01. Course Philosophy, and a Strategic Approach to Learning- Experiments and methods - Why do these methods focus on the situation & what matters - Problem solving - Iteration and safe failing - Context variation

02. Goals, Value, and How to Get Started- What is your value? - Motivation and themes

03. Blender as a Tool Introduction- View and UI - Capabilities of mesh modifiers and tools - Iterative and Information workflow preview - Details that matter - Exercise: Hand Mesh

04. Poly Modeling and Sculpting - Anatomy and proportion - Poly modeling and sculpting tools - Body topology flow - Minimum amount of adjustment - Exercise: Torso + Arms + Leg Mesh (Body)

05. Head- Head anatomy and proportion - Reference hierarchy - Head topology flow - Exercise: Head

06. Flow and Intersections- Flow - Hair volume and silhouette - Asymmetric objects - Exercise: Hair

07. Consistency by Silhouette and Ratio- Stylistic consistency - Exercise: Ear Puff

08. Layered Clothes- Folds - Asymmetric objects - Handling layers - Repeating objects - Exercise: Top + Shorts

09. Texture Projection as Planes- UV and decals - Exercise: Accessories

10. Tackling Complex Objects- Complex objects - Folds - Asymmetric objects - Handling layers - Repeating objects - Exercise: Boots

11. Introduction to Procedural Shaders- Concepts: Basic shapes, positioning, and color - All about procedure/tools - Shader interface - Mapping and math nodes - Mix Nodes: Color dodge and others - Color: Hue, saturation, value, and true value - Exercise: Simple Procedural Eye

12. Light and Normals- Mapping - Light and environment - Light and VTubers - Normals - Exercise: Procedural Skin - Body

13. Breaking Down Ideas- Shapes - Breaking down ideas and when? - SDF = Signed Distance Fields - Procedural Eyes from a Reference

14. Flow- Vertex data - UV data - Flow - Exercise: Procedural Hair Material

15. Stylized Rendering- Stylistic consistency with shapes and ratio - Environment form reference - Bounced light - Global variables - Exercise: Procedural Metallic Materials

16. Baking Textures- Baking procedural materials - Texture bleed, and open EXR - Exercise: Bake to Textures

17. Basic Blender Python- Code execution - Scripting windows - Python console - Info window - Toggle system console - Text editor - Exercise: Texture Bake Script

18. Basic Geometry Nodes- Basic geometry nodes - Nodes and GPU logic - Exercise: Varying Outlines

19. Humanoid Bones and the Metarig- Humanoid bones - Humanoid bone placement - Metarig - Exercise: Humanoid Bone Placement

20. Anatomy, Bones, and Skin in Rigging- Anatomy that influences the skin - Helper & transition bones - Physics bones - Bone placement logic - Exercise: Rigging the Body

21. Hanging Cloth and Loose Objects- Hanging cloth and loose objects - Helper & transition bones - Physics bones - Bone placement logic - Exercise: Rigging the Clothes

22. Facial Rig and Rigify- Manage different bone deformation requirements - Rigify and rig types - Helper bones - Exercise: Face Rig

23. Character and Personality via ARkit- Achieve representing emotion and expressions - Bone poses to shapekeys - 52 ARkit poses - Python scripts - Asset library - Exercise: 52 Shapekeys for ARkit

24. Import and Introduction to Unity- File conversion - Physics - Interface - Prefabs and prefab variants - File organization - Exercise: Import to Unity

25. Physics via Magica Cloth- Exercise: Magica Cloth Set-up

26. Material Shader via Poiyomi Shaders- Albedo, light/shadow, and more! - UDIM discard - Stencils - Exercise: Material Set-up

27. Toggles and Animation Clips- Animation controller - Animation clip "hygiene" - Blend shape clips - Exercise: Toggles

28. Warudo - Character import - Toggle setup - Exercise: Warudo Set-up

29. Building Your Career as a Freelance 3D Artist- Effectively showcasing your works - Commissioning & generating profit - Summing up and farewell - From luck to success rate! - Starting with pen and paper