Likeness and Facial Anatomy Program

12 weeks
(lifetime access)
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Duration

Feedback

Software

Unlimited via
forum and
Q&A sessions

Skill level

Intermediate

Course format

Pre-recorded + live sessions

Become a Master of
Digital Doubles in 12 Weeks

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LIKENESS AND
FACIAL ANATOMY

ZBrush
Marmoset
Photoshop

Assignments

Weekly

Live Q&A

Every 2 weeks

Program overview
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Step-by-step approach that you can apply to any realistic character. No eyeballing. No guessing.

You will be taught details of facial anatomy and learn to "read" a portrait from a totally new angle.

Learn how to present your character in Marmoset with the recent raytracing feature.

Proven Likeness Methodology

Facial Anatomy for Artists

Full LookDev Breakdown

Program Overview

Create any likeness, from a sphere

I have been waiting this likeness program to come out for long time, and I KNEW it would be an amazing class. And the long wait was really worth it.
The program is clearly explained and structured in a very cool fashion, covering first 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 always consistent results.
Strongly suggested!

Daniele Danko Angelozzi

3D Character Artist, WACOM ambassador in Italy

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Our Students Results

Made at Art Heroes Likeness Program. We are proud of every single piece our students create.

Art by Juan Puerta

Woody Harrelson in Zombieland Likeness Study

Art by Alfredo Vaglieco

Danny Trejo Likeness Study

Art by Hugo Sena

Thusnelda from the show Barbarians

Art by Alfredo Vaglieco

Danny Trejo Likeness Study

Art by Ludovico Totire

Nick Fury in UE4 Likeness study

Art by Jeff Hansen

Lars Mikkelsen Likeness

Art by Ludovico Totire

Nick Fury in UE4 Likeness Study

Art by Juan Puerta

Woody Harrelson in Zombieland Likeness Study

Art by Razeem Rafeek

Mahershala Ali Likeness Study

Kam Yu

Art by Milton Fernandez

Josh Wallace Likeness Project Art Heroes

Art by Josh Wallace

Mahershala Ali - Likeness Study

Likeness by Hugo Sena

Thusnelda from the show Barbarians

Art by Javier Tercero

Art by Joaquin Cossio

Art by Sean Olsen

Art by Louis Lo

Program week-by-week

Lesson 1: Software
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

Program gallery

You can expect a deep dive into facial anatomy and sculpting.

As you progress through the course, you will be applying the knowledge on weekly basis, creating your own project.

To make sure you're on track, your instructor will be correcting your mistakes.

You will train your artistic eye by looking at other projects from your intake.

By the end of 12 weeks, you will deliver a finished likeness of your chosen character..

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Included with the Program

Save more than $1000
on software and tools from Art Heroes partners

Get up to 15-100% off on tools and software from Marmoset, Substance Painter, Russian 3D scanner, 3D Scan Store and others.

Plus, enjoy our Student card to get access to much more.

Program Flow

1

START WITH

Kick-off call

During the 1st week, we're hosting the 1st live session where you will meet your intake, instructors and celebrate the start.

2

WEEKLY

Practice + post

Get access to our brand new video material and practice.
Post updates about your progress on our student community to get mentors' feedback.

3

EVERY 2 WEEKS

Live Q&A

Attend a live call with your mentor (or watch session replay if you missed it), get your questions answered + show your sculpt to your group.

4

FOREVER

Course Access

You can revisit at any time to refresh your knowledge on anatomy, likeness and techniques (or maybe - make another likeness following the same steps!)

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Instructors

We're proud to bring you the expertise of some of the best artists in the industry

Marlon R Nunez

Founder & Art Director

Art Director and co-founder at Art Heroes, Marlon has been a part of some of the worlds' best teams, like EA, Blur, Goodbye Kansas and RealtimeUK.
Marlon specializes in digital humans and one of his big passions is creating stylized characters.

Milton Fernandez

Digital Sculpture | Production

3D artist with 10+ years of experience in production modeling, texturing, lighting, look development, and scene assembly, with a strong focus on digital organic sculpting and anatomy.

Josh Wallace

Character Artist | Hyper-realism

Obsessed with realism, Josh is a character and surfacing artist specialized in hyper real characters, props and textures.
Josh enjoys the technical side of art, such as problem solving, coding and creating new workflows and techniques.

Our students' feedback

It has been an incredible experience to be a part of this course! It really made me push to the next level! I´m very grateful to Marlon and all of you for the inspiration fellas!

Juan Puerta, Spain/Germany

Art Heroes student, 2021

The amount of knowledge and growth I experienced in my skill set has been exponential. Lots of learning material and detailed explanations. I literally went from zero to hero during the course.

Josh Linao, Australia

Art Heroes student, 2021

I drastically increased my skills in the time and the structure was fantastic for someone who is working long hours already.
The sculpting sides of things was a 10/10

Christopher Beese, the US

Art Heroes student, 2021

If I could finish with a nice result I think that everyone can. And that's because of the course, which explains perfectly every passage so that fits every kind of level.
The feedbacks from the instructors motivated me to do better and better.

Francesco Gianfreda, Italy

Art Heroes student, 2021

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!

Kam Yu

Art Heroes student, 2021

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

Roy Livne, Israel

Art Heroes student, 2021

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FAQs

We run 3 intakes of Likeness every year. To be notified about the next one and get early access, join the waitlist!

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 OR at live sessions. It's given by our instructors based on your progress submissions.

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

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.