Stephanie Vaquer

Character Study – Real-time workflow with Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter & Unreal Engine

Description:

This project was a personal exploration focused on improving my workflow for real-time character creation.

Modeling & Sculpting: High-resolution sculpt in ZBrush and retopology in Maya.

Texturing: Materials created and refined in Substance Painter.

Rigging: Implementation of a facial rig using the HelixEdit plugin, based on the MetaHuman system.

Rendering: Real-time tests and material setup inside Unreal Engine.

With this character, I wanted to test how well I could integrate different tools into a single pipeline, while also learning more about advanced material creation and experimenting with facial rigging workflows. It was also a great opportunity to put my new workstation to the test and see how it handled high-resolution assets and real-time rendering.

This project allowed me to gain experience in:

Efficient use of multi-software workflows.

Understanding how to integrate facial rigs into custom characters.

Creating materials that respond well to real-time rendering.