Create 3D Game Characters: No modeling or rigging required

Create and animate professional-level, 3D game characters without any experience in modeling, sculpting or rigging.

Created byReallusion Inc

Last updated 11/2015

English

What you'll learn

Create custom 3D Characters
Morph custom 3D Characters
Create clothing for 3D Characters
Animate Full-body 3D Characters
Audio lip-sync 3D Characters
Export 3D Characters to game engines

Course content

4 sections • 15 lectures • 3h 7m total length

Introduction to iClone 61:50
iClone is a real-time 3D animation engine designed for instant 3D visualization and digital storytelling. Its unique engine can greatly accelerate your production speed by rendering everything you see instantly, without the wait. Its content-driven director-style interface is intuitively designed for quick learning, making iClone the easiest animation tool for artists working in gaming studios, live TV production, previsualization and much more.

Character Creator to Unity3D - Part 1 - Character Creation18:07
Shape the body and face with a massive array of options to quickly morph a custom look. Edit the clothing, skin and face with the Appearance Editor and finalize the design for use in iClone.
Character Creator to Unity3D - Part 2 - Animation Design8:10
Use the Motion Puppet panel to preview and record a motion sequence for your character.
Character Creator to Unity3D - Part 3 - Motion Puppet and Layer Editing6:56
The fastest way to generate body motions for your characters is with the Motion Puppet panel, as it has an assortment of customizable motions. You can make further edits with the Motion Layer and HumanIK panels to.
Character Creator to Unity3D - Part 4 - Import to Unity and Mecanim12:39
Get your character and animation into Unity3D and use the 3rd Person Character Controller to set up your 3D character. Learn how to instantly adopt the Mecanim motion system.
Character Creator to Unity3D - Part 5 - Export Character and Animation3:52
Learn how to ready your character and animation for Unity3D by preparing a FBX file with the 3DXchange 6 application.

iClone Animation to Unity3D - Part 1- Voice Recording & Lip-Sync4:20
Learn how to make your characters talk by recording or importing audio to quickly create lip-sync animation.
iClone Animation to Unity3D - Part 2 - Lip Editor and Face Puppet10:49
Edit your lip-sync performance with the Lip-Editor. Learn how to use the Face Puppet panel to preview and record additional facial animation to add emotions to your character.
iClone Animation to Unity3D - Part 3 - Motion Puppet and Layer Editing6:56
Motion Puppet panel has an assortment of customizable motions to add to your character performances. You can also make further edits with the Motion Layer and HumanIK.
iClone Animation to Unity3D - Part 4 - Collect Clip for 3DXchange3:35
Once the animation is ready to export, learn how to collect the full performance of face and body motion and send it to 3DXchange to setup your FBX output.

Character Creator to Unreal Engine - Part 1 - Character Creation22:52
This lecture demonstrates the process of creating your own character while touching on some of the powerful customization tools, Substance material effects and the addition of accessories.
Character Creator to Unreal Engine - Part 2 - Body Animation in iClone27:02
Learn how to create custom animations in iClone using pre-made motions as well as a variety of other tools such as Direct Puppet, Motion Layer keyframe editing, and constraints on different body parts.
Character Creator to Unreal Engine - Part 3 - Facial Animation in iClone18:11
Learn how to create lip-syncing, add some layers of expression using facial puppet and keyframe animation, and combine it all together with body animation and export it using the MotionPlus format.
Character Creator to Unreal Engine - Part 4 - Export & Material Settings15:57
This lecture covers various material settings that you can manipulate within your Unreal project to get the best results when using Character Creator and other iClone character imports.

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Character Creator to Unreal Engine - Part 5 - Animation & Control in Unreal26:34
Learn how to create Blend Spaces and Animation Blueprints within the Unreal Engine in order to move your character around in your game environment and activate your facial animation.

Requirements

Download and install iClone , 3DXchange , and Character Creator Software - TRIAL, PRO or PIPELINE
iClone 3D Game Character Design Platform - download additional free characters and projects to test the pipeline process yourself
Get iClone with a limited-time discount code "UdemyiC2019"

Description

•This course is designed to teach anyone how to create professional 3D game characters and animations without having to spend months, or years, learning the ins-and-outs of other complicated 3D software. In just weeks, you will be able to get ahead by learning to exploit the power of a real-time 3D engine, in order to maximize your time and project completion. 100% GUARANTEE!

•Different from other 3D tools, the Character Creator tool and iClone are designed for instant creation and visualization feedback. Their unique real-time animation engine give you 10 x faster production speed. Create and morph game characters in minutes with the Character Creator tool, then send them to iClone for fast and easy full-body animation prior to exporting them via the 3DXchange converter to Unity, Unreal or any other video game engine or 3D applications.

•There are free trial versions for iClone 6 PRO, and 3DXchange Pipeline, so users are welcome to download them all in order to go through the entire course. The Character Creator tools is 100% FREE.

•Besides the free tools, students can also download free sample characters and projects to test out the pipeline process themselves. Just visit the iClone Game Character Design Platform page.

Who this course is for:

This course is designed for ANYONE regardless of their age, artistic or animation experience. But it is mainly designed for indie game developers, game studios and app creators. Teachers, Students, 3D Animators, video producers, previz artists, and movie makers can also greatly benefit from this course.

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Introduction to the iClone Game Character Design Platform1 lecture • 2min

Character Creator to Unity3D5 lectures • 50min

iClone Animation to Unity3D4 lectures • 26min

Character Creator to Unreal Engine5 lectures • 1hr 51min

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