3D Character Artist
Master 3D Character Artist profession from scratch. Using the techniques AAA game studios — modern tools and 2 finished portfolio pieces by the end.
This Course Is For You If You Are
This Course Is For
You If You Are
Beginner / Student
You're starting from zero and want to learn a high-paying profession in the game industry step by step.
You will master the full 3D character pipeline and create 2 portfolio-ready characters from scratch.
Beginner / Student
You're starting from zero and want to learn a high-paying profession in the game industry step by step.
You will master the full 3D character pipeline and create 2 portfolio-ready characters from scratch.
3D Artist
You have some 3D experience but want to specialize in character art with a modern AAA pipeline.
You will elevate your quality to industry standard with PBR+Handpaint texturing and professional presentation.
3D Artist
You have some 3D experience but want to specialize in character art with a modern AAA pipeline.
You will elevate your quality to industry standard with PBR+Handpaint texturing and professional presentation.
Course Program
1. SCULPTING COURSE
21 lessons, ~12 hours
Full Green Hair Character sculpting course. From sculpting in Zbrush to rendering in Blender. The fastest workflow to build your portfolio.
2. SHAPE BLOCKOUT
10 lessons, ~6 hours
The most underrated difficult part — hitting anatomical proportions using basic 3D primitives.
3. SCULPTING
13 lessons, ~5 hours
The most enjoyable part — detailing your character with a variety of tools. We will also cover hard surface modeling in this part.
4. RETOPOLOGY
12 lessons, ~6 hours
You will learn how to properly optimize the 3D model — one of the most important processes in the industry.
5. UVS, BAKING
11 lessons, ~3 hours
You will learn how to properly unwrap your character and bake all the details from high poly model.
6. TEXTURING
15 lessons, ~7 hours
Where the magic happens — the model comes to life with detailed PBR and Handpaint textures. This is how we made it so detailed!
7. RENDERING, PRESENTATION
8 lessons, ~3 hours
You will learn to pose the character, set up lighting, showcase the 3D model in the best way for your portfolio.
8. GETTING A JOB TIPS
6 lessons, ~2 hours
Here we show the most important part — the correct strategy for your first job and how to follow it.
Main Results
of the Program:
Master the entire 3D Character Artist profession.
Create 2 portfolio-ready characters from scratch.
Mentor's Work
Software You
Will Learn
Works You
Will CreateWorks You Will Create
Built From Real Studio Experience
All our mentors and workflows that are shown in the course were used in multiple
AAA projects and our own RPG game - Seeker of the Ancient by N-hance Studio.
The course pipeline was refined over several years of production, not built in theory.
Career Prospects
$95k
per year (USD)
$45
freelance rate
High
growing industry
Salary by Level
* Based on US market data from Glassdoor, LinkedIn Salary & Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Student Success
Laurens Rasti followed the entire course material, received feedback on texture and presentation and finished game-ready 3D Character that can easily be in AAA title.
With minimal knowledge of English, Regina Gilizanova managed to create her first 3D character in ZBrush by following the course.
Cayenne Lau finished this character with our guidelines on texturing, rendering, presentation. After posting this work, she found her first client as a 3D Character Artist.
Student Reviews
Laurens Rasti
Had a lot of fun creating this stylized, game-ready character and learned a lot throughout the process. Special thanks to the N-hance team for their support and especially to Ruslan Shabelsky, whose lessons feedback were incredibly valuable. Concept by N-hance studio.
See student work from the course →Douglas Avila
This project was part of the N-Hance School's 3D Character Artist program and I can't forget to give my huge thanks to the guys from N-Hance School, that gave me precious feedbacks during the hole process of creation of this piece. Specially to Ruslan Shabelsky and Mihail Mahmutov. Thank you guys, I've learned a lot with you!
See student work from the course →Anastasia Shcherbakova
Here is my new stylized character, completed during the N-hance School course. This project was a great opportunity to improve my skills in handpainted textures and stylized forms.
See student work from the course →Plans
Quantity of material
8 Modules
108 Lessons
Format
Pre-recorded lessons
Feedbacks, Private lessons
Basic
- 108 lessons (~41 hours)
- Work files on every step
- Lifetime access
- Private Course Community
- List of 200+ studios with contacts
2 Finished Portfolio Pieces Guarantee
Standard
Recommended
- Everything in Basic
- Feedback on each step on 2 characters from the course or 2 of your personal projects
- Course Certificate
- Guaranteed results (30-day refund)
- Standard Plan Community with bonus tutorials
2 Finished Portfolio Pieces Guarantee
Personal
- Standard Plan modules
- 10 Recorded 40 minute lessons based on your preferences
- Choose any subject from feedback to breakdown of any step of the pipeline in any software
- Recorded by professional N-hance Studio artists
2 Finished Portfolio Pieces Guarantee
You Will Also Get
Course Certificate
Official certificate is provided only to students who have completed the Full Program and submitted all final results.
Work Files for practice
You'll receive all the work files that we had during the course, so your journey would be easier.
Private Discord Community
Community of like-minded people where you can get feedback and improve your works.
Portfolio Guarantee
By the end of the course you'll sculpt, texture, and present at least 2 portfolio-ready characters.
Frequently Asked Questions
Still unsure? Watch Adrian's uncut, real-time process tutorial:
Start Your 3D
Character Artist JourneyStart Your 3D Character Artist Journey
Join N-hance School community and start building your 3D Character Artist portfolio from scratch.Join N-hance School community and start building your 3D Character Artist portfolio from scratch.
Community & Resources
Discord
4,000+ artists sharing work & feedback.
YouTube
Free lessons & career advice from pros.
SimpleDiffuse Plugin
Texturing 5 times faster.