Character Animation and Design

This book offers a beginning-to-end look at building your own assets for 3D movie-making with easy-to-follow lessons on 3D modeling, texturing, set building, rigging, and animation. You'll learn to create, customize, and animate your MetaHuman characters and other 3D assets using the all-new native Control Rig tools in Unreal Engine and Blender.

Sculpting is an artist-friendly approach to 3D modeling that focuses on the use of brushes instead of technical knowledge. This book will teach you everything you need to know about Blender's core sculpting workflows, how to customize and use brushes, and how to create sculptures with this amazing free 3D software.

Some might say an animator is only as good as their rig. While that might be a stretch, animators can be very vocal about the rigs handed to them, that's why it's important to get it right and to be able to adapt to the needs and expectations of others within the team which this book will precisely help you achieve.

Currently, there is not much information describing the entire workflow of creating and animating a digital human using the MetaHuman Creator and Unreal Engine 5. This book fixes the issue by getting you up and running with these technologies and providing you with everything you need to know about creating a dynamic, realistic digital human.

Good digital sculpting skills are highly sought after, with many rewarding opportunities available in the VFX, Games, and collectibles industries. ZBrush is the industry standard software for character creation and organic modeling, and this book outlines the key skill sets needed to attract Recruiters and succeed in these competitive industries.

Explore the power of Blender for 3D modeling with this comprehensive guide to asset creation. Learn how to make the most out of this free, all-in-one program with step-by-step explanations of every single part of the process, from gathering reference to creating the final usable character and assets.