3ds Max Character Modeling & Animation Fundamentals — PickAClass
⏱ 2h 36m 📚 26 lessons

3ds Max Character Modeling & Animation Fundamentals

Develop foundational skills in 3ds Max to design, texture, and bring expressive 3D characters to life through animation.

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About this course

Dream of bringing your own 3D characters to life? This course introduces you to the essential tools and techniques within 3ds Max for character creation. By the end of this course, you will understand the complete workflow for modeling, texturing, and animating a basic 3D character, equipped with the knowledge to start building your own imaginative worlds. What you'll learn: * Learn to navigate the 3ds Max interface and understand fundamental 3D concepts. * Model foundational character shapes using essential polygonal modeling tools. * Apply PBR (Physically Based Rendering) materials and texture maps for realistic surfaces. * Practice basic character rigging and skinning to prepare models for movement. * Create compelling character animations using keyframe animation techniques. * Understand mesh optimization and clean topology principles for animation-ready characters. * Configure basic lighting and rendering settings to showcase your finished characters. This course guides you step-by-step through the character creation pipeline, starting with foundational concepts and progressing to practical modeling, texturing, rigging, and animation exercises. This course is designed for absolute beginners with no prior experience in 3ds Max or 3D modeling. No prerequisites are required, just a desire to learn. Begin your journey into the exciting world of 3D character design and animation today.

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Lessons completed 14 / 14
Practice questions 26 / 28
Assignments submitted 4 (avg 4.5 / 5)
Capstone project Reviewed — 4.6 / 5
Total practice 6.2 hrs
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Time to completion 11 days (median: 22)
Mastery score 91 / 100
Practice-question score 94%
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