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This Game Design - Character Creation Tutorial Video Online Training offers a practical guide for designing 3D character models from beginning to end. With a task-based focus, the course shows you how to use multiple programs in conjunction with one another to get high quality results. 3D digital artist Michael Ingrassia narrates this hands-on course, giving expert advice as he demonstrates how to use software like Photoshop, zBrush and Maya to develop basic 3D textures models and shapes and then transform them into finished characters that can be incorporated into games as well as animated video and film projects. Although aspects of the software can be quite complicated on their own, the training is simple. Techniques are broken down step by step, and everything is shown in real time within live video of the software interfaces. Downloadable files are also provided to make it easy to follow the examples presented onscreen. As soon as you have signed up for the online training, you can watch any of the lessons right from your own web browser. Also included with this course is access to the entire library of tutorial video online training, featuring lessons in hundreds of skills and applications.

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Topics covered on this tutorial video include:

Introduction to Character Development

Maya Navigation & Customization

Basic Modeling Techniques

Basic UV Layout

Intro to the UV Editor
Using Planar Projection Maps
Using Automatic Mapping
Creating Shells with the Move & Sew Tool
Checker Map Testing
UV Set Assembly
Cylindrical Projection Trick
Organizing the UV Layout
Creating the UV Snapshot

Basic Texturing

Blocking Out the Basic Color Map
Preparing the Basic Bump Map
Preparing Maps for Transferring
Using the Transfer Map Tool
Generating a New Color & Bump Map
Adding Dirt & Grunge Detail video 1
Adding Dirt & Grunge Detail video 2

Additional Map Creation

nVidia Normal Map with Photoshop Filter
Generating a Specular Map
Amb/Occ Shadow Map Creation
Overlaying the Amb/Occ Map
Texture Map Cleanup
Final Thoughts

Understanding ZBrush

Interface / Tools & Settings
Navigation & Importing Mesh
Divide / Crease & Sculpting video 1
Divide / Crease & Sculpting video 2
Brushes & Strokes
Using Masks
Using Alpha Masking Maps
Creating an Alpha Mask MAp
Using Polymesh & Subtools
Sculpting with Symmetry
Projection Master & ZApp Link

Character Modeling: Getting Started

Mesh & Templates Overview
First Stage - Blocking the Mesh
First Stage - The Arm
First Stage - The Hand
Second Stage - Adding Mesh Divisions
Third Stage - Attaching the Arm
Third Stage - Building the Boot
Extracting Mesh for Detail Modeling

Detailing the Body

Collar Detail
Chest & Back
Waist / Hips & Legs
Arms & Hands
Boots video 1
Boots video 2

Creating the Head

Head Modeling
Eye Cavity video 1
Eye Cavity video 2
Finishing the Face
Cranial Mesh
Adding the Neck
Creating the Ear video 1
Creating the Ear video 2
Detailing the Cap & Respirator
Finishing the Head

Mesh Prep & Advanced UV's

Understanding Subdivision
Subdividing the Arm
Unwrapping the Arm UVs video 1
Unwrapping the Arm UVs video 2
Head UVs - Unwrapping the Cap
Head UVs - Unwrapping the Face
Head UVs - Unwrapping the Respirator
Cleanup & Inspection

Character Sculpting in ZBrush

Creating the Head Alpha Mask
Creating the Skin Alpha Map
Sculpting Underlying Muscles
Skin Texture & Wrinkles
Detailing Eyebrows & Skullcap
Alpha Stamping Details
Adding a Scar with 3D Layers

Texture Painting

Using Polypaint
Flesh Temperature Zones
Detailing & Shadows
Cavity Painting
Burnishing & Highlights
Finishing Details & Final Thoughts

Maps & Assembly

Baking Polypaint to Textures
Generating Normals & Exporting Mesh
Shader Setup in Maya
Assembling Final Mesh

Conclusion & Credits

Course Wrap Up
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Game Design - Character Creation Video Tutorial

Title Game Design - Character Creation Training Tutorial

Author Michael Ingrassia
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Duration 8 hours

Number of Videos 110

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