I came here from the Alphabet Superset challenge. This is fascinating, thank you for sharing it Lily. I love your attention to the detail that makes you, you.
Liked and Subscribed! I just built my first metahuman before finding this tutorial and I wish I'd known about this blender plugin! My process was polycam - download and import fbx file to blender - get rid of all excess pixel and just keep the face - import that to unreal engine - make sure metahuman plugin was enabled - and made sure the mesh/materials matched up - uploaded/imported to metahuman, then used metahuman's modifiers to make the skin, freckles, etc. I'm currently now rigging glasses to my metahuman in unreal engine. I can't find any good free glasses models though. Anyway, LOVE this video, it's very inspiring because I just learned how to do all this within the last few months. I'd be happy to share my current work/progress with you as well! Also, I'd love an even more in depth break down of the animation part of the video. I wish Live Link was available on Android, I'm using a pixel 8 pro so there's no reason I should have to buy an iphone (no offense to iphone users here).
That is very impressive! You are really very good. The result is not 100% but 1000% perfect. I'm excited when I can watch your next video. I just subscribed to your channel. Keep it up.👍
This was incredible! could you go over in another video how you added the little peach fuzz hairs on the face. That really went a long way in selling the realism.
Hi, peach fuzz comes with all metahumans. It's a groom asset that shows up in the metahuman blueprints in Unreal as part of the higher levels of detail. Hope that's helpful to you.
Does that also include the incredibly realistic eyes that she has achieved? Mine look far less detailed / realistic in the metahuman creator window. Wondering how that is achieved. @@cgrah1086
Wow! Your character creation with AI is absolutely incredible! For full body animation (while maintaining the idea of an AI workflow), you could utilize Cascadeur, a free AI-assisted keyframe animation software. Keep up the impressive work! 🌟
Gah, I wish we could see more footage of the final result in action (talking, looking around in different directions, perhaps different hairstyles, etc.). I mean, what we do get to see looks incredible, but it's so fleeting.
Hey I know your intentions are in the right place with regards to speading knowledge about the sanctity and importance of artists coming first. And that's very, very much appreciated, but just so you're aware, the process you've done here doesn't in fact use A.I. It is an algorithmic process in unreal that streamlines unwrapping images onto a pre-existing base mesh by utilizing image data points or "markers". Thank you for sharing your workflow these tools are great and really useful for everyone.
Mesh to Metahuman has been around for a while now, AI should only be used as a tool integrated into the engines we use to empower us further to compete against the big corps.
Question: Do you enjoy the process of working with AI, setting up parameters and clicking generate? For me personally it’s taking away the part where I feel like “I” have achieved something myself. it feels like too big of a quick fix/cheat to be truly proud about. A bit similar Like rotoscoping animation, then pointing at it and say, “look what I’ve made!” It starts to feel more like copy pasting in a productional kind of way to get stuff done in the best way possible as fast as possible. Yes it’s still artistic in a way, but less and less impressive to be actually proud about. Personal opinion. Ps. great video and very well explained. : )
still trying to figure out where AI is used Meta human Creator has been out way before AI. While I don't know your intentions but i assume you would like to spread knowledge like any content creator I would just caution that using the term AI, in this case, can be viewed as more as clickbait for the title, and the CZcams algorithm it is really easy to research tools and understand whether its programming or AI and also when Ai is used does not mean something was stolen thus the need for a disclaimer. Meta human creator is an automated way of making photos real characters but this is no different than using a piece of software like topo gun to speed up the retopo process. Its a tool. We have to work on educating each other as artists so that we use the right terms and understand new tech and not re-label tech incorrectly. With that said keep it up keep posting workflows .. just wanted to set the record straight some artists would be turned off to this just hearing the use of the term AI so want to make sure we paint the tech in best light possible
1. AI is a more than 60 years old field, machine learning is older than personal computers and the internet. 2. Epic trained neural nets (cough, cough, "AI!") to dynamically blend geometry between tons of real people they scanned. When you "sculpt" in MH creator you are actually using AI to get something between all those real humans. This is why the trick to quickly make a monster by moving all sliders to maximum common in video games does not work here.
27 minutes something like. The ai part Is where She speaks about the metahuman performance, built in ai that make your face retargeting very much easier and funny.
@@loelfolio It's explained in the facebuilder official blog. They use the same projection epic uses for metahumans (I guess they didn't use "metahuman" name because of trademark?). It's also in their official tutorial on youtube: czcams.com/video/U2yderQOMUo/video.html (MetaHuman-compatibile texture)
hey! Thanks for stopping by :) Apologies for the confusion, I used photogrammetry for the geo, but used facebuilder to grab the butterfly texture so I had flat skin images to use in Substance. Hope this helps!
