# **Download HUMAN: Realistic Portrait Creation with Blender For Free** [upl-image-preview url=https://i.imgur.com/6iaCGT4.png] **Achieving photorealistic 3D faces is among the most coveted skills in computer graphics** Just look at the curated **[community page](https://www.artstation.com/?sort_by=community)** or **[trending page](https://www.artstation.com/?sort_by=trending)** of ArtStation’s "Digital 3D" category and count the number of realistic portrait and character renders. Whether for **movie VFX**, **video games**, **NFTs**, or simply for the love of the craft, realistic portraiture is a worthwhile and deeply rewarding pursuit. > Realistic hand-crafted CG portraiture is long overdue for demystification. There's too many courses that teach a small part of the process or summarize everything into a workflow demo lasting a few hours that only experienced artists can understand. HUMAN explains every single step of the process in detail for all skill levels to learn from! Portraits are hard, though. Like, really hard, right? There’s no sugar-coating it: yes, portraiture is *challenging*. However, like every creative process in Blender, creating a life-like human face **can be learned**. (And it has **[nothing to do with talent](https://cgcookie.com/articles/tom-wright-talent-is-a-myth)**, by the way.) HUMAN is here to prove that you, too, can create realistic human faces with Blender. This is a deep-dive course into the process of portraiture. In five chapters, I lift the veil on all of the workflows, tricks, decision-making and pitfalls that I encountered on the way - and I keep nothing hidden. * 100% Blender * Over 28 hours of video * Fully explained, step by step * Includes project files **If you follow along and put in the practice, the results will blow your mind.** Much more than just a step-by-step recipe, this course is a *journey* into the creative process. In HUMAN, you will witness the entire journey from the default cube - well, sphere actually - to fully-detailed photo-realistic portrait. Together, we will explore the depth of Blender's capability! ### **What skill level is this course for?** From the beginning, I designed this course with all skill levels in mind. However due to the advanced nature of this subject, **an intermediate level of experience is ideal**. If you’re new to Blender, want to brush up your skills, or perhaps you're switching to Blender from another 3D app, I recommend watching this list of prerequisite courses to prepare for HUMAN: 1. **[Blender Basics](https://cgcookie.com/lesson/welcome-to-the-blender-basics)** 2. **[Fundamentals of Digital Sculpting](https://cgcookie.com/course/fundamentals-of-digital-sculpting-blender-2-8)** 3. **[Fundamentals of Mesh Modeling](https://cgcookie.com/course/fundamentals-of-3d-mesh-modeling-in-blender)** 4. **[Fundamentals of Texturing](https://cgcookie.com/course/fundamentals-of-texturing-in-blender)** 5. **[Fundamentals of Materials & Shading](https://cgcookie.com/course/fundamentals-of-blender-materials-and-shading)** 6. **[Fundamentals of Digital Lighting](https://cgcookie.com/course/fundamentals-of-digital-lighting-in-blender)** > **[DOWNLOAD LINK](https://pixeldrain.com/l/zBEgnRyN)**

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Download HUMAN: Realistic Portrait Creation with Blender For Free

Achieving photorealistic 3D faces is among the most coveted skills in computer graphics

Just look at the curated community page or trending page of ArtStation’s “Digital 3D” category and count the number of realistic portrait and character renders. Whether for movie VFX, video games, NFTs, or simply for the love of the craft, realistic portraiture is a worthwhile and deeply rewarding pursuit.

Realistic hand-crafted CG portraiture is long overdue for demystification. There’s too many courses that teach a small part of the process or summarize everything into a workflow demo lasting a few hours that only experienced artists can understand. HUMAN explains every single step of the process in detail for all skill levels to learn from!

Portraits are hard, though. Like, really hard, right?

There’s no sugar-coating it: yes, portraiture is challenging. However, like every creative process in Blender, creating a life-like human face can be learned. (And it has nothing to do with talent, by the way.)

HUMAN is here to prove that you, too, can create realistic human faces with Blender. This is a deep-dive course into the process of portraiture. In five chapters, I lift the veil on all of the workflows, tricks, decision-making and pitfalls that I encountered on the way - and I keep nothing hidden.

100% Blender
Over 28 hours of video
Fully explained, step by step
Includes project files

If you follow along and put in the practice, the results will blow your mind.

Much more than just a step-by-step recipe, this course is a journey into the creative process. In HUMAN, you will witness the entire journey from the default cube - well, sphere actually - to fully-detailed photo-realistic portrait. Together, we will explore the depth of Blender’s capability!

What skill level is this course for?

From the beginning, I designed this course with all skill levels in mind. However due to the advanced nature of this subject, an intermediate level of experience is ideal.

If you’re new to Blender, want to brush up your skills, or perhaps you’re switching to Blender from another 3D app, I recommend watching this list of prerequisite courses to prepare for HUMAN:

DOWNLOAD LINK