Turning Anime Characters Into 3D Printable Models by Wandah Kurniawan

Hi, my name is Wandah Kurniawan and I’m a Lead 3D Character Artist at Prime 1 Studio Japan with over 10 years of experience in digital sculpting. I’m excited to share my knowledge with you in this class. I have worked with AAA video game companies and my focus is on creating collectible toys, particularly statues and anime figures, for companies like DC, Square Enix, Capcom, Kadokawa, and more. Throughout the class, I will teach you the skills, tips, and insights that I have learned from my experience in the industry. You will learn how to use ZBrush tool, rendering techniques for Toolbag 4, and how to make model cuts for 3D printing your model and turning it into a collectible statue.

9 Class Exercises

Sculpting Okku’s Snow Bunny
Create anime-style sculptures with the Sculpting Okku’s Snow Bunny tutorial. This tutorial provides an in-depth look at the entire workflow of creating high-quality anime characters. Follow along to learn the skills, tips, and insights from experienced artists. By the end of the tutorial, you will have gained an understanding of the techniques needed to create beautiful anime-style sculptures.

Learning the Proportions & Anatomy
In this course, you will learn about the fundamentals of anime-style proportions and anatomy. You will develop your understanding of the human body by creating a detailed figure, using anime-style techniques.

Shaping Body Extremities
Acquire the techniques to sculpt hands and feet that fit the anime-style body proportions.

Anime Style Hair
Learn how to sculpt and style anime hair to achieve a natural and flowing look for your characters. This course will cover techniques for creating different hair types, textures, and styles, as well as tips for adding detail and movement to your hair sculptures. By the end of the course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge to create unique and eye-catching hairstyles for your anime characters.

Sculpting Costumes
Learn how to create realistic-looking clothing layers with natural wrinkles and folds, as well as add accessories to your character’s outfit for added detail and personality.

Hard Surface Sculpting
Learn how to create hard surface objects such as weapons or mecha using ZBrush and add anime-style details to them to enhance their visual appeal.

Finding The Right Pose
Discover how to pose your anime-style character effectively and convey emotion and movement through their stance and gestures.

Presenting Your Work
Learn expert techniques and best practices for presenting and rendering your anime-style character models, including lighting, camera angles, composition, and post-processing effects. Perfect your final presentation to showcase your work like a pro.

Getting Ready for 3D Printing
Learn how to prepare your 3D models for printing by cutting them into printable parts and exporting them in a format suitable for your 3D printer. Follow step-by-step instructions to ensure that your printed model matches your design intentions, and avoid common pitfalls that can ruin a print.