Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 54 minutes ago

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Part 1 of a beginner series. Walks through making a fully modeled, rigged and textured character in Blender

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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:51 Template examples
00:02:17 Setup & Addons
00:04:53 Blender basics
00:23:04 Place templates
00:29:57 Topology
00:33:14 Modeling
00:47:33 Extrude jaw
00:59:30 Placeholder Eyes
01:11:25 Re-flow problem
01:19:26 Mouth & nose loop area
01:25:13 Mouth area
01:33:06 Nose
01:38:02 Rough in teeth
01:45:28 Neck
01:58:55 Nostrils
02:04:06 Ear
02:19:03 Eyes area
02:38:42 Mouth detail
02:55:02 Eye detail
03:03:44 Eyeballs
03:11:36 Teeth
03:36:45 Temporary color
03:41:11 Tongue
03:46:55 Add more head geometry
03:49:27 CLOSING #1.0
03:50:27 Detailed shaping
04:04:08 CLOSING #2.0


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