Having a human artist creative with experience , intelligence and humor making video’s like this instead of all the mediocre auto create ai youtube crap made by one day flies-with a god complex is something that can’t be replaced for me. Tools are tools and yes these AI developments are quite shocking. But still. Art exists because of a internally or externally curated pile of personal taste. Which is unique by definition. Great picture, you must have a really great camera. Wow nice music, you must have a great instrument. 😂 stupidiity about art and technology is of all times.
i absolutely LOVE ur content omg ? the way you explain the whole process is amazing! i am absolutely gonna give your metahuman tutorial a try cause i want to sooo bad but id love to know in advance whether theres a specific version of unreal engine 5 we have to use, or a specific blender version ? ty xo
Thanks for putting this together! Initially thought this would be even more complicated, but after your tutorial am a little less intimidated. Just curious, what graphics card is in your rig? Thanks again Lily!!
Hmm. But, don't you think it would be a lot easier to just set up a camera and take video? I don't see the point, unless she still wants to appear inane and rebellious when she hits the wall. Seems like a lot of work to achieve something achievable with one click.
That was very informative and funny to watch! For me personally , using AI to create images was fun at first but quickly became boring. As an artist , i understand the need to use new technology for creating but i still want to struggle and get my hands dirty in the creation process . not quite ready to hand it all over to the AI overlord yet!
I’m about to write a paper about this very topic and opinion. AI has been painted as a technical boogie man. But all the people who are at the most threat from it all seem to enjoy the introduction of the idea.
Hello, my sincere congratulations for such an excellent job, a very precise tutorial and with a lot of value, I wanted to take this opportunity to ask you if you do freelance work to create custom metahuman, I need to make one that is like a specific person, I have made several attempts but I think I do not have the artistic vision that you have and it frustrates me a little. I also don't know what the budget for this type of work can be, I don't have much, do you do this type of work?
Hiya! A lot of the skin material that makes it look so realistic is using the default settings in the metahuman blueprints. I only adjusted the basecolor channel so I could add my freckles and skin details. For better results try playing around with the subsurface scattering values in the blueprint, there are a couple of tutorials online :D I'm definitely going to try creating other people, so stay tuned!
nice job, try metapipe from artstation, it might save you a few steps and your Meta Human topology will look much more like the original, here is an example czcams.com/video/-1pp1GMS4L0/video.html
Great video, and thx for your time shared with us, to learn this "sensored" pipeline. at czcams.com/video/T9eYbeYvO3M/video.html indeed you are right. I watched this previously, about the 5 textures: czcams.com/video/yvncTA6mzh0/video.html
Very cool, I still haven’t gone through this process myself. Helpful to see it like this.
I came here from the Alphabet Superset challenge. This is fascinating, thank you for sharing it Lily. I love your attention to the detail that makes you, you.
Thank you so much! That means so so much to me ☺️
Lily is like a wizard with these tutorials !! Looking forward to the next videos ✨
Glad you like them!!! More to come :D
Liked and Subscribed! I just built my first metahuman before finding this tutorial and I wish I'd known about this blender plugin! My process was polycam - download and import fbx file to blender - get rid of all excess pixel and just keep the face - import that to unreal engine - make sure metahuman plugin was enabled - and made sure the mesh/materials matched up - uploaded/imported to metahuman, then used metahuman's modifiers to make the skin, freckles, etc. I'm currently now rigging glasses to my metahuman in unreal engine. I can't find any good free glasses models though. Anyway, LOVE this video, it's very inspiring because I just learned how to do all this within the last few months. I'd be happy to share my current work/progress with you as well! Also, I'd love an even more in depth break down of the animation part of the video. I wish Live Link was available on Android, I'm using a pixel 8 pro so there's no reason I should have to buy an iphone (no offense to iphone users here).
I am mindblown! Thanks for making the process so understandable
I’m glad your mind is safely blown 😌 💘
Keep up the metahuman related material. This may be the most useful guide on the topic.👏
Wow thanks so much :,) I absolutely will do!
@@loelfolio I've been trying to sort out in my head how to go about making a metahead. This was perfect 😎
I love your work as well as the way you '' pose'' your voice. Reminds me a bit of Salem Tovar and I really like it ❤
Wowee thank you so much! What a bespoke complement, I’ve subbed to Salem now hehehe :)
this is absolutely amazing. ive seen a lot of "create yourself in 3d" videos and i think this comes closest. its amazing
That is very impressive! You are really very good. The result is not 100% but 1000% perfect. I'm excited when I can watch your next video. I just subscribed to your channel. Keep it up.👍
Wow thank you! I’m so grateful for you stopping by :)
This was incredible! could you go over in another video how you added the little peach fuzz hairs on the face. That really went a long way in selling the realism.
