Hey everyone,

I am thrilled to share some exciting news with you all! After months of hard work and dedication, I’m proud to announce the launch of my new course on Udemy: Mastering Human Anatomy for 3D Artists.

As a 3D artist, I've always been fascinated by the intricate details of human anatomy and its crucial role in creating realistic and compelling characters. This course is designed to take you on an immersive journey into the world of human anatomy, focusing on the Ecorche approach. For those unfamiliar, an écorché is a detailed depiction of the human body without skin, highlighting the muscles and skeletal structures beneath. This technique has been used by master artists throughout history to elevate their understanding and portrayal of the human form.

What You’ll Learn

In this course, you will:

• Block Out the Human Form: Start with polygon modeling techniques in Maya.
• Detailed Ecorche Drawing: Conduct a thorough study of human anatomy through ecorche drawings.
• 3D Ecorche Study: Translate your 2D drawings into detailed 3D models using ZBrush.
• Advanced Techniques: Learn about different types of topology, retopology for animation, UV layout, and generating normal and displacement maps.

Why Take This Course?

• Learn from an Expert: Gain insights from my years of experience as a 3D artist and industry professional.
• Blend Tradition with Innovation: Combine classical art techniques with modern tools like Maya and ZBrush.
• Enhance Your Skills: Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, this course will deepen your understanding of anatomy and improve your 3D modeling skills.

Special Launch Offer

To celebrate the launch, I’m offering a special discount! Use the code ANATOMY101 for a limited-time offer. Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your artistry and gain a deeper understanding of human anatomy.

Click Here to Enroll!

Join Me on This Journey

Creating this course has been a labor of love, and I’m incredibly excited to share it with you. I hope it inspires and equips you to create more realistic and compelling characters in your own work. Let’s embark on this artistic journey together and unlock the secrets of human anatomy.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need guidance. I’m here to help!

Best regards,

Andre Wahl

Founder of Vertmode

Thank you for your support, and I look forward to seeing the incredible art you create!

I am thrilled to announce the launch of my new Udemy course, Complete 3D Animation Master Class: Create Animated Shorts!

After resigning from my teaching position, I embarked on an ambitious journey to create a course that takes students from complete beginners to intermediate and advanced 3D artists. My goal was to provide a comprehensive learning experience that covers all the essentials of the 3D pipeline, equipping students with the skills they need to create their own animated shorts and even post them on popular video hosting sites like YouTube and ArtStation.

One major complaint I often heard from students over the years was the difficulty of envisioning the entire 3D pipeline when the subjects were covered piecemeal, often months apart, and in an incomprehensible order. To address this issue, I designed the course as an iterative series of projects, taking students through the entire pipeline with each project covering core principles of modeling, texturing, rigging, animating, rendering, and compositing in a cohesive manner.

In the first project, I guide students in creating a forest environment using primitive geometry and basic materials. This section introduces fundamental concepts of navigation, movement tools, materials, and rendering.

The second project delves into textures and the legacy workflow, where we create a specular texture set for a sphere. This sets the stage for understanding rigging concepts like pivots, hierarchies, and custom attributes. We then transition smoothly into animation, touching on the 12 principles of animation and getting hands-on with keyframes. Additionally, we explore batch rendering and take our first steps into Adobe After Effects, sourcing and importing sound to enhance our animation, and finally using Adobe Media Encoder to produce our first movie ready to share with the world!

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In the third project, we level up our skills by animating a simple robot. This robot is assembled from geometric primitives, and we explore how to use UV layouts to create a texture atlas. In this section, students are introduced to Arnold, PBR materials, and creating textures for the metalness workflow. We proceed to rig the robot, establishing a basic geometric hierarchy and control system using parents and constraints. We then dive into hierarchy-based animation and take an advanced look at rendering and compositing, setting up AOVs and using basic compositing techniques to achieve a beautiful final result. As a bonus, we explore recording our own sound effects (foley) and perform some basic audio manipulation to create a completely custom video.

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For the fourth and final project, students model a sci-fi set and a simple organic egg character, animating it hatching. This section provides an industry-standard exploration of every aspect of the pipeline, including modeling tools, UV projection and layout tools, joint & skin-based rigging with IK and FK systems, advanced lighting for 3D production, AOV and render layer basics, advanced compositing techniques, and sourcing audio from audio libraries. The result is a professional-looking final project that students can proudly share with the world!

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If this course sounds like something that interests you, I am offering it at a MAJOR discount price in celebration of its launch. Use the Code VERTMODE-LAUNCH at checkout to get 90% off the normal price!

Or you can click the link below to jump straight to checkout!

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Join me on this creative journey, and let's bring your animation dreams to life together!