Blender Beginners – Your First 3D Character (Santa Claus)

Learn how to create a complete, professional-looking 3D character in Blender, even if you have never sculpted, modeled, textured, or rendered before.

This course takes you step by step through over 15 hours of real professional workflow, explained in a simple and logical way.

No shortcuts. No confusion. No “just do this because I say so.”

You will understand what you are doing, why you are doing it, and how to apply it to your own future projects.

From a simple blockout to a polished final render, everything is included.

What You Will Learn

• Sculpting the base character
• Clean character modeling & good topology
• Proper UV unwrapping
• Texturing & material workflow
• Grooming Hair & Fur
• Professional lighting & rendering
• Compositing to push your render further
• Tons of practical tips to avoid beginner mistakes

Important

• No paid add-ons
• No hidden tools
• 100% Blender vanilla
  

This course is designed so that beginners actually learn and progress, not just follow buttons.

By the end, you’ll be confident enough to create your own characters, not just Santa.

Perfect if you want:

• a solid foundation in character creation
• We start from an AI-generated concept image and go all the way to a final polished Blender render.
• a structured, professional workflow
• a clear, beginner-friendly approach that still teaches real production skills

We start from an AI-generated concept image and go all the way to a final polished Blender render.

Part 1 – Setting Up

Import references, organize your scene, and prepare a clean working environment.

Part 2 - Character Blocking

Create the first shapes, sculpt forms, build clothing, remesh, and structure your character.

Part 3 - Final Modeling

Refine details, understand when and why to use modifiers, clean topology, and retopo essential parts like head, hands, and clothing.

Part 4 - UV Unwrapping

Learn how to unwrap correctly, create clean layouts, and export UVs for painting.

Part 5 - Texturing & Shading

Paint your character, build procedural shaders, and bake textures for efficient results.

Part 6 - Lighting

Learn lighting principles, Light Groups, Light Linking, and how to make your character look great.

Part 7 - Hair & Fur

Create hair and fur using Geometry Nodes, beginner mode, and advanced mode for full control.

Part 8 - Compositing

Enhance your final image using compositing with Light Groups for flexible adjustments.

This is a complete, beginner-friendly character creation training, everything you need to confidently build your own characters inside Blender.

I built this course to be clear, structured, and motivating for new artists. Hope you’ll enjoy it.t ;)