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Generating a 3D Animated Gollum from a Photo - Basic Headshot Guide

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Overview

Learn to create a 3D animated Gollum-like character from a photo in this 30-minute masterclass tutorial. Follow a step-by-step guide on using Headshot for Character Creator 3 to generate fantasy movie characters. Discover techniques for selecting quality references, overcoming open-mouthed images, choosing appropriate masking features, and blocking head and body proportions with the 'bake' feature. Explore the Mesh Editor tool for various purposes, including customizing hair assets. Cover topics such as basic concepts, baking morphs, initiating Headshot, using sculpt morph tools, matching expressions, re-projecting photos, masking options, adjusting teeth, fixing projected textures, creating the body, adding hair, and posing. Gain valuable insights into 3D character creation from industry expert Peter (Mythcons) in this comprehensive tutorial.

Syllabus

What You'll need
Basic Concepts
Baking Morphs
Source Image
Initiating Headshot
Sculpt Morph Tools
Matching Expression
Re-Project Photo
Masking Options
Adjusting Teeth
Fixing Projected Texture
Creating the Body
Adding Hair
Using Edit Mesh Tool
Edit Mesh: Sculpt
Searching Modifiers
Posing

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Reallusion

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