HTodays video is a complete guide / tutorial for creating a Desktop style Micro Biome Planter. We will be using Free assets from the marketplace and Path Tracing for a realistic finished render! Link to HDRI on PolyHaven : https://polyhaven.com/a/brown_photostudio_04 Link to Animal pack on Marketplace : https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/17c2d7d545674204a7644c3c0c4c58ba My Final Renders of my Original Micro Biome that inspired this. https://www.artstation.com/artwork/KO9XyG Command to fix Foliage culling distance r.RayTracing.Geometry.InstancedStaticMeshes.Culling 0 0:00 Intro 0:11 Download Assets / Plugins 0:39 Create New Project 0:58 Enable Plugins 1:20 Create Level and Add HDRI 2:56 Create Planter / Vase Glass 7:08 Create Stand 9:17 Create Soil / Dirt 10:54 Download Textures 12:00 Add Textures to Objects 13:05 Displace Soil Mesh 15:05 Adjust UV's on Stand 16:16 Create Glass Material (Lumen Version) 21:08 Add Foliage to Biome 26:11 Add Character / Animal 28:07 Create Floor and Displace 30:57 Create Camera 33:17 Update HDRI 34:24 Enable Path Tracing 35:29 Update Glass Material to Path tracing Version 36:16 Outro / Sample Images

This is PART 2 of Turning a Stylized Character into a Realistic style MetaHuman. Check out Part 1 here https://youtu.be/EUXOHDzgy2E Links to other Helpful Tutorials for accomplishing this : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y42Qej7Bx8g&t=742s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iCMspltj24 Download the Mask I modified for this specific model creation : https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fbdaf_fdca751b65374d69a2e7a168c3ca114e~mv2.jpg --------------------------------- Link to Stylized Character : https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/stylized-male-character-kit-casual MetaHuman Plugin : https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/metahuman-plugin MetaHuman Creator : https://metahuman.unrealengine.com/ View Final Rendered Images : https://www.artstation.com/artwork/aGX5nJ 0:00 Intro 0:22 Create a new Blueprint 0:52 Rename Stylized Meshes 1:48 Open Blueprint / Add Meshes 2:43 Construction Script for Blueprint 3:18 Create Level Sequence 3:45 Place Your New Blueprint into Scene / Sequence 4:01 Add Animation Track to Blueprint in Sequence 4:43 Modify MetaHuman Blueprint to Isolate the Head 5:25 Hide Body Parts 5:35 Mask Shoulders from Head 7:01 Add MetaHuman Head to Your New Blueprint 7:29 Size/Position Head onto Body 8:57 Set LOD Synce to 0 9:13 Update Blueprint in Sequence 10:37 Add Animation Track to new Blueprint 11:15 Outro

ADVANCED SPEED GUIDE Here is a Tutorial on how I took Free Marketplace assets of a Stylized Character and turned it into a Realistic Metahuman Character. * If you need a more step by step guide try this extended beginners guide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIxUJMmb77M&t=1530s ** Part 2 Creating a Blueprint to Combine the Stylized Body /Clothes with the Metahuman Head. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l2WRBLYeFk&t=302s Link to Stylized Character : https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/stylized-male-character-kit-casual MetaHuman Plugin : https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/metahuman-plugin MetaHuman Creator : https://metahuman.unrealengine.com/ View Final Rendered Images : https://www.artstation.com/artwork/aGX5nJ 0:00 Intro 0:27 Download Assets / Plugins 0:52 Install Plugin 1:14 Create New Project / Add Content / Enable Plugin 1:45 Create MetaHuman Identity / Import Original mesh 2:30 Set up view for Solve 2:57 Promote Frame / Auto Track 3:40 Lock Camera / Fine Tune 3:57 Choose Body 4:08 Identity Solve / Compare Mesh 4:22 Mesh to MetaHuman 4:45 Open MetaHuman Creator 5:10 Edit Region Influence 6:10 Eidt your MetaHuman 6:25 Import MetaHuman 6:40 Add Stylized Clothes 6:55 Outro

Here is a Tutorial on how I took Free Marketplace assets of a Stylized Character and turned it into a Realistic Metahuman Character. * Are you a more advanced user? Try out the Speed Guide here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUXOHDzgy2E&t=22s ** Part 2 Creating a Blueprint to Combine the Stylized Body /Clothes with the Metahuman Head. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l2WRBLYeFk&t=302s Link to Stylized Character : https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/stylized-male-character-kit-casual MetaHuman Plugin : https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/metahuman-plugin MetaHuman Creator : https://metahuman.unrealengine.com/ View Final Rendered Images : https://www.artstation.com/artwork/aGX5nJ 0:00 Intro 0:12 Download Assets / Plugins 1:46 Create New Project 3:35 Enable MetaHuman plguin 4:04 Add Content to Project 5:53 Create MetaHuman Identity 6:40 Import Original Mesh into Indentity 7:05 Prepare Head in View 8:15 Promote Frame / Auto Track 9:20 Lock Camera / Fine Adjustments 10:50 Body Choice 11:34 MetaHuman Identity Solve 12:26 Open MetaHuman Creator 13:50 MH Beginning Edits 15:00 Edit Mesh Blend Region Influence 17:00 Customized your HM 22:34 Import MH into Unreal 24:25 Place MH BP 25:50 Place Stylized Clothes 30:00 Closing Thoughts

Here is a quick tutorial along with some examples on how to enable Volumetric Fog with the Exponential Height Fog while using Path Tracer. 1) Enable Infinant Extent Bounds on your Post Process Volume 2) Enable "Reference Atmosphere" on your Post Process Volume 3) Enable "Volumetric Fog" on your Exponential Height Fog 4) Zero the World Coordinates of your Exponential Height Fog 5) Increase your Fog density, Switch to Path Tracer and Enjoy!

Here is a quick tutorial along with some examples on how to enable Volumetric Fog with the Exponential Height Fog while using Path Tracer. 1) Enable Infinant Extent Bounds on your Post Process Volume 2) Enable "Reference Atmosphere" on your Post Process Volume 3) Enable "Volumetric Fog" on your Exponential Height Fog 4) Zero the World Coordinates of your Exponential Height Fog 5) Increase your Fog density, Switch to Path Tracer and Enjoy!