Stylized CharaCters in Zbrush
Master Stylized Characters in ZBrush
In 6 weeks, from Zero to Hero
6 week program
+ 2 bonus weeks

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Duration
Feedback
Software
Unlimited feedback from professional instructors via program forum
Skill level
Beginner
Intermediate
Assigments
Due on weekly basis
Live Q&A
Bi-weekly sessions with instructors during 2 months
Course format
Pre-recorded + optional live sessions
Program Overview
Battle-proof Methodology
for Stylized Characters
Full Process in HD video
14 + hours of step-by-step pre-recorded videos in HD covering all the tools and techniques
Anatomy + Organic Sculpting
+ Hard Surface
Learn how to work with the three building blocks of any character, make believable faces, clothes, hair, armor and accessories.
All Files For Download
Download step-by-step ZBrush and Marmoset files and look at the progress

Program week-by-week

  • Lesson 1: Custom Interface and intro
  • Lesson 2: Sculpting the head
  • Lesson 3: Sculpting the torso
  • Lesson 4: Sculpting the legs
  • Lesson 5: Refining the body

Bonus

Substance Painter + Marmoset mini-courses
$199 VALUE
UVs and Polypainting
Starting with UVs, take your character to the next level. Texture and create a professional render with the extra support we provide within the two extra mini-courses.
Render in Marmoset
Two bonus mini-courses of the program show how to use Substance Painter and Marmoset to make your character complete: we cover materials, tools and workflow, starting from your Zbrush sculpt.
Posing + Presentation
Learn how to present your character to give it maximum exposure and show the winning angles.
Included with the Program
Save $750+
on software and tools from Art Heroes partners
Get up to 15-50% off on tools and software like Marmoset toolbag, Substance Painter, ZBrush, 3D Scan Store and others.

Plus, enjoy our Student card to get access to much more.
Program Flow
1
Practice + post

Watch pre-recorded videos, post updates about your progress on our student community to get instructors' feedback.
2
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
3
Refresh your knowledge

You can revisit at any time to refresh your knowledge (or maybe - make another character following the same steps!)
Program Instructors
We're proud to bring you the expertise of some of the best artists in the industry
  • Art Director
    Art Director and co-founder at Art Heroes, Marlon has been a part of some of the world's best teams, from EA, Blur, Goodbye Kansas, and RealtimeUK.
    Marlon specializes on digital humans and one of his big passions is creating stylized characters
  • Course Instructor
    Daniele is a specialist in collectibles and statues and WACOM ambassador in Italy. He's been working in the industry for over a decade and has taught thousands of students in live workshops.
  • Course Instructor
    Character artist and modeler, Alfredo is a year-round instructor at Art Heroes.
    He currently lives in Mexico, freelances, and constantly works on personal projects.
Our students' feedback
  • The best part is the simple way that Marlon approaches a difficult character, and the way he breaks it into simple steps to achieve an awesome character! Because the course gives you exactly what it offers, you can learn a cool workflow and how to tackle a character from point A to Z.
    Martin Carrillo, Ecuador
    Art Heroes student, 2020
  • I learn new techniques to create art from the instructor who is the expert. Also, I got a lot of feedback to help me improve from other instructors and fellow students.
    Sebastian, Mexico
    Art Heroes student, 2020
  • I learned a lot, so I think it is super recomendable. The workflow and the constant correction of the instructor has given me another view of my work process.

    Julio Padula, Argentina
    Art Heroes student, 2020
  • I loved the length of the videos, it covered enough for me and then let me go off and figure stuff out for myself. The character I had was not the same as in the videos and there was a lot of room to go my own way. For me that was good as I had done enough step by step courses and some things don't stick that way. But using what I was taught in the videos on my own character brought up new challenges and locked a few things into place.
    Sean Olsen, Ireland
    Art Heroes student, 2020
  • The feeling of improvement the course gives to you - it's the best thing for me. Thanks to the overall organization and Marlon's human and technical skill the process of trial and error was not frustrating but funny and challenging. I've never stayed up so long at night having so much fun in "making 3D".
    Francesco Gianfreda, Italy
    Art Heroes student, 2020
  • Marlon gave very good advice and the pace of the course was just right. I learned lots and faster way to learn than just looking around random Youtube by myself.
    Momoko Okabe, Canada
    Art Heroes student, 2020

Student gallery

Meet our students!

AND LEARN WHAT IT'S LIKE STUDYING WITH ART HEROES
Brendan McCaffrey (Ireland)
Martin Carillo (Ecuador)
Prices and registration
JOIN TODAY
PLACES ARE LIMITED
STYLIZED CHARACTERS
FULL ACCESS

$897$547
or $99 x 6 months
STYLIZED CHARACTERS
+ PRIVATE MENTORSHIP

1697 $1297
or $449 x 3 months
14+ hrs of High-quality pre-recorded HD videos
GROUP Q&A sessions
every 2 weeks
+All sessions recordings
Unlimited daily Feedback
via Forum
during 8 weeks of the program
PRIVATE mentorship sessions
1h sessions every 2 weeks
Private Final Project review with your instructor
BONUS 1:
Software discounts
($750+ value)
BONUS 2:
Substance Painter mini-course ($100 value)
BONUS 3:
Rendering in Marmoset
($99 value)
Downloadable Tools
Private Discord Server access
Program certificate
Lifetime access to all materials
Payment plan
JOIN WITH A PAYMENT PLAN
6 monthly payments of $99 each
JOIN WITH PAYMENT PLAN
3 monthly payments of $449 each
*Live Q&A Sessions are offered during the 2 months of the Program.
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