Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Create a realistic 3D character of yourself with Avaturn, a free AI tool. I'll also demonstrate how to bring the avatar into Blender and animate it either with premade mocap animations from mixamo or create custom animations with Rokoko Vision (AI video to motion capture tool).
Download my 3D assets for free: https://www.nikkottmann.ch/bkit
Avaturn: avaturn.me
Rokoko Vision: rokoko.com/products/vision
Rokoko Addon: github.com/Rokoko/rokoko-studio-live-blender
Mixamo: mixamo.com
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:20 Avaturn character creation
04:00 Blender Import (Avaturn)
04:55 Mixamo & Retargeting in Blender
06:45 Rokoko Vision & Retargeting in Blender
08:30 Outro & Free Assets
Blender VFX course: gum.co/vfx-course
Free Resources: https://blenderdaily.xyz/free
Video Instructor: Nik Kottmann
Instagram: instagram.com/nikkottmann
Website: https://www.nikkottmann.ch/
Product Recommendations:
Botaniq (Nature Assets): blendermarket.com/products/botaniq-trees/?ref=182
Colorbox: blendermarket.com/products/colorbox/?ref=182
Traffiq (Car Library): blendermarket.com/products/car-library-traffiq-vehicles-for-blender/?ref=182
Materialiq (Material Library): blendermarket.com/products/materialiq/?ref=182
Spyderfy: blendermarket.com/products/spyderfy-bug-system-add-on/?ref=182
Hard Surface Courses: blendermarket.com/creators/blenderbros?ref=182
Syncnix (Blender Lip Sync Addon): blendermarket.com/products/syncnix/?ref=182
Perspective Plotter: blendermarket.com/products/perspective-plotter/?ref=182
BlenderKit: blenderkit.com/r/nik/?redirect_to=/asset-gallery?query=author_id:29412
Create a realistic 3D character of yourself with Avaturn, a free AI tool. I'll also demonstrate how to bring the avatar into Blender and animate it either with premade mocap animations from mixamo or create custom animations with Rokoko Vision (AI video to motion capture tool).
Download my 3D assets for free: https://www.nikkottmann.ch/bkit
Avaturn: avaturn.me
Rokoko Vision: rokoko.com/products/vision
Rokoko Addon: github.com/Rokoko/rokoko-studio-live-blender
Mixamo: mixamo.com
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:20 Avaturn character creation
04:00 Blender Import (Avaturn)
04:55 Mixamo & Retargeting in Blender
06:45 Rokoko Vision & Retargeting in Blender
08:30 Outro & Free Assets
Blender VFX course: gum.co/vfx-course
Free Resources: https://blenderdaily.xyz/free
Video Instructor: Nik Kottmann
Instagram: instagram.com/nikkottmann
Website: https://www.nikkottmann.ch/
Product Recommendations:
Botaniq (Nature Assets): blendermarket.com/products/botaniq-trees/?ref=182
Colorbox: blendermarket.com/products/colorbox/?ref=182
Traffiq (Car Library): blendermarket.com/products/car-library-traffiq-vehicles-for-blender/?ref=182
Materialiq (Material Library): blendermarket.com/products/materialiq/?ref=182
Spyderfy: blendermarket.com/products/spyderfy-bug-system-add-on/?ref=182
Hard Surface Courses: blendermarket.com/creators/blenderbros?ref=182
Syncnix (Blender Lip Sync Addon): blendermarket.com/products/syncnix/?ref=182
Perspective Plotter: blendermarket.com/products/perspective-plotter/?ref=182
BlenderKit: blenderkit.com/r/nik/?redirect_to=/asset-gallery?query=author_id:29412
