Learn How to Do Amazing Cloth Animation in Unreal Engine 4

Description

Unreal Engine 4 has become a leading resource in the creation of games, animations, television shows, and illustrations. In this course, you will learn how easy it is to apply real-time cloth animation to your characters in UE4 with simple steps. Once a very difficult task, the folks at Epic Games have made this process a lot easier and fun using Unreal Engine 4. You will learn how to use UE4's WIND tool to get your character's clothing to blow with the wind. You will also learn about physics assets and how to set them on your character to create amazing animations that make it look like you took days to hand animate! Be among the few who know how to use this hidden feature of Unreal Engine 4. No additional software programs are needed to achieve cloth simulation and animation. All the code and supporting files for this course are available here: https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Learn-How-to-Do-Amazing-Cloth-Animation-in-Unreal-Engine-4

What You Will Learn

Access the incredibly detailed Paragon SEVAROG and Paragon NARBASH that are fully rigged characters
Learn how to use the fun and powerful cloth tools in Unreal Engine in a few easy steps
Create reusable animation assets that can be imported into Sequencer, blended with other animations, and then exported to a cinematic movie file
Discover how to create an animation asset from your cloth and physics character setup
Use your characters in games, films, television, and commercials

Audience

This course is for artists, hobbyists, filmmakers, and game developers interested in learning the powerful cloth and clothing tools in UE4.

Approach

A hands-on guide to walk you through the easy, step-by-step process of painting cloth weights to create an animation in UE4.

Key Features

Learn simple steps to create real-time cloth animation in Unreal Engine 4 * Get to grips with using physics assets in UE4 that will interact with cloth and clothing * Explore UE4's realistic rendering features that help you to create impressive real-time animation

Github Repo

https://github.com/packtpublishing/learn-how-to-do-amazing-cloth-animation-in-unreal-engine-4

About the Author

Michael Ricks

Michael Ricks is an animator, VFX artist, and an independent filmmaker. He has been making films and creating visual effects for Indie films for over 15 years. Upon discovering Unreal Engine 4, Michael was overwhelmed by its realistic real-time rendering engine. In the past, it would take hours, if not days, to render each frame of an animation and it was impossible for an independent artist to complete a full-length film, but Unreal Engine 4 has leveled the playing field. It has enabled the storyteller to create their vision with their animation skillset. No longer will you be held back due to the limitations of technology - join Michael on this fun and creatively satisfying journey to explore the interesting UE4 toolset now!

Course Outline

1. Introduction To Unreal Engine 4 Cloth Animation

2. Cloth Animation In Unreal Engine 4

3. Advanced Cloth Animation

4. Setting Up Props For Cloth Simulation

5. Resources & Bonuses