In this video, @JimMorren shares a few tips & tricks, plus how to stay motivated making 3D characters in Blender. Master 3D Characters Course: https://www.cgboost.com/characters Project Files (free): https://www.cgboost.com/resources Blender Shortcut PDF (free): https://www.cgboost.com/resources Receive our latest Updates: https://cgboost.com/newsletter LINKS PureRef: http://pureref.com/ (Click "Custom Amount" and enter "0" to download it for free) Human Base Meshes: https://www.blender.org/download/demo-files/ Retopology in Blender (Beginner Tutorial): https://youtu.be/X2GNyEUvpD4 CHAPTERS00:00 - Intro00:33 - Set a Goal01:12 - Reference Images02:55 - Base Meshes03:47 - Blockouts06:28 - Viewport Materials07:35 - Spend Time on Blockouts08:12 - Collections and Remesh09:16 - Use Anatomy References10:10 - Sculpt Result10:38 - Blockout Clothes11:43 - Extracting Geometry for Blockout12:10 - Creating Blockouts from Scratch12:42 - Usefulness of Cloth Blockouts13:31 - Linking Objects14:36 - Sculpting Cloth with Cloth Brushes16:36 - Cloth Sculpt Result17:13 - UVs17:51 - Baking Textures19:40 - Basic Rig (Rigify)20:31 - Basic Materials21:23 - Scene World Setup22:06 - Lighting Setup22:42 - Using Gradients23:44 - Compositing Setup26:06 - ConclusionMY SYSTEMCPU: Intel Core i9-12900K 3.19 GHzGPU: GeForce GTX 3080RAM: 64 GBFOLLOW CG BOOST Twitter: https://x.com/cgboost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cg_boost/ Web: https://cgboost.com/