Metahumans Complete Course - Unreal Engine 5 & Maya!

Unlock the power of Metahumans in UE5 and Maya, with Quixel Bridge, facial mocap, and advanced animation techniques.

What you'll learn

How to Install UE5, Download Marketplace Assets, and Navigate the Engine.

Learn the UE5 Fundamentals, Navigation, essential tools, and set up your first project.

How to create Metahumans using Quixel Bridge Megascans powerful tools.

How to Animate Metahumans in Unreal Engine 5 and Maya.

Learn how to capture and apply facial animations to your Metahumans.

Understanding of the Maya - Unreal Engine 5 Pipeline.

Learn the process of creating lifelike body animations for your Metahumans.

Master the art of animation cleanup, refining raw animation data and eliminating any errors.

Requirements

A basic understanding of UE4 or UE5 is helpful but not required.

Recommended: Desktop PC with Windows 10 (or later) 64-bit or a Mac with Mac OS X 10.9.2 or later

Recommended: 8GB RAM

Recommended: Quad-core Intel or AMD processor, 2.5 GHz or faster

Recommended: DirectX 11 or 12 compatible video card

Unreal Engine 5 can run on desktops and laptops with lower specifications, but this may impact performance.

Description

Unlock the full potential of Metahumans in this Complete Course, designed for beginners and intermediate users eager to dive into the world of high-quality 3D character creation and animation. Whether you're a game developer, animator, or VFX artist, this course will equip you with the essential skills to create, animate, and manage Metahumans within the Unreal Engine 5 environment, with a focus on a seamless workflow across multiple platforms.If you want to create and animate unique, realistic characters efficiently, this course is definitely the perfect choice for you.Here’s what makes this course stand out:Always Updated: Regularly refreshed to include the latest UE5 & Quixel Bridhe updates, so you’re always learning with the most current tools and techniques.Beginner-Friendly Structure: Start with no prior knowledge. Each lesson builds on the last, ensuring you gain confidence with every step.Thorough Fundamentals: Gain a solid understanding of Unreal Engine 5’s core features, fully preparing you for more advanced topics.Creating Stunning Metahumans: Step-by-step guidance on designing realistic, customizable Metahumans using Quixel Bridge Megascans powerful character creation tools.Animating Metahumans in UE5 and Maya: Discover the workflows for animating characters both inside Unreal Engine and Maya, learning how to integrate these tools efficiently to produce high quality animations.Record and Use Facial Animations: Learn how to capture and apply facial animations to your Metahumans, enhancing the emotional depth and realism of your characters through facial rigging and motion capture.Understand the Maya - Unreal Engine 5 Pipeline: Gain an in-depth understanding of the connection between Maya and UE5, ensuring you can create animations in Maya and smoothly bring them into Unreal Engine for seamless character animation.Create Body Animations: Learn the process of creating lifelike body animations for your Metahumans, using industry-standard techniques to produce realistic movements and interactions.Clean Up Animations: Master the art of animation cleanup, refining raw animation data and eliminating any errors or inconsistencies for polished, production-ready results.Set Up Full Projects in UE5: Take your knowledge to the next level by setting up a complete Unreal Engine 5 project, integrating characters, animations, and environments into a single cohesive workflow.By the end of this course, you will have the skills and knowledge to take full control of your Metahuman creation, animation, and project management, unlocking endless possibilities for your next Unreal Engine project. Whether you are creating characters for games, animations, or virtual productions, this course will prepare you for a professional career in character animation and 3D development.Our Course instructor is Ganesh Tiwari, a highly skilled 3D Animator and Unreal Artist with over five years of experience in the animation and gaming industries. Ganesh has contributed to several prominent projects such as Dead by Daylight, Marvel, Angry Birds, Smurfs, Plarium, and Splitgate.Specializing in creating lifelike characters, captivating animations, and stunning visuals, Ganesh brings a wealth of expertise in tools like Autodesk Maya, Unreal Engine, Blender, and MetaHumans. His passion for the craft and hands-on industry experience will bring valuable insights to your learning journey.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: The UE5 Basics

Lecture 2 Downloading UE5 & MetaHuman Plugin

Lecture 3 Create Project & add Plugins

Lecture 4 UE5 Navigations

Section 3: Create MetaHuman

Lecture 5 Quixel Bridge & MetaHuman

Lecture 6 Creating your MetaHumans

Section 4: Maya Basics & Plugins

Lecture 7 Downloading Maya & Navigation

Lecture 8 Downloading Scripts & Plugins

Section 5: Facial Animations

Lecture 9 Facials with Audio

Lecture 10 Facials with Live Link

Lecture 11 Facials with MetaHuman Animator

Lecture 12 Facials with Android/Webcam

Section 6: Body Animations

Lecture 13 Mixamo & 3D Animations

Section 7: Animations Cleanup

Lecture 14 UE5 Cleanup

Lecture 15 Export & Cleanup in Maya

Lecture 16 Body Mocap cleanup

Section 8: UE5 Final Project

Lecture 17 Maya Export & UE5 Import

Lecture 18 Changing Clothes

Lecture 19 Rendering

For beginner to intermediate game developers, virtual production artists, cinematic artists, video editors and animators.