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3D Character Head Production for Games – 6 Week Course
3D Character Head Production for Games – 6 Week Course

Live course starting week beginning 5th May 2025
Each week is a 3 hour session + 15 minute personalised recorded feedback
Places are limited - if we exceed maximum we will waitlist
 
Week 1: Skull Foundations
  • Skull Theory
  • 3D Skull Creation
    • Studying form, proportion & volume
    • Sculpting the skull breakdown.
  • Live Q&A
  • 15-Min Feedback Session: Sculpt-over & Draw-over Critiques per Student
 
Week 2: Head Blockout – Primary Forms
  • Setting Up the Base Mesh
  • Head Theory, Muscle and Facial Fat.
  • Blocking Out the Head
    • Proportions, silhouette, and major landmarks
  • Live Q&A
  • 15-Min Feedback Session: Sculpt-over & Draw-over Critiques per Student
 
Week 3: Sculpting Secondary Forms
  • Refining facial structure: eyes, nose, mouth, ears
  • Adjusting volume and balance
  • Live Q&A
  • 15-Min Feedback Session: Sculpt-over & Draw-over Critiques per Student
 
Week 4: Details & Texture Pass
  • High-frequency detail sculpting (wrinkles, pores, etc.)
  • Skin Theory
  • Texturing: Colour zones, maps, and skin realism
  • Live Q&A
  • 15-Min Feedback Session: Sculpt-over & Draw-over Critiques per Student
 
Week 5: Grooming & UE5 Integration
  • XGen Grooming
  • Setting Up Groom in Unreal Engine 5
  • Setting up Hair Materials
  • Live Q&A
  • 15-Min Feedback Session: Sculpt-over & Draw-over Critiques per Student
 
Week 6: Materials, Lighting & Final Renders
  • Material Setup
    • Skin Shader
    • Eye Shader
  • Lighting Techniques for Portfolio Renders
  • Final Polish & Presentation Renders
  • Live Q&A
  • 15-Min Feedback Session: Sculpt-over & Draw-over Critiques per Student
 
Bonus Module: MetaHuman Integration
(Optional post-course session or additional week)
  • Preparing Topology for MetaHuman
  • Texturing cleanup and pushing the quality.
  • Using MetaHuman Identity and Import Workflow
  • Testing Facial Animations in UE

3D Character Head Production for Games – 6 Week Course

£525.00Price

  • By the end of this 6-week course, students will:

    • Have a strong understanding of head anatomy, both structurally and artistically.
    • Be able to sculpt realistic human heads using industry-standard workflows.
    • Understand how to texture, groom, and render 3D heads suitable for real-time applications.
    • Be capable of preparing and integrating heads into a game engine pipeline such as Unreal Engine 5.
    • Leave with a fully realized 3D character head project for portfolio or production use.

     

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