Hi, peach fuzz comes with all metahumans. It's a groom asset that shows up in the metahuman blueprints in Unreal as part of the higher levels of detail. Hope that's helpful to you.
@@cgrah1086 I don't know what's more disturbing, the girl or the fact that she can recreate herself digitally.
Does that also include the incredibly realistic eyes that she has achieved? Mine look far less detailed / realistic in the metahuman creator window. Wondering how that is achieved. @@cgrah1086
Excited for this channel!
Wow! Your character creation with AI is absolutely incredible! For full body animation (while maintaining the idea of an AI workflow), you could utilize Cascadeur, a free AI-assisted keyframe animation software. Keep up the impressive work! 🌟
Great idea! I used mixamo for some test animations but I’ll absolutely have a dig around with Cascadeur- thanks for the tip 🌀
@@loelfolio You're welcome ^^
Gah, I wish we could see more footage of the final result in action (talking, looking around in different directions, perhaps different hairstyles, etc.). I mean, what we do get to see looks incredible, but it's so fleeting.
Thank you so much for sharing content like this
It's my pleasure 🥹
Hi, great tutorial and lovely render, liked and subscribed! Just wondering how you got the jewellery working with the face?
Its the edge for now, congrulations 👏
Excellent presentation, Lily, beautifully articulated...
thats amazing !
great tut,saved!Thank you so much!
This is brilliant! I really want to have a play.
Such a clear and engaging (and oftentimes hilarious) tutorial!
Hey thanks for sharing a nice workflow for meta 😍👏👏👏
A wonderful philosophy about yourself!!!🌼😏
English Lady Gaga "Looking Lovely Indeed" :)
Hey I know your intentions are in the right place with regards to speading knowledge about the sanctity and importance of artists coming first. And that's very, very much appreciated, but just so you're aware, the process you've done here doesn't in fact use A.I. It is an algorithmic process in unreal that streamlines unwrapping images onto a pre-existing base mesh by utilizing image data points or "markers".
Thank you for sharing your workflow these tools are great and really useful for everyone.
"Thank you for joining..."
Well, that was my privilege.
This was a great post! Just what I needed. TYVM. And I love your chop! Nice touch.
Mesh to Metahuman has been around for a while now, AI should only be used as a tool integrated into the engines we use to empower us further to compete against the big corps.
So cool, learned a lot Thank you
👏awesome process, thanks for sharing ! congrats 🤘
i am concerned about the waterlevel in your reservoir... ;)
wtf did I look at
absolutely helpful please do more
I was the thousandth like!! Well done, very clear, thanks a lot!!!
Glad it helped!
Hey - amazing tutorial! Thanks sm! How did u manage to delete the eyelashes when exporting back from unreal to blender before substance?
Question: Do you enjoy the process of working with AI, setting up parameters and clicking generate? For me personally it’s taking away the part where I feel like “I” have achieved something myself. it feels like too big of a quick fix/cheat to be truly proud about. A bit similar Like rotoscoping animation, then pointing at it and say, “look what I’ve made!” It starts to feel more like copy pasting in a productional kind of way to get stuff done in the best way possible as fast as possible. Yes it’s still artistic in a way, but less and less impressive to be actually proud about. Personal opinion. Ps. great video and very well explained. : )
such eloquent speech and elegant beauty!
still trying to figure out where AI is used Meta human Creator has been out way before AI. While I don't know your intentions but i assume you would like to spread knowledge like any content creator I would just caution that using the term AI, in this case, can be viewed as more as clickbait for the title, and the CZcams algorithm it is really easy to research tools and understand whether its programming or AI and also when Ai is used does not mean something was stolen thus the need for a disclaimer. Meta human creator is an automated way of making photos real characters but this is no different than using a piece of software like topo gun to speed up the retopo process. Its a tool. We have to work on educating each other as artists so that we use the right terms and understand new tech and not re-label tech incorrectly. With that said keep it up keep posting workflows .. just wanted to set the record straight some artists would be turned off to this just hearing the use of the term AI so want to make sure we paint the tech in best light possible
1. AI is a more than 60 years old field, machine learning is older than personal computers and the internet. 2. Epic trained neural nets (cough, cough, "AI!") to dynamically blend geometry between tons of real people they scanned. When you "sculpt" in MH creator you are actually using AI to get something between all those real humans. This is why the trick to quickly make a monster by moving all sliders to maximum common in video games does not work here.
WHERE IS THE AI PART?
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27 minutes something like.
The ai part Is where She speaks about the metahuman performance, built in ai that make your face retargeting very much easier and funny.
Very cool and terrifying 😂
Why are you using the butterfly UV projection in the FaceBuilder and not the "mh" projection, which is specifically made for UE5 Metahumans?
