Stylized Character Workflow with Blender
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- In this tutorial, Julien Kaspar will walk you through his process of creating a stylized character, using only Blender. The full training is available at studio.blender.org/training/s...
Music in the Intro/Outro: "Inspired" by "Kevin MacLeod" - Krátké a kreslené filmy
Hii,Im here to tell you not to let the comments put you down! You're here to do this, and you shall! Don't give up!
THANK YOU ☺️
I really needed that motivation, Thanks!
thank you
You have motivated me, thank you! You have confidence to yourself, keep up the way you do!
Thank you so much
I start off with "oh, yeah, I know /that/" to an increasing sense of panic "shit there's so much to learn!"
ahh true words
yesss im starting to think that it might kinda be the idea of the video XD
The sense of panic came after 10 seconds into the video over me 😆
Yeah man😂😂😭😭😭
Now I understand why people charge an upwards of $500 for one character.
I wish more clients took the time to understand what they're asking for in terms of the character creation pipeline.
I feel like for this character you'd have to add a 0 or possibly 2 lol
I would just pay 500 for this character rigged ready for a game or animation.
That is not money for this process
$500 is cheeeeeeap.
Jesus! This is so impressive to watch. This guy is on a different planet compared to me...
If you're interested, watch the 3-part tutorial by Peter from Corridor Crew on how he modeled and animated a Spider-Man shot. It's insane how much detail goes into the web-slinging movements, and then later you find out he had never even done character animation before.
Try to model a ship and move on to his galaxy, with a lot of time and effort you can get to his planet haha (remember to enjoy the adventure)
Yeah
He plays a mean beat saber, I've heard!
Is Lord!
Imagine you had a sword. After using it for a while and thinking you had mastered it quite well, someone shows you how it's acutally supposed to be used and that it is capable of destroying the world, feeding the poor, bringing world peace and reviving harambe.
That's how I feel right now
@Luan Leonardo yet I can't make simple models with tracing references
harambe is alive, he is my doggo now!
Te das cuenta que solo tenías un cuchillo para cortar pan cuando alguien te enseña como conquistar el mundo con una espada de verdad
Fantastic! What a great overview.
You're very patient to create both the full course and this summarized version. I'm not sure people know how much work this was to create :P
Blender Guru - you are so true and it is a great overview
sup Blender Guru! I am Blender Noob
Pak Guru.. saya muridmu..
Hey Guru. Please make few videos of physics fundamental animation.. Such that coming generation can learn more with the help of animation. 😫🙏🙏💓
Correct, I did not. I'll stick to VFX for now I suppose 😐
Damn I just wanted simple vrchat character.... now I feel like god tried to teach me how to create humanity...
EDIT: wow that comment was much more relatable than i expected...
lmao ikr this is hard, but u should check like lion king characters, its using bone and muscle system, that's how to create humanity
Oh my god same
I just want to make my fursona
me too.......... omg
holy shit this comment is so much more relatable than you probably expected...
srsly tho this is super fucking accurate
Listen guys, anyone can do this, he’s just really experienced in this
I promise it may seem too difficult to start but you always get better with time
word! it seemed impossible after watching this video 6 months ago. now, it seems insanely hard still but I can GRASP most of what he is doing.
this is just what i needed to hear lol thanks
If only it were so simple to accept it, speaking as someone who watched this video multiple times and constantly gets lost 3 minutes in.
Thank you
on the blender cloud the go way deeper step by step!
Before video: I know 42.0% Blender
After video: I know 0.69% Blender
lol.
same here...lol
Yea, totally the same
I'm not alone
0.69%
who's with me when i say this is the best character workflow
Yup, certainly one of the best character workflow tutorials with the current Blender version!
Totally agree!
Mark de Muze and Peter Wong...
You are now one with the universe Sir Roberts
I agree
Me (just finished the Doughnut tutorial): yass!! this is the next step, i'm ready for this.
Me (after watching this tutorial): let's just make more doughnut.
You can add a realistic bread or a chair to the scene :D
@@camilalouisem ill stick with low poly bread
he actually made the job of 4 people. Sculp + Retopology + rigging (pose)+ render
wow
do you have the opportunity to talk? teach women in a class for us to help give back to help nonprofit charities and help impower women and minorities? if so idk how to get in touch but i do know this sill will be online for you to read and it that metadata love to talk hope you are safe and stay blessed
Ok so, it's "E" to extrude, right?
Yes it's right
[ctrl+z intensifies]
me: changing my render engine to cycles
my PC: So you have chosen... death.
My graphics card: uhhh it’s getting a little toasty in here
The graphics card is so bad that my CPU renders faster than my GPU. Sometimes the graphics driver crashes.
@@danieleremin1924 how much did your pc cost you ?
@@sphixy8577 About $1000. I don't have the issue with the graphics driver anymore because I'm using a slightly better Nvidia card now.
