This class is for you if...
You struggle to finish projects.
You start strong but the work stalls before it reaches the level you wanted.
You don't know how to improve.
You know the tools. You can see something is off. You cannot name what is holding your work back.
You need pro feedback.
Peer critiques only go so far. You need direct notes from someone shipping characters in production.
You want to grow your skills.
You are serious about getting better. You are ready to put in nine weeks of focused work.
What makes this different
Not a tutorial. A real class. With real structure, real feedback, and the room to finish.
AAA Production Pipeline
The same workflow used at NetherRealm, Human Head, and Turtle Rock. Concept to high-res sculpt.
Direct From Industry
Senior Creature and Character Artist at Turtle Rock Studios. Mortal Kombat veteran. Seventeen years in AAA.
Finish Your Best Work
Build a complete, portfolio-ready character you will be proud to share.
Built-In Community
Private Discord with peers and pros. Get unstuck, share progress, keep moving.
Real Growth, Guaranteed
If you do the work, this will be the best 3D art you have ever made.
From Kevin's Portfolio
The work behind the career.
Seventeen years of AAA creature and character art. Mortal Kombat, Injustice 2, Rune 2, and now Turtle Rock Studios. Click any piece to see it bigger.
Creature 1
Creature 2
Creature 3
Creature 4
Creature 5
Everything you need to finish.
Here's what the nine-week class covers, end to end.
Nine weekly live sessions
90-minute group sessions with Kevin. Recorded same-day and transcribed for search.
Direct feedback from Kevin in Discord
Written critique on work you post through the week. Threads stay open.
Private cohort channel
A dedicated Discord channel for your cohort to share work and connect.
Class community access
Full access to the wider Character Class student Discord.
Lifetime library
Recordings, transcripts, and session resources are yours for life. Pick up the class anytime.
One portfolio-ready character
A finished piece by week nine, at the bar studios hire from.
Class Structure
Nine modules. One finished character.
Foundational principles to production-ready character creation. Each week builds on the last.
Build Solid Foundations
- Professional software setup
- Clean, efficient modeling
- Building and customizing basemeshes
Key Takeaway
Start with the right setup and the confidence to create efficiently from day one.
Plan With Purpose
- Picking the right concept
- Building reference libraries
- Blocking out early shapes
Key Takeaway
Leave with a clear creative roadmap that makes production smoother and faster.
Sculpt With Confidence
- Sculpting believable materials
- Balancing detail and form
- ZBrush and Maya workflows
Key Takeaway
Build a complete, professional-quality sculpt ready for the next stage.
Craft Realistic Faces
- Facial structure and anatomy
- Reference-based sculpting
- Adding life and emotion
Key Takeaway
Create faces that connect emotionally and elevate the entire character.
Optimize for Games
- Retopology workflows
- Quad Draw tools
- UV mapping best practices
Key Takeaway
Finish with a game-ready mesh that is light, clean, and optimized.
Texture With Story
- Baking high-poly details
- Texturing skin and fabric
- Adding realism and wear
Key Takeaway
Learn how to make your materials tell the story of your character.
Create Game-Ready Hair
- Hair-card creation and layering
- Grooming and cleanup
- Rendering hair in Unreal
Key Takeaway
Master a proven workflow for believable, production-ready hair.
Render in Unreal
- Exporting and importing assets
- Lighting and materials setup
- Eye and reflection rendering
Key Takeaway
Render your character using real-time, cinematic techniques.
Present Your Work
- Dynamic posing techniques
- Path-traced rendering
- Publishing to ArtStation
Key Takeaway
Finish with a portfolio-ready presentation that captures attention instantly.
Choose how you want to learn.
Same nine-week class with Kevin. Three different ways to take it. Pick the level of access that fits how you work.
Essential
Class recordings, self-paced. Learn on your own time.
- Full 9-week class recordings
- Project files and resources
- Private Discord community access
- Lifetime access
Pro
Live group lessons. Weekly feedback from Kevin.
- Everything in Essential, plus
- Weekly live group lessons with Kevin
- Weekly live feedback sessions
- Real-time critiques and Q&A
Elite
Private 1-on-1 with Kevin. Limited to 10 seats per cohort.
- Everything in Pro, plus
- Private 1-on-1 meetings with Kevin
- Personalized portfolio direction
- Direct industry guidance
30-day money-back guarantee on all tiers. Pro and Elite live sessions run through the active cohort window.
Meet your instructor
Hi, I'm Kevin.
Kevin Cassidy
Senior Creature/Character Artist @ Turtle Rock Studios
Seventeen years of creature and character art at the studios that built horror, fantasy, and fighting games.
It started with an internship at Midway Games on the Character Central Team. After college, I came back as a full-time Character Artist. From there, years at NetherRealm Studios on the Mortal Kombat franchise.
From there, work at InXile Entertainment, Human Head Studios in Madison, and freelance contracts with Liquid Development and Darkside Game Studio. Sixteen shipped game titles. Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, Injustice 2, Hunted: The Demon's Forge, Rune 2, and more.
I am now Senior Creature and Character Artist at Turtle Rock Studios, the team behind Back 4 Blood and Evolve.
Creatures are where my heart is. Demons, monsters, kaiju, infernal characters. The chance to play with anatomy, shape, and visual storytelling. This is the class I wish I had when I was starting out. The full pipeline from concept to high-resolution sculpt. The decisions at each stage. Nine weeks, end-to-end, with the structure and feedback to finish your best portfolio piece yet.
Honestly, answered.
If a question isn't covered here, drop us a line. We'd rather talk than write more copy.
Essential is the class on your own schedule. Pick Pro if you want live group lessons and weekly feedback sessions with Kevin. Pick Elite if you want private 1-on-1 time on top of that. Most students choose Pro.
Three tiers. Essential is $395 for the class recordings and lifetime access. Pro is $595 and adds weekly live group lessons plus weekly feedback sessions. Elite is $1,995 and adds private 1-on-1 meetings with Kevin โ limited to 10 seats per cohort.
Tutorials show you what to do. They do not help you finish. This class adds structure, a timeline, and a community working through the same material. Pro and Elite tiers add live sessions where Kevin answers questions about your specific project. The video alone is one thing. The structure to actually finish a portfolio piece is another.
Only at the Elite tier. Pro tier includes live group sessions and weekly group feedback. Elite adds private 1-on-1 meetings with Kevin. Elite is limited to 10 seats per cohort.
For Pro and Elite tiers, Kevin is active in the cohort Discord throughout the week and most posts get a written response within a few days, often faster. There is no daily-response guarantee. Essential tier is more peer-driven โ the wider community is there for questions and shared progress.
Sessions are recorded and transcripts are posted alongside, so you can catch up. You'll keep lifetime access to the recordings and the Character Class community page. So even if a week or two gets busy, the material is there when you come back to it.
No. Anyone guaranteeing creative output is lying. Finishing is on you. What the class gives you is the structure, the feedback (in the live tiers), and the room to do the work. Most students who show up consistently and post their work do finish. Most students who don't, don't.
Live sessions for the Pro and Elite tiers run as cohorts. The next start date is posted on the enrollment page. Essential tier (class recordings) is available immediately on purchase โ no cohort required.
Nine weeks. One finish.
If you've been carrying the same project for too long and the gap is structure, feedback, and a room to do it in. Pick the level of access that fits how you work.
Choose Your Tier