"It was mind-blowing to discover the power of Unreal for creating real-time 3D animations! The course was not just for vfx. As a graphic designer whose workflow is mostly in 2D, the Artists Guide to Unreal was a great opportunity to expand my creative practice."

Sydney Saneun Hwang (GFX Diarra from Detroit, SNL, TDMC)

Course Content

Module 1:

• Let's Get Started

• Installing Unreal Engine, Block a Scene, Add Detail & Render

• Finding Inspiration / Meditation

Module 2:

• Starting a Project (Blocking & Previs)

• Adding the Golden Ratio to Your Camera

• Blocking out a Floorplan

• Setting Up your Camera and View Bookends

• Sculpting a Landscape

Module 3:

• Building a Detailed Scene

• Introduction to Quixel Bridge, Adding Distant Mountains

• Adding a River

• Quixel Megascan collections in Epic Marketplace

• Adding More Detail

Module 4:

• Importing from Other DCC Software

• Importing from Sketchup

• Importing from Rhino

• Importing from all other DCCs

Module 5:

• Set Dressing, Materials & Lighting

• Interior Set Dressing

• Optional Extra Lesson - Modelling a Window Frame

• Materials

• Adding a MetaHuman Character

• Adding Foliage

• Environmental, Exterior and Interior Lighting

Module 6:

• Animation & Rendering

• Rendering

• Refining a Scene for Higher Quality Rendering

• Cinematic Animation

• Highest Quality Rendering with the Pathtracer