@Taif Almamari Mask Tools was an addon for Blender 2.8. In the latest version use the offical features on the A shortcut pie menu and the Mask menu ;)

@Amit kumar Deb At this point it's sadly no longer really supported in Blender. Luckily most of its functionality is now officially integrated into Blender like, growing/shrinking masks, smoothing/sharpening masks & creating masks from mesh cavity. You can find those with the A shortcut or in the Mask menu in the 3D Viewport header.

@Simon Lovell I think it's very much down to personal preference. Personally I often like to first start from a concept drawing and very simple turnaround sheets or expression sheets. I did a bit of this myself for the second character "Snow". There's also a quick summary video of the creation of that character.

I know a lot of people that also like to skip sculpting and just model their characters. Some have a very strict workflow of including a sculpt of the bone structure. It all depends on what helps you figure out design questions as you go.

@Julien Kaspar Thanks for the reply. Yes, figuring out design questions is paramount. I tend to sketch my characters in a definitive action pose. This really helps me define their personality too. From there, I will then develop a model sheet.

@fu233 Sorry I'm not sure I understand. Can you maybe send a video or even the .blend file so I can have a closer look. My first thought is that dyntopo might be disabled or has some settings that are not idea. Make sure that dyntopo is set to "relative detail" and "subdivide collapse".

@John Desmond Not sure what you mean. Are you sure you enabled Dyntopo with enough resolution?

@Aly It is possible for every video here to slow the speed down to half. For most timelapse videos this will be a bit choppy as a result but easier to follow.

@Julien Kaspar No worries! I assumed so, I'll keep doing that then. Thank you for the quick response and for making the course! :)

@Archit Gupta It's an old addon. Just use the A pie menu in the latest releases for the official features.

@phunky.doodle If you are using nay version of Blender past 2.81 I cannot recommend the mask tools addon anymore. Use the official masking features instead. Most things should be included by now :)

@Ceren Erdoğan I have it planned to make an update to the course with a bonus video on the general sculpting workflow. The idea is that the voxel remesher, dyntopo and the multiresolution modifier are all individual stages in the sculpting process. Dyntopo will not work on higher resolutions because its too slow. It's only really useful for the initial shape exploration. The voxel remesher can then combine everything easily but cannot get you to a very high detail level either but you can get most of the definition you need. It's important not to merge everything and to take the polycount only as high as you need. Then once you need to get to a very high detail level and the general shape of the objects are not going to change anymore you can remesh the object either manually or with the quad remesher and continue with the subdivision based multires modifier. It's a lot to explain but the general tip I would give you is to not expect to get to a very high resolution detail level with the voxel remesher and especially not with dyntopo.

@Julien Kaspar So my understanding is that I should keep the polycount adequate and only subdivide later at the end for the details.  "It's important not to merge everything" So I'm not going to merge any facial objects yet and now skipping to the hair tutorial before I start to vertex paint. Hope it's okay to work that way.

@garyyang4019 It's an old addon. If you are using any Blender version newer than 2.80 then you won't need it. Just look up the same functionality in the pie menu on the shortcut A or in the header under the menu "Mask".

@christinaw90 Try using the voxel remesher instead. Or watch this bonus video: https://cloud.blender.org/training/stylized-character-workflow/5d3a1d3afa5e1feb5a307840

*@Peter Yoon* I can't tell because the voxel size is based on the real world scale. It might be very different every time. But try to keep it only as high as necessary and increase it slowly over time to get more detailed later.

*@Abhirama Gopala Dasa* No but in the recent versions of Blender you don't need it anymore ;)

*@zokuro* Thanks! And that is a really good question!! I think these sculpting fundamentals need their own tutorials but the short answer is unfortunately to use the right tools at the right time.
The pinch, crease, draw sharp and multi-plane scrape brushes are all useful but get you slightly different results. One tip would be to use masks way more often. Use the mask brush or lasso mask the hard edge, then smooth the mask a bit with the A pie menu and then you can smooth he surfaces nearby without destroying the hard edge.

*@andbia* It's a lot easier to get the forms right if you do it with lots of separate primitives. If you are more advanced at sculpting then you can just sculpt everything from a sphere, which can also be faster sometimes.

*@Jonathan Mbau* You will only be able to reliably keep the surface smooth if the resolution is even throughout the surface.
So if you use dyntopo, use the simplify brush with a bit of autosmooth in the brush settings and sculpt over the surfaces.
Or use the voxel remesher, which will make it a lot easier to smooth your model.

*@Mohamad Amirul Hakim* It's an addon called Mask Tools. By now it's almost completely outdated and I can recommend to just use the default masking features in Blender.
Hopefully I'll make an update to the lessons soon to include them.