This is the final boss fight of Blender.
Using everything you know of:
- Drawing
- Sculpting
- Modelling
- Rigging
- UV Mapping/Texturing
- Posing/Animation
- Lighting/Shading
- Rendering
and your understanding of:
- Retopology
- the Node Editor
- Modifiers
- Obscure Blender tips/shortcuts
- Blender's render engines
Also 28:07 those smears are out of control
Oh god no if need to learn this shit before i can create stuff like this i am fucked.
- Drawing
- Sculpting
- Rigging
- Posing/Animation
- Retopology
This is so overwhelming I got chills reading the comment
Actually u don’t need to know drawing to do this. It surely helps, but it’s not necessary
Yo quería aprender animación :(
Starts video: "Thinking I know Blender pretty well"
Halfway through video: "I'VE BEEN DOING IT ALL WRONG"
Yesssss
I've been doing it all wrong😭😭😭😭
Just got into 3D modeling. Wanted to lookup some tutorials to get an overview of the modeling process to know nomenclature etc. Essentially helping me refine my ability to search for what I need to learn. Left completely demoralized.
If you're left demoralized, that means you don't have enough will to pursue it. For me, this is really exciting!
This is done by a professional with years and years of experience who's had ages to perfect his workflow, nobody's going to be this good as a beginner! I'd recommend tutorials by Blender Guru and Grant Abbitt, they're really beginner-friendly and help you learn the program and terms.
If you're demoralised by the amount of skill needed, just start from simpler things and work your way up while familiarising yourself with different aspects. It takes time but you'll get there. If you're demoralised by the amount of work... yeah, that can't be helped.. just take one step at a time :) You need to enjoy it though (well, at least some parts, some are just tedious :P)
Just remember, there was a point where that guy was at exact same skill level as you are now.
I understand you. This video is for very advanced blender users..Have you checked Gran abitt channel ? it would be a good choice for starting ;) keep going and share your creations
Best overview of the complete character process ive ever watched
'' I can't wait to learn how to make a game character''
10 min into video.
'' holy shit i am way in over my head''
Same
Same...
Sounds about right
To the original commenter and to everyone who feels the same:
You may feel that way now, but if you enjoy it, stick with it. It took me about a year before I could make a decently animated character, but it feels very rewarding once you get it down. However, if you ever feel frustrated, take a break, try to examine any mistakes and think of a good way to fix them, and also reflect on how far you've come from when you first started. Also try to remember, nobody is good when first starting out. Good luck, I believe in you!
@@dcgreatman Whare can I learn to make 3D characters like this? is this course in blender cloud for beginners?
This is definitely my favorite tutorial I've seen so far. It's a reasonable length, and just the right pace where it's fast but not too fast to know where you are. I'm new to Blender (~8 months) and I've been using this as my daily driver for "oh, I forgot a good method for this" or "am I taking too long or skipping important steps in creating a character from scratch?" It's no surprise that the most helpful tutorial I've personally found was made by the Blender team themselves.
If the full course is made like this, then I'll definitely be taking a look at it all in depth in the coming days.
The fact that this is all free is simultaneously outrageous and outstanding.
And this is for one character. Imagine how many hours are needed to make an entire cast of an animated movie, then the hours to animate, then the hours to render...
I don't think I can blame studios for reusing assets now.
I mean to be fair, this character is a lead character and not just an extra in the background so they need extra special attention given to their detail.
Bruh toy story 4 took 3 years to make 0-0
oh god... imagine doing New York shots with crowds of people. 0-0
@@oscarxruby4life800 well they already did in the Soul movie
@@oscarxruby4life800 We usually have one or two "hero" models for close ups and then repeat very low-resolution ones for the wide and super-wide shots.
10:21 summary of my expressions while watching this entire video
LMFAAOO
This is by far the most enlightening talk on blender character design I've had the good fortune to discover. Thank you so much for your work Julien. May happiness and blessings be your portion in life.
One of the best character breakdown videos out there. Very clean work Julien.
Very nice breakdown Julien, amazing to see the various steps that have gone into creating Rain. Keep it up!
Modeling a character like this: Gonna take me 1 day or a dozen hours.
Learning a proper workflow like this: Years.
Wow, almost 2 years after and it still mind-blowing.
I was just searching for a easy way to retopo a Sculpted character into a low density and cleaner model, but it seems there is no magic. Time to study and work hard, thanks for the amazing content.
This is amazing. Learned some new stuff even just from this. Will definitely be getting a Blender Cloud subscription once I can for the detailed ones!
he only has 3 parts out and it been out since august not worth 25 bucks a month for someone who takes this long to edit a video despite the sculpt clearly being done.
Very useful summary, never seen so many useful infos condensed in such a small space!
