Tailo Neri, is a Digital artist based in Amsterdam and Helsinki, whose works explore human emotions and stories through the use of technology. With a background in fashion & branding, their creative practice interweaves fashion imagery-inspired visuals, with deep human-centered stories, reflecting on the state of the world; aiming to unpack and analyse them further and leading the watcher to become part of the work.

Through this course we will be delving deeper into Avatars: The basics of Avatar creation & ethics behind them, how to make them realistic, how to create low poly avatars and animate them, and finally integrating them within AR. By the end of the course, you should have a rounded view of how to create Avatars and their application.

This course is meant for beginners and intermediate 3D software users although a basic knowledge of 3D software is highly recommended. We will be using primarily: Blender, DAZ Studio, and Spark AR.