Content Details - 23 Video Chapters (with Audio)

Duration - 6 hours 25 minutes

lesson plan

Modeling

1. Daz to Houdini - Import the character model from Daz into Houdini via FBX and setup a highres version using point deform.

2. Shirt - Start modeling the clothing for the character

3. Shirt Cloth - Add cloth to the lower half of the shirt using vellum

4. Gloves - Model gloves using the vellum brush

5. Shoulder Pads - Make shoulder pads and add details using images, Trace SOP and VDB

6. Cape - Add a cape to the character using vellum

7. Shirt Pattern - Adding ornate designs to the shirt using Particles

8. Cloth Pattern - Adding designs to the lower cloth using particles and attaching it to the simulation via a UV deformer

9. Pant Pattern - Making a design on the pant via shortest path and VDB

10. Belt - Modeling and detailing belt for the character

11. Eyebrows - Making eyebrows using hair generate and painted attributes

12. Long Hair - Making the character’s hairstyle via guide groom and hair generate.

13. Shaved Hair - Build the other half of the character’s hairstyle

14. Earring - Making a simple earring for the character

Rendering

1. Solaris Setup - Setting up groups for material assignment and importing the model into Solaris. Also setting up the basic lighting

2. Material Setup - Applying Basic materials to all the groups and setting a simple look for the character

3. SSS setup - Setting up the basic Skin shader

4. Cloth shaders - Making textures in Substance Sampler and Adding the textures to the various cloth shaders to finalize the look

5. Wrinkles - Adding wrinkles to the cape using a point vop

6. Skin Texture - Building the final skin texture in Substance painter and making the final shader in Houdini

7. Hair Shader - Adding a colored gradient to the hair using attributes

8. Eye shader - Applying textures to the eyes

9. Final Thoughts - Looking at AOV setup and color grading in Photoshop