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So let's get right into the action with this detailed step-by-step procedure, and by the end of it, you'll be a pro at designing 3D humans!

Run Blender for the first time, and you will be welcomed with this user interface as your default screen. Your 3D Space, know as the Viewport is your playground to explore and learn. Do not hesitate to play with it. The default object in Blender is this cube that you view on the screen. This is the building block with which you will create your 3D human. So get your tools ready, and let's begin!

Step 1: Setting Up Your Board

Open Blender.exe on your PC/Mac
The default scene will appear before you
Keep the default cube you can see on your screen. We will be using it as our base geometry mesh
Press 1 in your number pad so that we can access the side view
Select the cube by pressing the left click on the mouse

Step 2: The Cube

Now let us divide the cube into two by adding a loop in the middle
Press Ctrl+R after selecting the cube

Divide the cube into two by adding a loop in the middle

You will get an incision highlighted in yellow
Press left click once again to confirm the addition of the loop
Press Alt+Z so that you enter the X-ray mode. This mode will help you to select the Mesh as well

Now that you have X-Ray mode turned on, select the left half of the cube by dragging and selecting the left click of your mouse
Press X to delete that face.
You will get a pop-up menu to select to delete an edge, vertex, or face.
Press the 'Faces' option.

Now let us further work on this halved cube so that we get the equivalent side. To do that, let us add a "mirror modifier"
Hover over to the properties shelf on the right
Select the menu with the "wrench" icon, which is the "Modifiers tab"

Next, select the Add Modifier to the drop-down option

Select the "Mirror" option

Enable the "clipping" option from the same menu so that you can see jointed edges

Step 3: Construction

Now, once we have our mirror modifier enabled, we can start with constructing the rest of our model

Let us scale the cube in the Y-axis, so it's thinner
Press S+Y and move your mouse till you get a familiar shape

Now go back into the side view by pressing 1 again on the number pad
Scale it directly on the X-axis by pressing S(to scale)+X (X-axis) and then again moving your mouse

Go to the edge selection mode by pressing 2

Let us go back to the 3D view and select two edges
To do that, go to the edge selection mode by pressing 2

Once done, press on one of the edges and Shift+Select the other edge to group select it
Once we have selected these edges, let us scale them in the Y-axis
Press S(to scale)+Y(on the Y-axis) and then move the mouse accordingly till you get a result

Step 4: Wireframe

Now let us go into the wireframe model to see things more clearly
Press the located on the top right corner of your screen

Press the located on the top right corner of your screen

Now go back into the side view by pressing 1 again on the number pad
Now, let us go into the Vertex selection mode by pressing 1
Select two vertices from the geometry

Now let us move these vertices a bit to the top by pressing G(to move) + Z(on the Z-axis)
Scale the same vertices in the X-axis as well

Let us extrude the same vertices below by pressing E(to extrude) + Z (on the Z-axis)
Scale it once again in the X-axis by pressing S+X and then moving the mouse

Press Viewport Shading to go back into solid view

Now let us go back into the solid view mode by pressing the "Viewport shading" button on the top right corner

Go to the angle in the viewport and let us select this face in the model
Back to the front view, by pressing 1 on the number pad

Rotate the axis on the Y-axis by pressing R(to rotate)+ Y (on the Y-axis)
We have our torso ready

Now let us turn off clipping to extrude the legs
Click the checkbox to disable clipping

Drag the mouse till you get thigh's shape

Click E(to extrude) and drag the mouse till you get the thigh's shape
After you extrude the thighs, let us straighten them. Press R(to rotate) and rotate the same face until they become straight

Move the thighs a bit closer together by pressing G(to move) +X(on the X-axis) and then drag the mouse to bring them closer

While having the face selected, Extrude it once again to the bottom by pressing E( to extrude) + Z(on the Z-axis) and dragging the mouse to get the desired shape

Now we have the thighs and knees ready
Extrude it using E+Z and drag the mouse once again to create the shin area

Next, let us fix a few things on the body.

Fixing few things on the body-3D human in blender

Rotate freely in the viewport by moving the mouse while pressing the middle mouse, rotating to the top angle of the body, and selecting the face

Drag the mouse till to get a shape - 3D Human in Blender

Jump back into the front view by pressing 1 and rotate this face by pressing R(to turn) + dragging the mouse till we get a shape

Create a loop on upper torso side of the body

Now let us create a loop on the upper torso side of the body
To do so, let us press Ctrl+R and then drag it down and press the left click of your mouse to confirm the cut

Select this particular face from upper torso- 3D human in blender

Next, let us select this particular face from the upper torso.

