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MetaHuman - Game Character Tutorial
Rating: 4.1 out of 5(44 ratings)
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MetaHuman - Game Character Tutorial

How to customize the Default Unreal Character
Created byDavid Bittorf
Last updated 6/2021
English
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What you'll learn

  • Replace the default Unreal Character with Meta Human
  • Retarget Joints
  • Swap between multiple characters
  • Customize Meta Humans
  • Import Levels

Course content

1 section • 6 lectures • 56m total length

  • Introduction0:31

    Explore metahumans in games by learning to replace the default character in Unreal, retarget joints between characters, add a level from the Epic Games Marketplace, and customize your own metahuman.

  • Software Needed10:00

    Install Unreal Engine 4.26 via the Epic Games launcher and Bridge, install the Metahumans plugin, then create a third-person project and export a Metahuman to Unreal Engine.

  • Retarget Joints13:50

    Export the metahuman from bridge to unreal engine, retarget joints to a custom hudson character, and wire the metahuman skeleton to the third person blueprint for playable animation.

  • Adding Addional Characters9:15

    Learn to add a new metahuman character by importing from the metahumans folder, duplicating a third-person setup, retargeting the skeleton, and switching between Hudson and Kelan in Unreal.

  • Importing Levels4:37

    Import and integrate a pre-built level from the marketplace into your metahuman project, download maps, and add them via the vault to test Kellin or Hudson in a scene.

  • Customizing Meta Humans18:28

    Customize metahumans by blending facial features and body attributes from multiple characters, adjust skin texture, makeup, hair, teeth, eyes, and clothing, then export to Unreal.

Requirements

  • None

Description

MetaHuman is a revolutionary new way to create characters inside of Unreal.  Learn how to use Meta Human inside of Unreal. Learn how to import Meta Humans into Unreal and replace the default character so you have full control over your character. You will learn how to import multiple characters and as a bonus you will learn how to import an entire level from the Epic Games Marketplace. The techniques that I cover are all absolutely free so you will be able to follow along.

This tutorial contains the following videos:
Software Needed
Retargeting Skeletons
Adding another Character
Importing Level
Customizing Meta Humans

About the Instructor:

Im very passionate about 3D. I'm currently creating courses in Maya, ZBrush, and Substance Painter. I've been teaching Autodesk Maya and Pixologic ZBrush at a college level for 10 years. I've also worked for the Digital Media Academy and have taught Maya and ZBrush to a wide range of learners spanning from high school students to instructors. I have experience tutoring students 1-on1 since 2006. In 2010 I won "Teacher of the Year" at my college and two years later I won a world wide award "CG and VFX instructor of the Year" by Digital Tutors.

My professional profile outside of teaching includes a wide range of real world experience. I have posed and lit characters for "The Order 1886" (Playstation 4). I was a character modeler / texture artist / and rigger for Gemvara. I've done modeling / lighting / rendering for several iPhone and iPad apps. I've worked on some independent games, product visualizations and have one of the top rated online 3D libraries in the world. I've been teaching Maya since 2006 but have been mastering it since 2002.

Who this course is for:

  • Beginner to Advanced 3D artist

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