Character Design Courses

Imagining Communities Powered by Nature Through Speculative Design

Explore innovative climate solutions with Cesar Jung-Harada, focusing on collaborative efforts with youth and indigenous communities to develop sustainable energy alternatives like the 'Balon Balon Ijo' hydrogen system.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Kevin Powell

A Practical Guide to Responsive Web Design

Learn practical tips for creating responsive web designs, including avoiding fixed sizes, leveraging browser capabilities, and using media queries effectively.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Reallusion

Character Creator and ZBrush Integration - Customizing Proportions with GoZ

Learn to seamlessly transfer and refine characters between Character Creator and ZBrush, adjust proportions, and master GoZ options for enhanced 3D character creation and customization.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Okay Samurai

Making Animated Characters with AI Art - Adobe Character Animator Tutorial

Learn to transform AI-generated characters into animated puppets using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Character Animator. Master rigging techniques for eyes, mouth, arms, and physics-based movements.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Reallusion

Seamless Workflow for 3D Printing - Character Creator ZBrush Pipeline Tutorial - Part 8

Learn to pose high-resolution ZBrush models in Character Creator for 3D printing. Master file consistency, mesh transfer, accessory and clothing posing, expression adjustments, and model preparation for printing.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Reallusion

Texturing Armor, Clothing and Accessories in Substance Painter - Character Creator ZBrush Pipeline Part 6

Learn to texture game assets like armor and clothing using Substance Painter. Master importing models, baking maps, applying materials, and exporting textures for Character Creator in this comprehensive tutorial.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Reallusion

Texture Your Character in Substance Painter - Character Creator and ZBrush Pipeline - Part 4

Learn to texture characters in Substance Painter with seamless export from Character Creator. Master UDIMs, ZBrush integration, and efficient workflows for creating detailed, realistic character textures.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Reallusion

Low-Resolution Asset Creation for Clothing and Accessories - Character Creator ZBrush Pipeline - Part 5

Learn to create low-res game assets from high-res ZBrush sculpts, including clean bakes, polypaint for masking, decimation, retopology, UV unwrapping, and preparation for texturing and Character Creator integration.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Reallusion

Importing Clothing and Accessories into Character Creator from ZBrush - Part 7

Learn to import and customize ZBrush-created clothing and accessories in Character Creator. Master skin weight transfer, pivot setting, PBR texturing, and asset customization for personalized character creation.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Reallusion

Facial Animation and AccuFace Mocap in Character Creator and iClone - Part 9

Enhance character animations with AccuFace mocap in iClone. Learn to export from Character Creator, import mocap data, and refine animations using iClone tools for realistic facial expressions.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Reallusion

Re-linking Files and Adding Detail to Characters - Character Creator ZBrush Pipeline - Part 3

Learn to save, relink, and detail characters in ZBrush, synchronize with Character Creator, manage subtools, and create character variants efficiently in this comprehensive workflow tutorial.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Reallusion

Introducing Expression Wrinkles in Character Creator - ZBrush Face Tools Tutorial - Part 1

Explore expression wrinkles in Character Creator with Face Tools. Learn installation, setup, and functionality for creating realistic facial expressions in 3D character design.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Reallusion

Converting ZBrush Sculpts to Character Creator Characters with Headshot 2 - Part 7

Convert old ZBrush sculpts to Character Creator characters using Headshot 2. Learn topology wrapping, body attachment, detailing techniques, and texture application for professional 3D character creation.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Reallusion

Transferring a Detailed Head Sculpt to a Character Creator Body - ZBrush Face Tools Tutorial

Learn to transfer a detailed ZBrush head sculpt to a Character Creator body, including exporting, baking normals, applying polypaint, and seamlessly integrating the head onto the body for a complete character.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Paul G. Allen School

Language AI for RNA Virus and RNA Vaccine Design

Exploring unexpected connections between linguistics and biology, revealing efficient algorithms for mRNA vaccine design and COVID genome structure prediction with significant biological impacts.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video