And then let is scale down a little bit, using the S (to scale) button

Go back to front view by pressing one on number pad

Go back into the front view once again by pressing 1 on the number pad

While having the same face selected, let us extend it by pressing E and dragging the mouse so that we get the beginning of the shoulders

After that, let's go into vertex selection mode by pressing 1 on the number pad
Turn on the X-Ray mode by pressing (Alt+Z)
Drag and select the individual vertices into the desired shape

Now, go back to face selection mode by pressing 3 on the number pad and selecting the face below

Go to the front view by pressing 1 on the number pad
Extrude the arms out by pressing E then mouse to drag and select to confirm the desired length

Once you have created the arms, let us also create the palm by extruding another set
Press E(to extrude) and drag the mouse and left click to confirm the desired proportion

Create an edge loop where the arm bends
Press Ctrl+R to create the edge loop and click the left click of the mouse to confirm it

Let us also create an edge loop around the lower shin area to create the feet
Press Ctrl+R and drag the mouse till you get a shape

Once you have created the edge loop, select the new face you have made
To do so, let us go into face selection mode by pressing 3 in the number pad
Select the desired face

Now let us go into the side view by pressing 3 in the number pad
To extrude these feet, press E(to extrude)+ Y( in the Y-axis) and extrude it out till you get the desired shape

After doing so, go into the edge selection mode by pressing number 2 on the number pad. Now select this particular edge

Press G(to move) + Z(in the Z-axis) and move that edge downwards using the mouse and click left-click to confirm it till you get a shape, like so

Now, let us once again go back to the upper body part of the human

Once you have navigated there using the middle mouse button, select this particular face near the shoulder area by shifting to face selection mode
To do that, press 3 on the number pad

Now press E(to extrude)+S(to scale) and scale the extrusion inside till you get the desired shape

While having the same face selected, scale it along the X-axis by pressing S(to scale)+X(in the X-axis) to shrink it down the neck's diameter size

Now, go back to the front view by pressing 1 on the keyboard
The face is still selected. Rotate in the Y-axis by pressing R(to turn)+Y(in the Y-axis) until you get a horizontal neckline

Extrude the neck towards the top to create the neck
Press E (to extrude) + Z( along the Z-axis) and drag the mouse and confirm it by pressing left-click on the mouse till you get a shape somewhat similar to this

Extrude the neck once again by pressing E(to extrude) + Z(on the Z-axis) to create the front portion of the face

Repeat it once again to achieve this form

Let's hop into the face selection mode by pressing 3 on the number pad. Next, select these two faces

Extrude in Y-axis by pressing E + Y (along Y axis)

Once the faces are selected, let us extrude them in the Y-axis by pressing E(to extrude)+Y(along the Y-axis) and by moving the mouse and clicking left click on your mouse till we get the desired shape

Now we have the base for the head complete
Let us select these sides so we can give width to a human's head

Press G and move it in the X-Axis by pressing G(to move)+X(along the X-axis)

Our head is complete now!

Create the fingers - 3D Human in Blender

Now let us start to create the fingers for our humans
To do so, let us select the human's left hand and click on this end face of its hand

Let us right-click on this face and select the "Subdivide" option
Repeat that once again to get one more subdivision

Deselect Everything By Pressing elsewhere On Viewport

Next, let us deselect everything by pressing elsewhere on the viewport and selecting these particular faces, as shown below

Pull Down By Pressing G + Z (on the Z-axis)

Now let's enter the front view mode by pressing one on the number pad
Pull down these vertices below by pressing G(to move)+Z(on the Z-axis), drag the mouse down below, and click left click with the mouse until you get a shape

Select this edge by pressing 2 on the numerical array and selecting it using your left click on the mouse

Dissolve this Line by pressing Ctrl+X

Go back into face selection mode by pressing number 3 on the numerical array
Now let us select these faces as shown below

Once selected, let us inset all these individual faces
To do so, let us press the Inset Key (I) twice and press the left click to confirm the inset

Now let us extrude this down below to create the fingers.

To do so, let us press E(to extrude)+Z(on the Z-axis) down below by dragging the mouse and clicking left-click to confirm the selection

Next, let us select this new face to create the area for the thumb

Inset this face by pressing I(top inset) and clicking left click on the mouse to confirm the selection

Use the Knife tool (K) and make an incision

Use the Knife tool (K) and make an incision

Select this new face

Inset this face as well by pressing I (top inset) till you get a shape

Next, let us extrude the part of the thumb

Press E(to extrude) and pull in towards the Y-axis by pressing Y

Press E(to extrude) and pull in towards the Y-axis by pressing Y

Let us angle it in a way a normal thumb would be
To do so, let us move it by pressing G
Next, let us adjust the height of the fingers by going into vertex selection mode by pressing 1 on the numerical array and changing it manually by pressing G

Now we have our fingers ready. Let's move onto the toes.

Once in the face selection mode, select this face of the feet

Using the knife tool (K), let us mark the incisions for the toes. Which will be four vertical lines

Next, let us do the same method we did for our fingers
Select the entire five faces. And press I twice(to inset individual faces)

Next, let us extrude so that we get our toes.

Press E(to extrude) along the Y-axis

Let us do the final step. Which is subdividing our Mesh
Press Ctrl+1 on the number pad
And we get a humanoid result like this

Step 5: Add Background

Let us add a background.

To do so, let us press Shift+A. In the Menu that appears, let us go to Mesh>Plane and select left click
Scale this plane by pressing S+5

Now let us bring this down by pressing G(to move)+Z(On the Z-axis)

Go into edit mode by pressing "Tab" and select the northern edge of the plane
Press E(to extrude)+Z(on the Z-axis) to extrude the edge towards the top

We have our background ready for the human
Next, let us add lights
To do so, let us press Shift+A and select "Sun" from Lights

To frame the camera. Press Ctrl+Alt+0 at any angle. And hit F12 to start the render
Once the rendering is over. You will get a result like so

Voila! Our human is complete. You have successfully created a 3D character of your own.

We hope you had fun and learnt a lot with this tutorial. If you have faced any diffucilties or have any suggestions, please drop a comment below! We would love to hear from you.

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