after the first few videos go and check out my Absolute beginners Zbrush course, and then get back to this one :))
So do you feel like learning some new skills, tricks and improving yourself? If so, i will wait for you in the first video of the course! Aaand also in all the others...:)
Instructor Details
- 4.8 Rating
549 Reviews
NIkolay Naydenov
I have interest in arts since i was a very little kid. I was drawing all the time at school and at home. I was barely going out to play with the other kids, and later go to night clubs. Drawing and books were my passions. Later i became a Graphic Designer and then i was 3D character artist at Gameloft for 15 years. I have more than 10 years of experience with Zbrush, but now i use the amazing free software Blender and make courses and characters with its help.
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Reviews
By Julia Mirk on 6/12/2026
This course is really great. You learn pretty much everything you need as a beginner to get started on zbrush. i know its an intermediate course but i picked it up as a beginner and had absolutely no issues with completing the project. The teacher is nice and entertaining and i like that the videos are in a shorter format over bunching a bunch of things together in a 1 hour video, it makes doing a few a day very easy and it doesnt feel like a chore. I really recommend this course, i really enjoyed doing it :)
By Gerhard Theron on 7/17/2023
Just finished this course and it was absolutely amazing. Niko is a really good teacher and he's also very funny. It was a joy to follow along and it really taught me a lot of new tips and tricks for Zbrush. I highly recommend this course if you're interested in stylized characters or just getting more comfortable with Zbrush. I really hope Niko will do a retopology and unwrapping using Zbrush course with this character. My aim is now to do my own character and use this course as reference. Thanks again Niko and I will definitely see you in the next course!
By Elena Tagliabracci on 7/14/2023
It was absolutely a fantastic course, I learned so much from this and felt really achieved once I finished. It taught me to keep going even if things were hard. Nikolay is an incredible teacher and with his humor every lesson easily went by. I will definitely buy another course from him! Super recommended!
By Ángel Rubio on 5/20/2023
An incredible course, like all those taught by Nikolay. It's marvelous the way he explains and teaches the whole process from start to finish, leaving no detail behind. Last year, I took another course with this teacher, and I knew this one wouldn't disappoint me. I will continue learning and following the advice of this talented artist, who has several more courses available on the Udemy platform.
By Kathleen Nicole Garay on 7/30/2022
he teaches very very fast and it's hard to follow along even as someone with a little bit of experience. Otherwise, it's quite good though! he talks about the logic behind certain moves and usually calls out the parts he's working on
By Riccardo Messina on 7/21/2022
Corso assolutamente consigliato. L'insegnante è molto preparato, ha un workflow pulito e funzionale e riesce nonostante i molti video a non far cadere mai le lezioni nella noia. E' già il secondo corso che acquisto e confermo quanto, soprattutto per il bassissimo costo di questi corsi, sia utile e valga la pena per il tempo che richiede!
By Franck Dhotel on 4/6/2022
As always Nikos courses are amazing and his teaching style is fantastic, imagine sitting next to a professional artist and enjoying making great art while learning from a pro. Not to mention the jokes and stories that bring a little bit of entertainment and laughter, or at least a smile to your face when the work is repetitive. Highly recommend all his courses.
By George Sciouris on 2/2/2022
The cyberpunk girl course is absolutely amazing! This course will teach you how to build a character from start to finish in great detail. Niko will also teach you a ton of ZBrush techniques. One of the best courses I have ever taken. Thank you, Niko!
By Marlon Wright-Alexander on 4/20/2021
I never leave reviews. But this here is truly a great course for someone trying to improve their skills. I feel I had hit a wall with Zbrush until I took this course. Niko is a great teacher he has a great teaching style that fits the way I like to learn where it is very much explain while you create and I cannot recommend this course enough!
By Eduardo Bonatelli on 4/19/2021
Great course but is a heavy one. I recommend that you take your time to make it because its hard stuff and the chance you might drop it in the middle is huge as frustration will come every step on the way.
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