Realistic Character Design for Games
Level up your storytelling through character design — and make work that truly lands.
Learn industry-ready techniques for designing realistic characters with purpose, personality, and presence.
Designed in Photoshop, ZBrush, Marvelous Designer
Create Game-Ready Characters With Confidence
In this course, I’ll walk you through how to craft grounded, believable characters — the kind that feel alive, not just cool. Whether you're aiming for AAA game studios or building your portfolio, you’ll learn to bring your ideas to life with research-first workflows and tools used by the industry’s best.
You’ll discover how to:
Build characters from story and research, not guesswork
Sketch, iterate, and refine designs with clarity
Combine 2D and 3D tools into one seamless process
What’s Inside the Course?
31 in-depth lessons (11+ hours of content)
Project files and assets (ZBrush, PSD, Marvelous Designer, Keyshot)
Real-time + time-lapse recordings
Worksheets and homework prompts
Downloadable tools, brushes, and process breakdowns
Topics You’ll Master
Research & reference techniques
Personality-driven design
2D/3D workflow integration
Making your own tools and kitbash assets
Designing for client briefs and personal IPs
A Message From the Instructor
Over the years, I’ve poured most of my creative energy into character design — it’s what I’m best known for. Before I move on to other chapters in my journey, I wanted to wrap up everything I’ve learned into something honest, useful, and lasting. This course isn’t about flashy tricks. It’s about process. Craft. Clarity.
If you’ve ever struggled with blank pages, insecure sketches, or trying to make your characters “feel” like something... this is for you.
Photorealism, Without the Fluff
We’re not chasing gimmicks. You’ll learn to use simple tools in powerful ways — layering traditional fundamentals with digital techniques that scale. It’s about doing more with less, and focusing on the outcome, not the hype.
Why Learn With Me?
My resources are trusted by hundreds of artists worldwide
Built for self-paced, career-focused learning
Real workflows. No filler. No gatekeeping.
Support and community feedback
Secure payments via Squarespace
Authentic Results
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✺ Trusted!
Miguel’s resources are being used by hundreds of artists all over the world, and the knowledge gathered has been an investment that compounds your career over time
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✺ Guaranteed!
If you face any sort of issue, reach out within 24 hours and get a 100% refund. (Mentorship seats are non-refundable, due reserving those with limited hours in advance)
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✺ Safe!
All transactions are conducted within the most secure market place platforms, such as Gumroad & ArtStation.
Care for a Free Sample?
To help you decide if this would be a good return on your investment, I’ve added a Free Sample for you to review.
Create your very own Start to Finish Process.
Teach a man to fish and he’ll be grateful forever. I rather do that than give you the fish. Every square inch of content in this bundle will teach you what’s best for you. Nothing will be gospel.
What's Included?
31 lectures
Over 11 hours of video content
Real-Time & Time-lapse Summaries
Project Files
(Including Zbrush, Photoshop, Keyshot and Marvelous Designer assets)
Topics Covered?
Research process.
Reference studies.
Unifying different 2D and 3D workflows.
Character personality building.
Design philosophy when approaching Characters.
Software tools.
Design thinking tools and assets for personal and client work.
Making your own tools, alphas, and custom details.
Worksheets & Homework examples.
Recommended Software?
You can use any alternative to the below, although the process walkthrough covered will be made with:
Keyshot.
Photoshop.
Marvelous Designer.
Zbrush.
Join The Course Today!
Join The Course Today!
Your Investment
$250.00
*Mentorship sessions are back!
The course is now live.