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Intro
Built to Get You Hired.
The artists landing jobs at major studios aren't just more talented, they have a workflow. A repeatable, production-tested pipeline that takes a concept all the way to a portfolio-ready final render without falling apart in the middle.
Learn straight from the studio behind Final Fantasy, Fantasian, Valkyrie Elysium, Dragon Quest, The Witches of Linerma and Code enetra.
The workflow is learnable. And once you have it, everything changes.
Learn straight from the studio behind Final Fantasy, Fantasian, Valkyrie Elysium, Dragon Quest, The Witches of Linerma and Code enetra.
The workflow is learnable. And once you have it, everything changes.
Maniacarta is one of the most decorated Game character artists in Japan. Award-winning, studio-proven, and now teaching his exact process for the first time.
This class breaks down a full pipeline across Blender, ZBrush, Substance Painter, and Character Creator, covering every stage from anatomy and sculpting to texturing, rigging, posing, and final presentation. Creating a production-ready game character demands more than technical skill.
It requires a structured, efficient pipeline that holds up under the pressure of real deadlines and industry standards.
Not a highlight reel. The actual process, start to finish.
This class breaks down a full pipeline across Blender, ZBrush, Substance Painter, and Character Creator, covering every stage from anatomy and sculpting to texturing, rigging, posing, and final presentation. Creating a production-ready game character demands more than technical skill.
It requires a structured, efficient pipeline that holds up under the pressure of real deadlines and industry standards.
Not a highlight reel. The actual process, start to finish.
Class Perks
Special Gift from Maniacarta
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Add-ons -
Base Model -
Materials
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Handy Props -
Hair Cards and Groom -
CC Free Contents
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Geometry Nodes -
HDRI / Matcap -
Blender Project Master Data
Class Material Details
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Blender Python Zip Files as Guidance- All the add-ons used in the curriculum
- Seamless integration
- No stress, gentle guides -
Shared Character Model for Learning- Base Character
- Armor
- Weapon
- Base VFX -
Free Assets for Future Projects- Free Project files
- Blender Assets
- Applicable for personal use
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Learning Resources of Several Props for Future Use- Props
- Full Armor Sets
- Staffs
- Weapon Sets and
- Ornaments
- Decorative Objects for Fantasy
- Concepted by Maniacarta -
Assets for Character Stylization- Hair (Stylized)
- Grooming Assets
- Applicable through different engines
- Hair Cards -
CC Assets for Customization- Character Creation Assets
- Modifiable
- Apply Your Style and Preferences.
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Several Node Setups to Facilitate Blender Workflow- Multiple Node Setups
- Speed Up workflow in Blender. -
HDRI Maps and Matcaps for Setup- 10+ HDRIs
- Can be used for Studio Lighting Setups
- Improve Your Workflow Immediately with
- Different Lighting Directions. Also, I will share
- 10+ Matcaps
- Build Your Viewpoint/ Perspective -
Downloadable Blender Data files to Help You Follow Along the Course- Complete Blender Master File
- Fully Customizable
- Just press Render when you're done, it's all yours.
- Everything including the scene and attack sequence is ready.
Recommendation
Who should take this class?
Artists
Who find it difficult to learn Blender workflows and how to use the software effectively
Job seekers and junior-level artists
Who want to understand the workflow of realistic fantasy character creation
3D artists
Who want to master human anatomy for realistic female character design and produce AAA-quality visuals in Blender
Expert 3D Artist Maniacarta's Portfolio
Maniacarta's Partnership With AAA Game Studios
Why Take This Class?
The artists getting hired at top studios aren't just better at Blender . they think differently. They don't build characters step by step and hope it works out. They work with a pipeline. A connected, intentional system that moves from concept to game-ready output without falling apart in the middle.
That kind of thinking isn't taught in most courses. It's the gap between "I can model" and "I'm production-ready."
Maniacarta is that instructor. Founder of SANDSTORM Inc., award-winning CG artist, and creative director with over 20 years of AAA industry experience, he brings his complete Dragon Knight character pipeline to this class.
