Character Creator Basics & UI
- UI Basics
- Character Morphing
- Character Skin
- Character Aging
- Character Clothing
- Exporting Characters to iClone
Body Morphing Basics
- Applying Morph Templates
- Body Part Morphing
- Morph Parameter Settings
- Facial Feature Morphing
- Adding Surface Detail
- Adjusting Character Height
Clothing Design & Structure
- RGB Maps & Materials
- Plaid & Patterns
- Fixing Clothing Overlaps
- Decals
- Aging, Hole & Discoloration Effects
- Exporting iAvatars
Creating Custom Fabrics
- Importing Custom Materials
- Importing Custom Patterns
- Saving iCloth Items
- Creating an RGB Mask
- Importing an RGB Mask
Adding Custom Decals
- Facial Scars & Injuries
- Body Tattoos & Scars
- Custom Clothing Logos
- Clothing Rips
- Clothing Patches
Conforming Clothing & Layering
- Collision Settings
- Real-time Smooth
- Skin Opacity Maps
- Smooth & Close-fitting
- Layering Clothing
Conform vs Non-Conform Options (v2.0)
- Non-Conform Hair
- Non-Conform Clothing
- Bone Scale vs. Mesh Morph
Advanced Facial Modification: Vampire
- Eye Modifications
- Teeth Modification
- Eye Morphing
- Cosmetic Basics
- Character Skin
- Facial Morphs
- Face Decals
iClone 6.2 - Improved Lip-syncing over Character Creator characters
- Lips key reduction
- Smoothing for lips, tongue and jaw
- Clip strength adjustment
- Combined effects for lips, tongue and jaw
Facial Modification: Orc
- Basic Body & Facial Feature Morphing
- Skin Color & Texture
- Adding Skin Decal Scars
- Creating a Scar Decal in Photoshop
- Custom Normal, Specular, & Mask Maps
- RGB Masking for Scalp
- Using Scalp RGB Mask for Tattoos
- Skin Resolution & Export
Soft Cloth Physics & Collision Setup
- Soft Cloth Presets & Properties
- Modifying Collision Shapes
- Collision Shape Troubleshooting
Creating a Star Trek Facial Normal Map
- Character Creator Normal Map Presets
- Customizing a Normal Map with NDO
- Drawing Crevasses
- Using RGB Masks for Facial Normals
Custom Facial Texture Maps with 3D Coat
- Exporting a Character Model to OBJ
- Sculpting a Normal Map in 3D Coat
- Applying Custom Normal Maps in Character Creator
- Painting a Diffuse Map in 3D Coat
- Exporting a Diffuse Map from 3D Coat
Intro to Professional Outfits
- Customizing from a Character Project Template
- Blue-collar to Businessman
- Secret Agent to Playboy Bunny
- Creating a Transparent Mesh Texture
Custom Clothing Design with Professional Outfits
- Creating Custom Patterns
- Creating a Corporate Uniform
- Creating a Custom Soccer (Football) Jersey
Rendering Professional Outfits in Indigo
- Basic Lighting Options for Indigo Renders
- Smoothing Out Meshes with Subdivision
- Material Enhancement & Refinement
- Background Color & HDR Image Rendering
- Using Filters & Adjusting Eyeball Values
Character Compositing & Lighting Setup in Indigo
- Lighting Setup in iClone
- Lighting Refinement in Indigo
- Compositing a Render in Photoshop
Intro to Light & Shadow
- Lighting environment
- Shadow Settings
Image-based Lighting & Sky sync
- Customizing the IBL Environment
- Loading HDR or EXR File as IBL Image
- Synchronizing the Sky Map to IBL Lighting
- Adjust color
Non-PBR to PBR Material Conversion
- Distinqushing PBR and Non-PBR Contents in Character Creator
- Converting Non-PBR Clothing to PBR
- Single-click PBR Character Conversion
Tweaking PBR Substance Materials
- Switching to Substance PBR Materials
- Tweaking Substance Parameters
Using PBR Substance Materials
- Loading a Substance Material
- Locating Material via Color ID
- Character Creator Optimized Loading
- Using New PBR Substance Materials
Wood Generator
- Base Tweaks
- Wood Detail Parameters
- Finishing Touches
Leather Generator
- Embedded Leather Presets
- Custom Leather with Generator
Metal Material Adjustments
- Embed Metallic Presets
- Importing Custom Texture Maps
- Abrasion Effects
- Blemish Effects
DESIGN YOUR OWN OUTFITS
Intro to v1.5 New Features
- Adjusting Hand Contact
- Adjusting Contact Points for Stylized Morphs
- Adjusting Foot Contact & Shoe Mesh
Custom Clothing Layering
- Basic Clothing Layering
- FBX Import & Export
- Changing Layer Order with Click and Drag
- Changing Layer Order with Collision Order
Editing Clothing Mesh
- Selection Methods
- Move, Scale & Rotate Selected Mesh
- Smooth & Relax Mesh Modifiers
- Hide Mesh Options
- Back Face Selection
Mesh Editing for Accessories (v2.0)
- Creating Accessories in iClone
- Mesh Editing in Character Creator
- Applying Substance Materials
- Saving Props & Accessories
Hand & Foot Contact
- Adjusting Hand Contact
- Adjusting Contact Points for Stylized Morphs
- Adjusting Foot Contact & Shoe Mesh
Load & Edit Custom Calibration Poses
- Simple Calibration Posing
- Simple Mesh Editing
- Custom Calibration Poses with iMotion
- Custom Posing with Human IK Editing
Cloth Creation Developer Level
- CC: Export
- Marvelous Designer: Setup, Export
- ZBrush: Setup, High Poly
- Maya: Setup, Retopology
- Mesh Comparison
- xNormal: Texture Protection
- Maya: Skin Binding and Export
- CC: Material Setup, Subtance Editor, Cloth Saving and Application
*The selection of software are just examples for tutorial purposes. You can choose to use other 3rd party applications, such as Maya or Blender to work with Character Creator.