Ooh I haven't seen much on that! Do you have a video you could link?
@@loelfolio It's explained in the facebuilder official blog. They use the same projection epic uses for metahumans (I guess they didn't use "metahuman" name because of trademark?). It's also in their official tutorial on youtube: czcams.com/video/U2yderQOMUo/video.html (MetaHuman-compatibile texture)
@@kazioo2 you legend thank you, I may update this pipeline with this!!
And a little friend whispering in our ear lol. I saw mine too, random.
Outstanding. Thanks.
If I were as beautiful as you, I'd too spent the time to make a digital model of myself.
Very informative and out of the box content ⚡
hi, great job! I don't understand if you are using only facebuilder or the combination of both photogrammetry and facebuilder?
hey! Thanks for stopping by :) Apologies for the confusion, I used photogrammetry for the geo, but used facebuilder to grab the butterfly texture so I had flat skin images to use in Substance. Hope this helps!
This is super cool
Cheers for stopping by!! 🫶🏼
Really awesome 🤩
I guess UE also can do face rig by using video clip, just save some time from hand sculpting.
Would be fun to see how this metahuman can come to life with some stable diffusion with animdiff and a good Dreambooth model of you.
Having a human artist creative with experience , intelligence and humor making video’s like this instead of all the mediocre auto create ai youtube crap made by one day flies-with a god complex is something that can’t be replaced for me.
Tools are tools and yes these AI developments are quite shocking. But still.
Art exists because of a internally or externally curated pile of personal taste. Which is unique by definition.
Great picture, you must have a really great camera.
Wow nice music, you must have a great instrument. 😂
stupidiity about art and technology is of all times.
i absolutely LOVE ur content omg ? the way you explain the whole process is amazing! i am absolutely gonna give your metahuman tutorial a try cause i want to sooo bad but id love to know in advance whether theres a specific version of unreal engine 5 we have to use, or a specific blender version ? ty xo
Go for it! The latest version is the safest for both :)
noteedd thank uu uxoxo @@loelfolio
Thanks for putting this together! Initially thought this would be even more complicated, but after your tutorial am a little less intimidated. Just curious, what graphics card is in your rig? Thanks again Lily!!
Hmm. But, don't you think it would be a lot easier to just set up a camera and take video? I don't see the point, unless she still wants to appear inane and rebellious when she hits the wall. Seems like a lot of work to achieve something achievable with one click.
Impressive.
Keep going
That was very informative and funny to watch! For me personally , using AI to create images was fun at first but quickly became boring. As an artist , i understand the need to use new technology for creating but i still want to struggle and get my hands dirty in the creation process . not quite ready to hand it all over to the AI overlord yet!
I’m glad it was helpful and made you giggle :D I’m only playing around at this point too, but trying to keep myself educated too :)
I like your liquid cooled set up, very dope.
I don't know why people see AI as a threat to art. I am also an artist and I see AI as a tool to enhance my work and speed up the work flow.
I’m about to write a paper about this very topic and opinion.
AI has been painted as a technical boogie man. But all the people who are at the most threat from it all seem to enjoy the introduction of the idea.
I have a question, this would be great in movies, like the Matrix the Evolution
very nice
how did you do the septum ? just a static mesh?
cool
Hello, my sincere congratulations for such an excellent job, a very precise tutorial and with a lot of value, I wanted to take this opportunity to ask you if you do freelance work to create custom metahuman, I need to make one that is like a specific person, I have made several attempts but I think I do not have the artistic vision that you have and it frustrates me a little. I also don't know what the budget for this type of work can be, I don't have much, do you do this type of work?
Nice work! Please follow with this kind of tutorials
Just Subscribed
thank you ☺️
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how did you texture skin?? it's ultra realistic..... can you do more with other people's portrait??
Hiya! A lot of the skin material that makes it look so realistic is using the default settings in the metahuman blueprints. I only adjusted the basecolor channel so I could add my freckles and skin details. For better results try playing around with the subsurface scattering values in the blueprint, there are a couple of tutorials online :D I'm definitely going to try creating other people, so stay tuned!
bruh her vocal
There is little AI about this workflow. Just classic calculating
hi
no blender plaease lol.....to complicat
nice job, try metapipe from artstation, it might save you a few steps and your Meta Human topology will look much more like the original, here is an example
czcams.com/video/-1pp1GMS4L0/video.html
You look really good bald.
Great video, and thx for your time shared with us, to learn this "sensored" pipeline. at czcams.com/video/T9eYbeYvO3M/video.html indeed you are right. I watched this previously, about the 5 textures: czcams.com/video/yvncTA6mzh0/video.html
Awkward
AI is useless.
very informative and cool positive vibe