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Metahumans are a stunning and included free with Unreal Engine.
However despite the power of the these characters understanding the tools for customisation, and how to actually add them to a cinematic scecen and then successfully capture an actors performance and apply that performance to the digital character is still not very straightforward.
This course will take you step by step through the process to create, customize, animate and render a stunning cinematic sequence with your metahumans.
It will be delivered as live lessons on a weekly basis over zoom and a full self paced video course with all the assets and project files you need.
Quickly learn how to create and customize and your character
This course is designed for anyone who wants to use metahumans in virtual production, ICVFX, Virtual Art Department or Art department work in Film and TV production. It will take you from never having used Meta Humans or Unreal to being able to create unique Metahumans and animate them with an actors performance in a cinematic scene. The topics covered include: How to create a custom meta human from images or scans.
Pose and animate your metahuman in Unreal 5.3
Learn how to import a metahuman into unreal and how to set up and light a cinematic scene.
Incorporate motion capture data from actors' performances
Learn how to import data from suits, gloves, and setup a live link to capture facial animation with just an iPhone.
Add custom clothing
Although it's possible to create a range of looks from the Metahuman creator if you want to make your character really shine you will need to either import pre-created clothing or use Marvelous Designer or Substance painter to achieve a strong look.
Bring all your learning together into a powerful animation
Learn how to combine your custom metahuman with a stunning Unreal scene, complete with animation and camera moves to create a compelling short animation / reel.
Course Curriculum
- AGU Metahuman - Clothing - MH04 - Pt 01 - Intro
- AGU Metahuman - Clothing MH04 - Pt 02 Hard object - Sunglasses
- AGU Metahuman - Clothing MH04 - Pt 03 Setting up for Custom Clothing
- AGU Metahuman - Clothing MH04 - Pt 04 Creating Custom Clothing in Marvellous and export
- AGU Metahuman - Clothing MH04 - Pt 05 Import Custom Clothing in Unreal and make it dynamic
- AGU Metahuman - Clothing MH04 - Pt 06 Attaching Dynamic Clothing to a metahuman
- AGU Metahuman - Clothing MH04 - Pt 07 Bonus Lesson - Creating a Necklace in Unreal
Hello I'm Graham
I am currently Unreal Instructor for the Hollywood IATSE Local 800 Art Director's Guild, consultant to broadcasters, animation and games companies and have been published by Pearson Education.
My goal as a creative is to draw people into a moment and connect on a deeply emotional, visceral even spiritual level. I cut my teeth creating and performing visuals in sweaty clubs and muddy festival fields, advancing to building projections, creating content and technology platforms for The BBC, and over the last 10+ years as a Creative Director I have had the opportunity to work with some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Netflix, Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, and Sony. I have a strong background in creating live experiences, music videos, and social media video content that have connected with over 300 million people online.
I have directed music videos, social content, and promos for artists such as Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Wiz Khalifa, Aretha Franklin, and Dua Lipa. more info here
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