Learn the Fundamentals of Facial Blendshapes with an Industry Expert
When? Wednesdays at 3 PM PT (Pacific Time – Los Angeles)
First live session: May 20th, 2026
Create Believable Characters in This 10-Week Live Course
The Character Blendshapes for Production course is designed for students and junior artists who want to learn how to sculpt and set up facial blendshapes—an essential skill for character art in games and film.
Through a hands-on, project-based approach, you’ll learn how to sculpt high-quality facial shapes in ZBrush, bring them into Autodesk Maya for basic setup and testing, and apply foundational workflows that form the backbone of professional character work.
During the course, you will learn to:
- Sculpt facial blendshapes in ZBrush for eyes, brows, mouth, nose, and full-face expressions
- Understand facial anatomy and FACS-based workflows
- Set up and test blendshape networks in Autodesk Maya
- Combine shapes for cleaner results and problem-solving
- Apply human facial logic to creature characters
What’s included:
- 10 live sessions with Crystal Bretz
- Private Mighty Networks group for peer & instructor support
- All live session recordings available for download
- Full-time technical support
- Certificate of completion
- 15-day money-back guarantee
About Your Instructor, Crystal Bretz
Crystal Bretz is a Lead Modeler at Framestore with over a decade of experience working across film, TV, and real-time projects.
Her credits include Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Black Panther, and The Willoughbys, where she helped bring high-end characters and creatures to life.
In this course, Crystal will guide you through professional blendshape workflows used in production—helping you build both the artistic eye and technical foundation needed to create expressive, industry-quality characters.
Can’t make it to every live session?
No problem! All sessions are recorded and available for download for enrolled students.
Reserve your spot today and start creating characters that truly come to life.