Creating Morph Targets in Unreal Engine
Throughout these Unreal Engine tutorials, we'll learn how to create Morph Targets using Unreal Engine 4 and Maya. Software required: Unreal Engine 4.4, Maya 2014.
What you'll learn
Throughout these Unreal Engine tutorials, we'll learn how to create Morph Targets using Unreal Engine 4 and Maya. Additionally, we'll look at practices for importing animation and editing materials for better level creation. Next, we'll focus on creating a complex normal map as well as Subsurface materials for our map. Finally, we'll edit the animation in Unreal Engine 4 as well as edit materials and see the final animation in real time. By the end of this Unreal Engine training, you'll be able to both create and control your own Morph Targets within the software and use them in your own projects. Software required: Unreal Engine 4.4, Maya 2014.
Table of contents
- Creating and Editing Blendshapes 9m
- Baking Animation Keys 9m
- Importing Blendshapes into Unreal Engine 4 7m
- Constructing a Complicated Normal Map 8m
- Creating Subsurface Materials 9m
- Activating Interactive Animations 10m
- Making Our Crystal Material 10m
- Creating Displacement and Tessellation for Materials 7m
- Finishing Our Scene 9m
About the author
Sean has been in the games industry for 18 years working in both console and social gaming verticals. He has an extensive background in education teaching game art and design related topics at both the Academy of Art University and The Art Institute of California. He holds an art Bachelor’s from SJSU, and an MFA in Fine Arts and Animation from the Art Institute of California, San Francisco. During his time in the Games Industry he has worked within and alongside companies such as Sony Entertainm... more