Fantastic! ...you know... the most incredible feature of Blender is the community that makes the effort to share knowledge. How that knowledge is shared varies a lot of course, but, this is far and away the best Blender character workflow content I've ever seen. I'm sure the full training is similarly terrific!
Before tutorial: I can do this...
After the tutorial: I don't want to do this anymore :c
Always happens to me bro :(
sadly
Omg....this would take me at least six months.
you are not the only one :(
My first character took me 6 months, and didn't even have half of the amount of polish shown in this workflow. Needless to say my mind was blown and yet enlightened!
my first character has taken a year, and she still isn't done
We can cut our time short by shaking hands with each other. Let someone design head, someone would design hands, someone will take care of legs and dress.
@@NipunShastri you all can divy up the work i will take credit and monies
honestly may I say this is the most informative and best tutorial I've found on youtube so far?
Foxcatgaming 2 Ok Fox. -Someone from AnxiousCynic Discord Server
@@Soulify *I meant that was for blender
Let's say, one of the best🥺
i just wanted to know how to make a crack in concrete :(
lmao 😂
You should use a normal graph
a really big knife
Tell me which concrete, I wanted to bang my head anyway.
Step 1 buy concrete. Make a small circle then smash it with a hammer lol
Wow. Never watched a clearer overview in my life. Great way of explaining stuff and how all the process works! Thanks
Oh, He's an expert, expert.
Amazing video, Julien. It's a joy watching a true pro at work 👏
I am a new and learning!
There is so much to creating quality characters that I feel overwhelmed but excited at the same time.
Can't wait to be able to use all tis knowledge on my own characters. - Thank you!
I just want you to know that I subscribed to Blender Cloud *just* for this tutorial. So far, it's been wonderful. Please keep up the good work!
"well let's see if this will help me make my modelling go faster"
5 minutes in: oh no.
10 minutes in: where am I?
15 minutes in : I mean I could just uninstall and forget all about it.
20 minutes in: Jesus I thought I was starting to get the hang of it.
24 minutes in: "you know nothing, John Snow."
What did Jesus do?
Very good video about character workflow on blender.
It would be amazing a series of videos in this style but targeted to a complete animation production, talking the basics about what are Drivers, Library Overides... not explaining exactly how to use then, but what features you should look for in each production stage. That would be good to show studios the basic workflow/pipeline in blender, and convince them to try it.
This might just be what finally makes me get blender cloud. It was genuinely impressive
That's insane how simple he makes it look.
So model it, remodel it and then remodel again... easy
Sometimes it's even more time and resource efficient to bake the sculpted details into a texture, if you make a game.
@@hiiambarney4489 Hmm
😂😂😂
Using Grease Pencil on 11:35 to keep track of the notes in the character is very clever. Well done, sir!
This is so good! This character looks so nice. Quality tutorial too. Thanks Julien - you're a legend!
Thanks for such a simple & effective description of character modeling process for upcoming artists.
This is the most amazing blender tutorial I've ever seen. Thank you very much I learned a lot here! The anisotropic stuff about the hair was really usefull tho!! Thank you thank you thank you! Very excited to star applying this to my character!
THANKS FOR THIS Julien Kaspar and Blender !
This might be the best "overall" i've ever seen in character creation, really nice!
Really love the way you sculpted the different muscle groups of the arms in particular by using different objects. Gonna have to take that on board!
17:53 - I knew Blender had to have relaxing tools, I did not dream it!
Honestly this is a really useful video. As well, I’ve been trying to develop my skill but hitting a mental block of “so what do I do now?” So having the whole process start to finish is really helpful as it can give me a general feel for where I am currently at with my work, and what steps I need to take next.
It is a little nerve-wrecking because part of you goes “oh dang there’s so much I still have to learn to do well” but the hardest step is knowing where to go… so thanks once again
This video was very helpful to me. It gave me an idea of what to expect for each step and I feel more familiar with functions that I wasn't aware of. I'll definitely be checking out your more in-depth tutorials! :D
Thank you so much! I can't tell you how many times I have looked at this video. It's invaluable to me.
guys all jokes about how hard this looks
i joined the tutorial and i can say if you finsh it you will get 200% extra infrmations about blender
belive me the course is worth it
But I am literally a child, and my dad won't buy the courses -_-
@@animationspace8550 look dude it it is not that expinsve im 15 ad i was able to afford it from my pocket money it is just 9eur
@@animationspace8550 and u know i might be able to download (some of course for you if u want ) u can add me on discord
@@animationspace8550 so what u think?
@@anasdev1553 can u share me some please ? would appreciate it a lot !
This tutorial has humbled me.
Awesome how they put so much effort into giving us Blender and showing us how to use it! One day I'm gonna pay it forward!
Dude, I can't even watch this in one sitting. My head would explode. So much information. Very good video though, I hope I can use it as a great reference to make a character.
