Cg Cookie - Introduction To Character Modeling In Blender

CG Cookie’s "Introduction to Character Modeling" in Blender, taught by Kent Trammell, focuses on foundational topology and anatomy rather than just software features, aimed at producing animation-ready, stylized characters. The course provides a structured, exercise-based approach covering the full pipeline from box modeling and sculpting to retopology. This foundational course is designed for users familiar with Blender's interface who want to move beyond basic shapes and understand the principles of organic modeling. For more information, visit the CG Cookie website.

For the first time, she understood topology not as a rule, but as a language. Every polygon spoke to how the skin would move when Grum smiled, frowned, or screamed. CG Cookie - Introduction to Character Modeling in Blender

The free YouTube route is tempting, but it is also a maze. The course is the map. It gives you a clear destination: a finished, clean, animatable character ready for the next stage of production. For more information, visit the CG Cookie website