Skill level
Intermediate
Feedback
Via private community + live Q&A sessions
Duration
12 weeks (lifetime access)
Assignments
Weekly
Live Q&A
Every 2 weeks with instructors
Course format
Pre-recorded + live sessions
Software
Zbrush
Photoshop
Marmoset
Program Overview
Create any likeness, from a sphere
Proven Likeness Methodology
Step-by-step approach that you can apply to any realistic character. No eyeballing. No guessing.
Facial Anatomy for Artists
You will be taught details of facial anatomy and learn to "read" a portrait from a totally new angle.
Full LookDev Breakdown
Learn how to present your character in Marmoset with the recent raytracing feature.
I have been waiting for this likeness program to come out for a long time, and I KNEW it would be an amazing course. And the long wait was worth it.
The program is clearly explained and structured in a very cool fashion, covering first a lot of theory about the anatomical structures that cause the visible shapes of the main features and then putting the theory into practice.
It clearly shows how the achievement of a spot on likeness and a believable lookdev requires time, struggle and taking advantage of a workflow that will guarantee consistent results.
Strongly suggested!
The program is clearly explained and structured in a very cool fashion, covering first a lot of theory about the anatomical structures that cause the visible shapes of the main features and then putting the theory into practice.
It clearly shows how the achievement of a spot on likeness and a believable lookdev requires time, struggle and taking advantage of a workflow that will guarantee consistent results.
Strongly suggested!
Daniele Danko Angelozzi
3D Character Artist, WACOM ambassador in Italy
Our Students' Masterpieces
Made on Art Heroes Likeness Program. We are proud of every single piece our students create.
JefF Hansen
Lars Mikkelsen – Likeness
art by
josh wallace
Mahershala Ali – Likeness study
art by
louis lo
art by
William James
art by
juan puerta
Woody Harrelson in Zombieland – Likeness
art by
Ludovico maria totire
Nick Fury in UE4 – Likeness Study
art by
Jeff Hansen
Josh Wallace
Louis Lo
William James
Juan Puerta
Ludovico Maria Totire
Program week-by-week
- Lesson 1: Software Introduction
- Lesson 2: References tips & tricks
- Lesson 3: ZBrush spotlight, cam view and UI
- Lesson 4: Understanding FoV and cams
- Lesson 1: Skull Anatomy and landmarks
- Lesson 2: Male VS Female Skull differences
- Lesson 3: Skull differences between ethnic groups.
- Lesson 4: Analyzing MJ skull and face
- Lesson 5: Skulpting the basic head shape
- Lesson 1: Neck area anatomy
- Lesson 2: Sculpting the neck
- Lesson 3: Polishing and adding the ears
- Lesson 1: Nose anatomy and landmarks
- Lesson 2: The nose in different ethnic groups
- Lesson 3: Sculpting the nose
- Lesson 1: Eye anatomy: eyelids and tarsal plates
- Lesson 2: Lacrimal and epicanthic fold
- Lesson 3: Upper face fat
- Lesson 4: Eye anatomy
- Lesson 5: Sculpting the eye area
- Lesson 1: Mouth anatomy
- Lesson 2: Lower face muscles and landmarks
- Lesson 3: Lower face fat
- Lesson 4: Sculpting the mouth
- Lesson 1: Ears anatomy and landmarks
- Lesson 2: Sculpting the ears
- Lesson 3: Wrapping up the head basemesh with ZWrap
- Lesson 4: Conclusions
- Lesson 1: Using spotlight: front view
- Lesson 2: Using spotlight: profile view
- Lesson 3: Spotlight: adjusting the front view
- Lesson 4: Conclusions
- Lesson 1: Polishing
- Lesson 2: Polishing tips
- Lesson 3: Conclusions
- Lesson 1: Multichannel XYZ displacement maps: preparation
- Lesson 2: Multichannel XYZ displacement maps: projection
- Lesson 3: Neck porosity
- Lesson 4: Tileables
- Lesson 1: Custom alphas
- Lesson 2: Detail pass
- Lesson 3: Scan store albedo and ZWrap texture transfer
- Lesson 4: Blending the texture in photoshop
- Lesson 5: Polypaint inside ZBrush
- Lesson 1: Fibermesh basics
- Lesson 2: Combing brushes
- Lesson 3: Creating the eyebrows
- Lesson 4: Creating the eyelashes
- Lesson 5: Creating the moustache
- Lesson 1: Posing and face expression
- Lesson 2: BPR settings
- Lesson 3: ZBrush BPR render and composition
- Lesson 4: Presentation and conclusions
- edLesson 1: Marmoset set-up
- Lesson 2: Textures and shaders explained
- Lesson 3: Caruncle and tearline
- Lesson 4: LookDev Breakdown
- Creating a T-shirt in Marvelous designer
- Tweaking the UVs with Rizom
- Creating T-shirt textures with Substance Painter
- Combing long hair with fibermesh
What to expect on the Program
You can expect a deep dive into facial anatomy and sculpting.
As you progress through the course, you will be applying the skills you learn each week to your own project. You will train your artistic eye by looking at other projects from your intake.
To make sure you're on track, your instructor will be providing critique. By the end of 12 weeks, you will deliver a finished Likeness of your chosen character.
To make sure you're on track, your instructor will be providing critique. By the end of 12 weeks, you will deliver a finished Likeness of your chosen character.
You'll then receive a shiny new certification badge to celebrate your new skill
Аrtworky by
Brad Myers
Perks of the Program
save
$1000+
on software and tools from Art Heroes partners
Get up to 15-50% off on tools and software like Marmoset toolbag, 3D Scan Store and others.
Plus, enjoy our Student card to get access to much more.
Plus, enjoy our Student card to get access to much more.
