Hyper Realistic Character Portrait Tutorial

Course Info

Welcome to Hyper Realistic Character Portrait for Films. Sculpting a character and then preparing it for production, getting it to look photorealistic for films or movies can be a very ambitious task, it can be tricky but with the right guidance, it can be an extremely rewarding experience.

Throughout this course, we will go through the steps of sculpting a character likeness in Zbrush, retopologizing in Wrap and Maya, unwrapping in Maya, texturing in Mari, rendering with Arnold, and finally doing post work in Photoshop.

The major topics we will be covering

• Sculpting hyper realistic forms and skin details
• Accurately achieving celebrity likeness
• Creating clean topology the most efficient way
• High frequency detailing using Displacement Maps
• Texturing XYZ full killer workflow
• Creating lifelike skin shader
• Rendering photorealistic CGI eyes
• Creating believable fabric shaders
• Styling and rendering hair with XGen
• Editing and enhancing images with post work

By the end of this course, you will have a solid foundation for creating photo-like digital characters