Character Blendshapes for Production with Crystal Bretz
Master Production-Ready Facial Blendshapes with an Industry Expert

When? Wednesdays at 3 PM PT (Pacific Time – Los Angeles)
First live session: May 20th, 2026

Create Expressive, Production-Ready Characters in This 10-Week Live Course

The Character Blendshapes for Production course is designed for intermediate to advanced artists who want to master facial animation workflows used in real-time and cinematic pipelines.

Through a hands-on, project-based approach, you’ll learn how to sculpt, build, and implement high-quality blendshapes—giving your characters the expression, personality, and realism studios look for.

Learn directly from an industry expert and develop the technical and artistic skills needed to create believable character performances for games and film.

During the course, you will learn to…

• Sculpt high-quality facial blendshapes in ZBrush
• Understand facial anatomy and FACS-based workflows
• Create expressive eye, brow, mouth, and full-face shape sets
• Build and manage blendshape networks in Autodesk Maya
• Combine shapes to create believable, production-ready expressions
• Apply human facial logic to creature characters
• Present your work for a professional portfolio

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.

Level up your characters—and your career

Facial expression is one of the most in-demand and specialized skills in character art and technical art. By mastering blendshapes, you’ll open the door to roles in games and film that require both creativity and technical precision.

Reserve your spot today and start creating characters that truly come to life.