$100

for 5 classes
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3D Character & Creature Modeling: 5-Day Camp for Intermediate & Advanced Artists

New class
Ages 13-18
Live Group Course
During this 5-day camp program, students will learn and gain new information about Blender modeling tools with a focus on characters and creatures. This course is ideal for students with intermediate to advanced Blender experience. 
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(1,026 reviews)

Live video meetings
5x per week, 1 week
2-6 learners per class
60 min

What's included

5 live meetings
5 in-class hours
Mastery Evaluation
1 hour per week. 1-2 throughout the class
Grading
included

Class Experience

Intermediate Level
In this 5-day immersive camp, students will refine their Blender 3D modeling skills with a focus on creating characters and creatures. Designed for intermediate to advanced Blender users, this course explores essential modeling tools, topology techniques, and sculpting workflows to help students bring their designs to life.
Throughout the week, students will work on their own custom character or creature model, receiving personalized guidance and feedback to improve their techniques. By the end of the camp, each participant will have a fully developed 3D model, ready for further detailing, texturing, or animation.

Class Experience:
🔹 Live Instruction & Hands-On Practice – Each session includes demonstrations, discussions, and guided modeling exercises.

🔹 Interactive & Small Group – Limited to 5-6 students for individualized feedback.

🔹 Project-Based Learning – Students will develop a character or creature model throughout the week.

What You’ll Learn:
✅ Blender Sculpting tools and techniques
✅ Human and Animal anatomy 
✅ Character creation styles
✅ Tips & Tricks for speedy workflows

See Syllabus for Schedule & Daily Breakdown

Who Should Join?
✅ Students ages 14-18 with intermediate to advanced Blender experience

✅ Those who have previously modeled objects in Blender and understand basic tools

✅ Creative students passionate about 3D character and creature design

Technical Requirements:
💻 A computer with Blender (latest version) installed

🎤 A working microphone for discussions and questions

🖱️ A drawing tablet is recommended but not required

***Parental Advisory***
Due to the nature of learning and understanding both the human and animal anatomy, depiction of nude content will be presented during this course. Anatomy studies of a realistic nature are often utilized during artistic development to help guide studies with a more accurate understanding of how the bodies of the human, animal, and/or insectoids works.

Learning Goals

Live Instruction & Hands-On Practice – Each session includes demonstrations, discussions, and guided modeling exercises.
Interactive & Small Group – Limited to 5-6 students for individualized feedback.

Syllabus

5 Lessons
over 1 Week
Lesson 1:
Character creation styles
 Character and creatures are utilized in many different entertainment products. Thus, we must understand concepts such as anatomy and character geometry typology, and why this information changes based on the needs of the production project. 
60 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Blender Sculpting tools
 Let's take a dive into Blender's sculpting tools! We'll start by learning the basics; understanding and testing each of the available sculpt brush tools. Then learning some advanced tricks by working with alphas, vdms, and curve sculpting techniques. 
60 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Base Meshes & Generation tools
 Now that we got the basics of character creation methodologies out of the way, let's dive into the most utilized concepts and techniques that help quickly produce creators. As technology continues to advance, 3D/AI generation tools are starting to appear across the 3D/CGI communities. So let's take a peek into some of those tools. 
60 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Clothing, Hair, & Fur
 Clothing, Hair and/or fur creation ideals is one of the most difficult tasks within the character creation process. However, I will guide everyone with some tips and tricks to help make these tasks easier to complete. 
60 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Parental Guidance
***Parental Advisory*** Due to the nature of learning and understanding both the human and animal anatomy, depiction of nude content will be presented during this course. Anatomy studies of a realistic nature are often utilized during artistic development to help guide studies with a more accurate understanding of how the bodies of the human, animal, and/or insectoids works.
Pre-Requisites
This course is ideal for students with intermediate to advanced Blender experience.
Supply List
Technical Requirements:
A computer with Blender (latest version) installed
 
A working microphone for discussions and questions

A drawing tablet is recommended but not required
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

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Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in Education from Florida Institute of Technology
Charles Watkins
Bachelor's Degree in Art and Design from Art Institute of Atlanta
Charles Watkins
Bachelor's Degree in Art and Design from Full Sail University
Charles Watkins
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from University of Washington Tacoma
Loren Mendoza
Bachelor's Degree in Art and Design from Fashion Institute of Technology
Lori King
Bachelor's Degree in Fine/Studio Arts from Cleveland Institute of Art
Rori Van Maanen
Bachelor's Degree in English from Emory University
Cataria Wesson
Associate's Degree in Political Science and Government from Los Angeles Southwest College
Kerida Robinson
Associate's Degree in Art and Design from Fashion Institute of Technology
Lori King
Mr. Charles Watkins
Master's Degree in Education
Bachelor's Degree in Art and Design
Bachelor's Degree in Art and Design

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