9-Week Drip Schedule

This schedule is designed to guide you step-by-step through the process of creating a hyper-realistic character, ensuring you have the time to work on each stage of the production pipeline. 

Week 1: Intro and Chapter 1 (Project Overview and Preparing for UE5)

• Introduction to the course and the project.
• [BONUS] Hyperreal members will receive the texture transfer scene.

Chapter 2 (UE5 Setup and Metahuman Creator)

• Setting up the project file and importing initial assets into Unreal Engine.
• [BONUS] Hyperreal members will receive the ZBrush scene.

Week 2: Chapter 3.1 (Eyes Lookdev)

• A deep dive into creating and shading realistic eyes.

Week 3: Chapter 3.2 + 3.3 (Skin Lookdev)

• Focus on developing a realistic skin shader.

Week 4: Chapter 3.4 (Hair Lookdev)

• Developing realistic hair materials for each of our grooms.
• [BONUS] Hyperreal members will receive the Maya groom scene.

Week 5: Chapter 3.5 (Clothes Lookdev)

• Developing and finalising the materials for the character's clothing.

Chapter 3.6 (Finalising and Rendering)

• Bringing all the elements together and preparing the scene for rendering.

Week 6: Chapter 4 (Pathtracing)

• Advanced rendering techniques using Unreal Engine's pathtracer to achieve final image quality.

Week 7: Chapter 5 (Hair Sim)

• Simulating the character's hair for dynamic and realistic movement.

Week 8: Chapter 6.1 + 6.2 (Lighting Final Cinematic)

• Creating a professional lighting setup for the final cinematic shots.

Week 9: Chapter 6.3 and Outro (Comp and Publishing Final Artwork)

• The final stage covers post-production, compositing, and preparing the final artwork for your portfolio.
• [BONUS] Hyperreal members will receive the final UE5 lookdev scene.