Blender 2.8 Character Creation

Explore a new frontier in 3D animation with the character creation tools in Blender 2.8.

Introduction

• Create your own 3D characters
• What you should know
• A brief introduction to Blender 2.8

1. Modeling the Head

• Importing reference images
• Beginning the face
• Establishing the face loops
• Completing the loop mask
• Adjusting the face
• Creating the top of the head
• Modeling the eyes
• Placing the eyes
• Creating the side of the head and neck
• Modeling the ears
• Creating the nostrils
• Beginning the lips
• Extruding the inner mouth
• Creating the gums
• Beginning the teeth
• Finishing the teeth
• Modeling the eyelids

2. Modeling the Body

• Extruding the torso
• Creating the legs
• Modeling the arms
• Beginning the fingers
• Continuing the fingers
• Extruding the hand
• Modeling the thumb
• Connecting the hand
• Beginning the foot
• Finishing the feet
• Beginning the body suit
• Finishing the body suit

3. Creating the Space Suit

• Beginning the space suit
• Creating the sole of the boot
• Modeling the boots
• Creating the glove
• Continuing the space suit
• Working on the breastplate and belt
• Finishing the breastplate and belt
• Creating the knee and elbow pads
• Preparing to sculpt
• Beginning the legs
• Sculpting the upper legs and hips
• Sculpting the torso and arms
• Sculpting the boots
• Sculpting the gloves
• Finishing the sculpting

4. Modeling the Helmet and Cap

• Beginning the helmet
• Continuing the helmet
• Adding thickness to the helmet
• Finishing the helmet
• Starting the Snoopy cap
• Continuing the Snoopy cap
• Modeling the cap mics
• Creating the chin strap

5. UV Mapping and Baking

• Beginning to organize the model
• Finishing the organization
• UV mapping the suit
• UV mapping the cap
• UV mapping the head
• Baking a normal map

6. Creating Materials and Textures

• Assigning materials for the suit
• Assigning materials to the head
• Adjusting the materials
• Adding textures to the suit and eyes
• Texturing the Snoopy cap
• Beginning to texture the face
• Finishing the face textures
• Texture painting details on the suit

7. Creating the Eyebrows, Eyelashes, and Bangs

• Modeling the eyelashes
• Texturing the eyelashes
• Beginning to texture the eyebrows
• Finishing the eyebrow textures
• Modeling and UV mapping the bangs
• Texturing the bangs

8. Rigging the Character

• Preparing the character for rigging
• Creating the armature and adjusting joints
• Placing the joints of the hands
• Adjusting the joints of the face
• Placing the joints for the mouth and eyes
• Generating the rig and binding the mesh
• Parenting the eyes and teeth
• Adjusting weights of the face
• Testing the face controls
• Adjusting the neck and chest weights
• Painting the weights of the hand
• Painting weights for the elbows and knees
• Weight painting the torso and hips
• Weight painting the boots and testing the rig

9. Lighting and Rendering the Scene

• Posing the character
• Lighting the scene
• Setting up the transparent glass material
• Animating the camera
• Rendering the animation

Conclusion

• Next steps