A hybrid, non-linear approach spanning ZBrush, Blender, Substance Painter, and Character Creator that mirrors real production standards. Students receive not only rigorous technical instruction across sculpting, retopology, texturing, rigging, and rendering, but also a fully stocked asset library and career framework designed to translate finished work into real industry opportunities.
A hybrid, non-linear approach spanning ZBrush, Blender, Substance Painter, and Character Creator that mirrors real production standards. Students receive not only rigorous technical instruction across sculpting, retopology, texturing, rigging, and rendering, but also a fully stocked asset library and career framework designed to translate finished work into real industry opportunities.
Get Ready for the Real-World
20 Class Exercises
Part 1. Foundation / Getting Started
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Blender vs other 3D tools comparison
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Master Blender UI interface
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Mastering Production Shortcuts: Essential Blender Workflow for Speed -
Compositor is the way how to create your final image
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Concept art to moodboard
Part 2. Building the Character
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Learn how to shape character fast with character creator using different tools and techniques
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Learn how to import your character with character creator to Blender
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Learn how to sculpt detail directly in blender and baked in your retopo using speed techniques -
Learn how to create ornament from scratch using curves techniques
Part 3. Technical Refinement
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Learn how to use blender with zen addon to unwrap anything with precision -
Learn how to unwrap outfit -
Learn how to organize your character, and clean up everything to make the file in Blender
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Learn how to use geometry node to create fast hair with dynamic movement
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PBR Texturing Workflow: Applying Materials with Speed and Efficiency -
Structure a Clean Blender Workflow
Part 4. Final Production & Presentation
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Bring motion from mixamo and learn how to mix them using the NLA editor to create the final action -
Learn how to forge your own materials -
Learn how to work with compositing and passes
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Get Inspired from Masters Artist
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From This Class Forge Your Own Creations
Final Product Examples
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AAA Game Ready Model - Dragon Knight -
Attack Sequence
Scene With Background
Recommendations
Why Industry Experts Recommend Maniacarta's Class
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NEED4GAMES_Dante AlexandruMania Carta, CEO of Sandstorm Studio Japan, an experience that gave me a rare insight into how a top Japanese studio operates.
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KEIDOA challenger who is bringing a breath of fresh air to Japan's creative industry.
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PR TIMESSANDSTORM Co., Ltd. is creating the next era of CGI in the Japanese market. Bringing new technologies and standards to the game industry, we are establishing a next-generation production system that balances AAA quality with speed.
Highlights
Class Highlights
Practical AAA-Level Game Character for the Game Industry! Master the Essential Production Toolset
A complete collection of essential character modeling tools redefined through a unique workflow developed by Maniacarta. It’s a reinvented approach designed to maximize speed, control, and visual fidelity for real-time AAA characters. Learn a hybrid, non-linear process where sculpting, texturing, and rendering evolve together in parallel giving your full creative control at every stage.
Japan’s Top World AAA-AwardArtist with 10 Years of Industry Experience
Maniacarta isn't teaching from a textbook. They're teaching from a career. As a world award-winning artist, founder of SANDSTORM Inc. in Tokyo, and 20+ year veteran of AAA game and cinematic production, every technique in this class has been tested in real pipelines, on real deadlines, for real studios.
Dedicated Hair Grooming Module
Hair is consistently one of the hardest parts of character creation. Consistently the most under-taught. Hair is consistently the most under-taught. Most courses rush through it or skip it entirely, leaving you to figure out on your own why your grooming always looks stiff, flat, or fake. In this class, it gets the full treatment it deserves. Across dedicated chapters, Maniacarta walks you through the complete hair grooming pipeline: strand structure and density theory, Blender's groom system, primary volume shaping, anisotropic shader fundamentals, etc. You won't just learn how to add hair, you'll understand how it works.
Roadmap
The Complete Encyclopedia on an AAA-Game Character
