Mastering Character Art with YIIHUU Courses

1. Creature Carving - Asian Dragon Master Course

Learn the whole creature production process from concept art to final sculpture with Yuuki Morita, a biological design and concept artist.

During the course, you will focus on the basics of sculpting a biological creature, surface detailing, working with maps, and rendering process.

Please, note that for this course, you will need a basic knowledge of the following software:

• Maya
• ZBrush
• Mari
• Houdini

Use the code YHMS30 to get an additional 30% discount.

2.  AAA Character Creation: The Boxing Bunny

CG-teacher Thuan Duong will guide you through the creation process of a sci-fi female cyborg character.

The course will give you a full overview of each step with tips that will help you enhance your workflow and the end result. There are 88 lessons with guidelines and tools needed for creating an AAA 3D character that you can use in your projects.

This set will be perfect for you if you have some basic knowledge of Blender, ZBrush, Substance Painter, and want to go further with this software as well as learn workflows for new tools.

Use the code YHMS15 to get an additional 15% discount.

3.  Sculpting a Dragon with Clay

A traditional sculptor Sorin Mihai will show you how to create a realistic and detailed dragon even if you have no experience in sculpting.

You will begin by observing the references and listing the tools needed for the production, then move to the armatures and sculpting. In addition to that, the course will cover texturing, work with the skin, and details to finish your dragon sculpture.

To get started with the course, please, check the list of tools and materials required for the creation process. The list is available on the website.

4. Creating a Cartoon Character from Modeling to Lighting

Switch to stylized and cartoon characters and learn the basics of the process with Jordan Soler & Felix Ferrand (Senior Groomer & Film Director).

After the completion of the course, you will know the production pipeline and have a basic knowledge and skills in Maya, ZBrush, Arnold, Mari, and Xgen. The given workflow includes sculpting, asset production, hair simulation, animation, and rigging. Each step will have a detailed video tutorial for a better understanding of the process.

5. Character Creation for 3D Printing - Forest Guardian

During 35 sections of the course, Senior VFX artist Paul Braddock will explain to you the details of the creature sculpting, body shape enhancing, and working with skin and muscles. He will also focus on the technical part of making a model for 3D printing, overview the software, help you prepare for printing in order to avoid mistakes, and guide you through the actual process.

For this course, you will need ZBrush, Maya, Autodesk Meshmixer, PreForm (Formlabs Form 2).

Use the code YHMS10 to get an additional 10% discount.