Shoes Creation Developer Level
- CC: Export
- Maya: Setup, Shoes Model, Export and Skin Binding
- ZBrush: Setup
- High Poly Model
- ZBrush: Texture Generation
- Final Textures
- CC: Import and Setup, Material Settings, Appearance Editor, Hide and Adjust Mesh, Saving and Applying Shoes
*The selection of software are just examples for tutorial purposes. You can choose to use other 3rd party applications, such as Maya or Blender to work with Character Creator.
Hair Creation Developer Level
- CC: Export
- Hair Textures
- Maya: Import, Scalp Creation, UV Mapping, Hair Meshes, Material Creation, Setup and Binding, Export
- CC: Import, Material Setup, Appearance Editor, Saving and Application, Soft-coth Weight Map
*The selection of software are just examples for tutorial purposes. You can choose to use other 3rd party applications, such as Maya or Blender to work with Character Creator.
Accessory Creation Developer Level
- Defining Accessories
- Rules for Accessories
- CC: Export
- Maya: Fitting the Accessory, Parenting and Exporting
- CC: Import and Saving, Applying and Testing
*The selection of software are just examples for tutorial purposes. You can choose to use other 3rd party applications, such as Maya or Blender to work with Character Creator.
How to use Marvelous Designer and Character Creator to create stunning clothing for iClone
CUSTOM MORPH DESIGN
Create Custom Morph Sliders for Stylized 3D Characters in v1.4
- Creating Morph Sliders from an iAvatar file
- Creating Morph Sliders from an OBJ file
- Using Current Morph as a Base to Create Family of Characters
- Combining Sliders and Exporting Result
- Fixing Eye Blink for Stylized Characters
- Testing out Clothing, Hair and iClone Animation
EXPORT TO WEB FOR CONTENT DISPLAY
Publishing Animated 3D Characters to Sketchfab (v2.0)
- Designing Character in Character Creator
- Animating Character Body & Face in iClone
- Publishing to Sketchfab from Character Creator
- Adjusting IBL & Lighting Settings in Sketchfab
3DXchange to Sketchfab (outdated)
- Get your own custom models from iAvatar format and transfer them into FBX format to get published in Sketchfab. You'll also learn about how you can add custom motions to really show off your models to the max!
Character Creator to Sketchfab (outdated)
- Get your gorgeous character models from Character Creator into Sketchfab in order to demo them in the best possible way.
Embedding PBR Textures in Zip Files for Sketchfab Publishing (outdated)
- Zip up your FBX character model along with its PBR textures into a single package, ane easily import them in a single upload into Sketchfab, in order to bring a new level of realism to your character model demo.
Assigning PBR Textures in Sketchfab (outdated)
- Manually assign physically-based rendering (PBR) textures to your character model one-by-one in Sketchfab to bring a new level of realism to your character model demo.
ARTIST TUTORIALS
Character Creator to ZBrush
- M. D. McCallum (WarLord)
- Tanvir Islam
Character Creator to Blender
- Rampa Tinling
- Julian Santiago
- Elijah Johnson
Unreal Engine 4 Rig Export
- Exporting FBX - Convert Bone Structure and Naming for UE4 Rig
- Importing PBR Textures
Quick Mixamo Import to Unreal 4
- Converting to iMotion in 3DXchange
- Exporting FBX Motions from Character Creator
- Unreal Engine Import Options
High Heel Character Import to Unreal Engine 4 - Character Creator 2
- Exporting FBX from Character Creator 2.0
- Importing to Unreal Engine
- Fixing Heel Issue
Export for Unity Mecanim Game Control
Direct FBX export for Mecanim compatible characters into Unity 3D for instant 3rd Person Gameplay. You can even display the same realistic PBR looks in your Unity game.