Program Flow
01
Practice + post
Watch pre-recorded videos, post updates about your progress on our student community to get instructors' feedback.
02
Join Live Q&A
Attend a live call with your mentor (or watch session replay if you missed it), get your questions answered + show your WIP to the group.
03
Refresh your knowledge
You can revisit at any time to refresh your knowledge (or maybe - make another character following the same steps!)
CREATED by
Marlon Nunez
Art Director & Co-founder
Studios worked with:
- Blur
- GoodByeKansas
- Electronic Arts
- Criterion Games
- RealTime UK
- Slightly Mad Studios
Notable projects:
Love, Death and Robots Seasons 2&3 (Netflix)
Call of Duty Cinematic
Cyberpunk 2077 Cinematic
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Trailer
Subnautica Cinematic
Zombie Army 4: Dead War
Program mentors
We're proud to bring you the expertise of some of the best artists in the industry
Notable projects:
The Creator
Goosebumps (Disney)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Secret Invasion
Ant-man and the wasp: Quantunmania
Joaquin Cossio
Lead Creature Artist, Character Artist
Ms. Marvel
Studios worked with:
- Marz
- Bonus XP
- Niko Films
- ESPN The Magazine
Notable projects:
The Creator
Goosebumps (Disney)
Avocados from Mexico: Adam and Eve
Secret Invasion
Josh Wallace
Sr. 3D Artist
Ant-man and the wasp: Quantunmania
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Studios worked with:
- Bad Rhino Studios
- Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies
- Able&Baker
- Illusorium Studios
Notable projects:
NDA hell
Fareed Nagy
3D Character Artist
Studios worked with:
- Slipgate ironworks
- 2bit
- Reblika
- FlippedNormals
Notable projects:
Call of duty: Vanguard
Call of Duty: Blackops Cold War
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Doom
Brad Myers
3D Character Artist
Rage
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Studios worked with:
- Zenimax
- Activision
- Disney
- Fox
Notable projects:
Gears of War (cinematic)
Zombie Army 4 : Dead War (Cinematic)
Project C.A.R.S
Paul McCartney, Beck - Find My Way
Salim Ljabli
3D Character Artist
Porsche Sim
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Studios worked with:
- HYPERREAL®
- Realtimeuk
- Axis Studios
- Ten24 Media LTD
Juan Hernandez
3D Character Artist
Studios worked with:
- Framestore
- PFX
Notable projects:
How To Train Your Dragon (2025)
Imaginary Friends (2024)
Fantastic 4 (2025)
Wonka (2023)
Deadpool 3 (2024)
Loki: Season 2 (2023)
Roy Livne, Israel
It improves your skills in a relatively short period and teaches you a lot.
It was very comprehensive and there is a lot to learn.
It was very comprehensive and there is a lot to learn.
– Art Heroes student
Kam Yu
Great instruction, good pacing, discounts, extra bonus classes, tool tips, community
I learned quite a few tips that will help me in my future work!
I learned quite a few tips that will help me in my future work!
– Art Heroes student
Christopher Beese, the US
I drastically increased my skills in the time and the structure was fantastic for someone who is working long hours already.
The sculpting side of things was a 10/10.
The sculpting side of things was a 10/10.
– Art Heroes student
Our students' feedback
Our students' feedback
I drastically increased my skills in the time and the structure was fantastic for someone who is working long hours already.
The sculpting side of things was a 10/10.
The sculpting side of things was a 10/10.
Great instruction, good pacing, discounts, extra bonus classes, tool tips, community
I learned quite a few tips that will help me in my future work!
I learned quite a few tips that will help me in my future work!
It improves your skills in a relatively short period and teaches you a lot.
It was very comprehensive and there is a lot to learn.
It was very comprehensive and there is a lot to learn.
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Prices and application
Join today, places are limited
Each group is limited to 15 students
Full access
Full access + private sessions
or $347 x 6 months
$1997
Bi-weekly private sessions with your mentor
Final project review in a 1:1 setting
or $250x6 months
$997
or $170x6 months
Whats included?
14+ hrs of High-quality pre-recorded HD videos
Group Q&A sessions
every 2 weeks
+All sessions recordings
every 2 weeks
+All sessions recordings
Daily feedback via private community
Downloadable Tools
Private Discord Server access
Program certificate
Lifetime access to all materials
Bonus 1
Software Discounts
Bonus 2
LookDev mini-course
FAQs
As soon as you register, you will have access to community, your program coordinator, pre-recorded videos, Q&A sessions and everything our ecosystem has for you.
The bulk of the program is offered as pre-recorded HD-quality videos. In addition to pre-recorded content, you will have access to live Q&A sessions, forum feedback, and small group peer-to-peer feedback.
Feedback is offered in the private community of the program an at live sessions. It's given by our instructors based on your progress submissions.
Yes. You will get an invoice as soon as you complete the checkout, and if you need a business invoice for reimbursement, email us and we'll be happy to provide this too
We estimate about 3-4 hours of work per week during 12 weeks.
If you're a beginner artist, plan extra time to master your sculpting skills
If you're a beginner artist, plan extra time to master your sculpting skills
The program is beginner-friendly because we all start with a sphere. You need to know ZBrush fundamentals, to be successful, but we don't have any further requirements.
You can pick any human face, better if it's a recognizable celebrity. No limitations here.
ZBrush is the main tool. We use Marmoset and Marvelous Designer for presentation and a couple of other plugins that you will get access to as a student.
Not at the moment. We've seen with our students that it takes instructors' support to make sure you follow through and achieve best results. We are committed to ensuring our students deliver high quality projects, and we want you to get the most out of our program.
Yes, you are eligible for a certificate upon course completion and submission of your final project.
We're very understanding and flexible, especially in these times. You will have a chance to restart with a new intake, when we have one, or complete the program at your own pace.
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