3D Animation in Unreal Engine: Create an Original Character

Bring a character to life with the power of 3D design in Unreal Engine. 

One of Skillshare’s most popular animation teachers, Lucas Ridley first got into 3D animation when searching for a way to work on film projects with realistic characters, captivating settings and riveting storylines without needing to scout a location, get filming permits, hire actors and rent expensive equipment. Now a professional 3D animator and filmmaker, Lucas has been able to work on movies like Avengers Infinity War and Disney’s Aladdin as well as video games like The Last Of Us Part 2 and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League—right from his desk. After building a successful career, Lucas wants to share how you can use 3D animation to create your own films or video games. 

In this class, Lucas will teach you how to use Unreal Engine for the first time and leverage the software to create your own custom character. From recording a personalized facial capture to customizing a Metahuman character, you’ll discover that creating a playable character within Unreal Engine isn’t as intimidating as you might think. 

With Lucas as your guide, you’ll:

• Discover Unreal Engine and how to navigate the software
• Use the Metahuman app to create a customized character
• Import your character into Unreal Engine 
• Play your character within a template level

Plus, you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at Lucas’ work process as a full-time animator. 

Whether you dream of working as an animator in films or video games or you are just curious about 3D character animation, you’ll leave this class knowing how to create your own unique character that your audience can connect to. 

To take this class, you don’t need any Unreal Engine experience. All you need is an interest in creating your own 3D films or video games as well as the Unreal Engine software, a computer, and a three button mouse. To record your own facial capture you’ll need an iPhone and the Live Link App but you can also download free motion capture data online if you don’t have an iPhone. To continue learning more about 3D Video Game Animation in Unreal Engine, explore Lucas’ full Learning Path.