*@MARCOS ISMAEL MAIA JUNIOR* There is an option to slow the video down as much as .25x speed. It's also possible to pause the video at any time. These are valuable tools when one wishes to get a better look at a certain part of the process during a timelapse video.

*@Abdullah khalid* In the more recent versions of Blender I cannot recommend the mask tools addon anymore. All the necessary features are now in Blender by default.

*@Julien Kaspar* ok thanks, but how I can make eyebrow easy way by making new object or draw it on the head ?

*@Abdullah khalid* You can paint a mask and then use the "Mask Extract" option in the Mask menu of the header.

*@Julien Kaspar* would be good if you update the videos. I was wondering how to use that addon, until I saw this mention. Cheers.

*@ammar mohammed* They usually have a lot of extra tips and techniques, especially for production. But the main lessons are more important.

*@Ryan Clouse* HAHA!!! Nevermind I found it out. xP Still, Thanks for the great videos!

*@Sosa* Is dyntopo enabled? Are there any modifiers active on the object? Are any extra shading optiosn enabled like Cavity or Shadow that could slow down the viewport?

*@Julien Kaspar* There is none, actually bcos i have successfully done the Boolean operations and the mesh is now one. What baffles me is that snake hook brush works perfectly but not the grab brush: it lags terribly. I also noticed that pen pressure is also erratic could it my stylus? I use veikk tablet A15 version 2.00.3

*@Sosa* Sorry I don't know an answer to this. It could also be a hardware issue.

*@S.S* In the overlays settings in the 3d viewport header: Check "extras" and it will be visible. Other overlays like bones, origins & the 3D cursor were disabled as well for sculpting workspaces since they are often just in the way and too distracting. You can toggle them back on if you like of course.

*@Julien Kaspar* Yes, Thanks man!

*@jayson* Maybe this tutorial I did a while ago helps. The general principles should still work. Look up some references on how the hair should look specifically and try sculpting it. https://cloud.blender.org/p/speed-sculpting/5cb8879fd6963c01ab9b0fe2

*@Julien Kaspar* wow! thanks a lot.

*@Minkyung Park*

• You can change the darkness of the mask in the viewport overlays settings in the header.
• Keep adjusting the nose until the shape looks right. Since my footage is speed up it's hard to see that I made a lot of small strokes until the shape was right.
• Yes I did have dyntopo enabled during the process.
• The cursor looks different in the new version of Blender 2.81. The inner circle is the "normal radius" which defines the direction that the brush is facing.

*@Daniel Popel* Reusing basemeshes for different projects is a very common practice and I can highly recommend it. Most artists do it to save a lot of time during productions so save your models and import them whenever you need a base to start from :)

*@mrjessecunningham* Thanks for the feedback, but I don't think I really understand. How is the way the course is presented here not step by step?

*@mrjessecunningham* I'd love to hear more feedback. It's true that the course is not very targeted towards blender beginners but I tried to ease viewers into each topic with the step-by-step lessons in the beginning. The timelapses are meant to build on that by giving a direct example on how I approach the process in my own time & speed while providing additional techniques, tips & commentary. The timelapses are not really meant as a step-by-step follow along tutorial, but if there's something you want to know more about just ask ;)

*@Julien Kaspar* Thanks for the reply. I don't think I am totally intimidated, I will probably stick around to learn how to do a clean retopology. No need to slow things down for me but it would just be nice to get to learn things at a not so excelerated pace. I have already created meshes and a few pretty good sculpts but they are bumpy and not as clean as yours. Maybe do a section on your settings or did I miss that already in the hyper speed of your videos lol. I'll try to stick around tho. Thanks!

*@michaelakinfenwa* Yes I am using a pen tablet and have been using many variations over the past years. Currently I am working with a Wacom Cintiq 16 but it's not easy to set up to work on it comfortably. I can recommend to go for an Intuos S or M and keep it in front or side by side with your keyboard. I don't recommend sculpting with a mouse ;)

*@Julien Kaspar* thanks I am using a intuos M also, what I wanted to know is how you mapped the buttons on it or etc,thanks

*@michaelakinfenwa* The cintiq has no buttons unfortunately so I am using the keyboard. Blenders keymap is too big for just the tablet buttons anyway.

*@Pedro Nataniel* Thanks! Glad you like it :D I try to make it clear in the naming what type of object it is. GEO stands for geometry (Usually meshes to sculpt on), HLP for helper and sometimes I use LOC for locator (Objects that are used for modifiers, constraints & parenting), CRV for curves, etc.

*@Julien Kaspar* Fine. I got it! Have a nice weekend 🤜

*@Brian Smith* You CAN keep it if you want to, but it's usually best to remesh and smooth it a little bit since it will usually look terrible once you use smooth shading.

@Brian Smith perfect piece of advice, I've been on the same sculpt for about 20 hours total, just making mistakes, restarting and learning and I've finally got it to where I think it should be.