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>making character models
The question is in what capacity. For hobby/coomer purposes, then just try shit out from yt. For actually working in the industry, you basically need at least 3-4 years of systematic learning. Being a junior character artist means you're just as skilled as a senior character artist, but you're a little slower in finishing projects. Have a look at what the people already working in the industry do and there you have a benchmark you must reach, quality wise(pic rel).
As for your level, sorry to say, you aren't even at basic level yet. Doing simple models that showcase the whole pipeline is the basic level(think a simple stylized character that's game-ready: retopoed, textured, rendered in-engine or similar like Marmoset)

>take some figure drawing courses

>First learn the basic pipeline of what you want to learn.
>Stick to only one subject, as animation and character modeling are two jobs altogether.
>learn the artistic fundamentals: artistic anatomy, color theory, composition, lighting, form, outline
>learn 3d sculpting, preferably in zbrush. Figure drawing you can do as a hobby or look at a few tutorials to see what's about but you don't need it(t. industry pro that can't draw)
>learn the concepts of shaders and how to set them up for various materials. This is software agnostic, it works the same in every engine
>learn texturing(and I mean actual texturing, not slapping a smart material and calling it a day). Two main texturing software's used today, Substance Painter and Mari. Learn them both.
>learn topology and how you should retopo a game-ready character. There are dedicated softwares for this too. Blender has some plugin, Topogun is still industry standard
>Uv-ing eficiently. RizomUV is the industry specialized soft
>learn Photoshop, you'll need it
>learn Marvelous Designer for clothes and learn how to sculpt drapery for detailing
>learn subd modeling for assets. Software agnostic as well.
>learn baking from high to low

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