Learn To Create Your Next Portfolio Ready 3D Character

Discover A Professional Workflow That Will Give You The Skill To Develop Portfolio Ready Characters That Help You Standout

Begin Your Journey

Learn At Your Pace With Self Guided Lessons. Here's What You Get:

Video Library

Work through expertly crafted step-by-step lessons as you gain expert techniques and workflows

Project Files

Gain Insight As You Study Project Files From Your Instructor

Lifetime Access

Enjoy Unlimited Access For The Course You Purchase

Community

Enjoy A Growing Community Of Peers, Where You Can Find Inspiration And Support. A Great Place To Connect, And Participate In Challenges

On Demand Expertly Guided Courses

Work your way through carefully crafted lessons that take you step by step through a professional, Character creation workflow. The first Course, Sculpting & Modeling is where you'll establish your character in 3D, which then leads to LookDev & Grooming where you will learn how to take your sculpted character and apply beautiful textures and hair/fur.

Character Sculpting & Modeling

$295

On-Demand Course

Establish the fundamentals of finding your primary forms
Introduce secondary forms and details with excellent control
Utilize polypaint for basic texturing to increase the fidelity of your character
Learn the principals of Retopology to establish a professional mesh for you models
Prepare UV's that will set you up for success when it's time to texture you character

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Character LookDev & Grooming

$395

On-Demand Course

Learn How To Organize And Prepare Your Character For Texturing
Using Substance Painter, You will Learn How To Setup A Successful Process For Your Character's Skin, Clothing And Accessories
Learn How To Setup Up Shaders In Maya As You Prepare To Render Your Character
Do A Deep Dive With Grooming As You Learn How To Create Hair and/or Fur For Your Character

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All Access

$595

Best Value

Full Access To Both Courses!

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Looking For Something More, Enroll In The Live Class

This Is The Ultimate Offer For Guided Instruction. In This 12 Week Course, You will Learn A Full Workflow For Creating A Beautiful, Portfolio Ready 3D Character. The Class Meets Twice Weekly - One Class Dedicated To A Live Demo For That Week's Lesson, Then The Other Class Reserved For A Critique Of Each Students Progress. The Goal Is To Provide An Environment Where You Are Guided From Beginning To End In An Engaging Setting. This Is A More Exclusive Opportunity, But Also A Limited Offering With Only 2 Classes Offered Per Year (Winter And Fall Sessions). Inquire For Next Enrollment.

12 Week Character Studio Live Class

$1795

Exclusive Offer - *Limited Seats*

2 Weekly Live Classes - One for Demo and the other for critique
Each Class Is Recorded For Easy Review
Full Access To Video Lesson Library
Smaller Group Setting To Ensure Quality Individual Reviews
Access To Any Live Event Such As Livestreams Or Guest Speakers

*Two Sessions Per Year (Winter Session & Fall Session)

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Meet Charles

I am an industry veteran with over 20 years of experience in Feature Animation. For many of those years I served as a Modeling Artist and Modeling Supervisor, before transitioning into a 3D Character Designer. I've worked at some of the best studios in the world, such as DreamWorks Animation, Netflix Animation and now with Warner Bros. Pictures Animation. I've had the privilege to have worked on so many wonderful movies over the years and during that time I have developed my best practices and workflows for how I create my characters. I've also been an educator for over a decade and my goal with The Character Studio is to bring all of this knowledge to you in the most cohesive and engaging way. I look forward to meeting you and sharing your creative journey with you.