I started today modeling a character. This is a lot to digest xD
Make a stylized cartoon character Ian Hubert-style:
"Okay, take a 3D scan of yourself. Let's call it "Ian". Looks good!
Make a cube. Subdivide it and use a shrinkwrap modifier to make it look like your scan.
Take a picture of yourself and add it to the color value of the default principled BSDF. In edit mode, hit 'U, project from view'.
Scale up some features to make it cartoonish.
Add moths for realism."
😂😂😂lol
And don't listen to the ducks
And if it all falls apart, add some elevator doors. ;)
😂😂😂😂
Thank you blender community....for all you work.
Whoa. This is some next-level knowledge.
greatt i like this
4:33 Leaked footage of Sonic-Movie Team remaking Sonic's character model
lmao IT WAS WORTH NOT BEING CREEPED OUT THE WHOLE TIME
This is by far the best tutorial I have ever seen...
The anisotropic rotation hair trick is really cool. Thanks for that tip.
It's a 100 times more difficult and more work than I was expecting.
It is a little bit demotivating to be honest. But I guess you gotta start somewhere.
Hopefully I'll be half as good in reasonable time
Thanks Julien! Already got this course from cloud!
Best part: i downloaded it easy to study offline.
Waiting for next parts.
Man this was a GREAT tutorial! Mastery in action right here
I found this video after a few days of failing and I just want to say thank you! I was about to give up but this just saved me :)
26:50 me when i see exam paper
@Reddwarf lol
Lmao
This is so cool, definitely shows how much work there is behind a single character and it's not even finished. Omg. xD
Every time i heard "and you are done" and similar I was like yeah that's so optimistic so nice there is no way I'm ever ge5tting even near that point of being done. heheeh
Yesss! Thank you for posting this, it’s a bit too advanced for me right now, but I can now see the entire blender process (rather than the zbrush to blender process)
I’d definitely take your class if you were teaching character sculpting!
Damn, I knew modelling and character rigs were complex but wow, I have a whole new level of respect. I can only aspire to be able to do this one day but I am determined.
There is so much i need to learn before making a cube XD
Honestly me too.
0:55 I LOVE HIM
This is so well done and so informative. I have seen a lot of character tutorials and this beats it. I love how it is also all done in Blender. I would love to check it out one day for sure.
Thank you so much for mentioning dynamic topology. I have searched for something like this for to long.
Blender is so good! I really want to make animated films like Pixar! 😊💙
nice course!
but i am still curious about the best way to rigging a cloth,
without overlapping with the bodies.. and not too much shapkey..
best official tutorial i've seen
Does this course on the Blender Cloud go over Shaders? I don't see a section for it. Shading and Lighting are my weakpoints and what I'm most interested in learning.
14:51 god i needed this
5:01 how do you keep sharp areas such as the connection between the eye and the eye socket or the lips sharp when using the Remesher?
make the detail you want, then mask it out, before using the remesher, I think the mesher ignores masked parts not 100% sure though
@@gower1973 It doesn't afaik but it's a common request
Voxel needs to be at a certain level to keep those details. It's trial, error, and size of your mesh.
have you tried separating that part ,remesh it then Boolean then back togather
So well explained. Thanks a lot for your time to share your passion and skills!
The ultimate checklist! Amazing!
I realize I should have started learning 3d modelling when I was 3 years old, at 20 I feel like I don't have enough years left to get good lmao
check out Blender Guru's donut tutorial playlist. I did it last week. I'm 8 years older than u. I can now model stuff from scratch pretty ok after 1 week :)
Bruh
Omg dude same
im not going to give up I will MAKE A CHARACTER ARGHHHHHH
CONGRATS ON 1M AHHH BLENDER!!! 🤩
WOW, this is amazing, now i know i need to learn lot a lot more to become character artist, but it will be great journey; this video made me more interested in character creation and everything about it!
When will the other chapters become available?
is there gonna be a topic of creating it for games I mean like exporting to various game engine, since not all of us is doing it for film and such. thank you.
edit: I'm trying to decide giving up zbrush sculpting because of this as my target is only stylized and not so dense hyper realistic character.
Super useful, I discovered vertex paint and I love it! Waiting for the next chapters on Blender Cloud!
This video is FULL of very useful tips and tricks I will so have to implement into my next project! I really wish I had seen this video sooner 😆
28:07 holy crap.
For me it's everything after the end of this video I need to learn. I don't know how to set up a system that is a time saver, easy to use, versatile, drop audio it talks, drop a bvh or an fbx and it dances, without errors and fails at every turn. If I could find a course with support to get me to do this I'll gladly pay. Please someone send me to the right place.
my best 30 mins gonna watch again and again and again till i can go through all the steps without mistakes
This is so insightful, really appreciate this video 🤘🏻