Knower school – Creation of 3D Graphics for Computer Games (RUS)

This course is a unique training complex for creating 3D game graphics. For 11 lessons, we will study a huge range of technologies, from modeling a game location to game standards, to setting up the whole scene inside the Unreal Engine 4 game engine.
You will find a large block of work with textures, how to create, how to combine, bake and use in shading. We will work with sculpting tools in 3D Coat. And in the course finale, at the stage of assembling the entire scene in UE4, you will learn how to set up various effects - sound, smoke, light, etc. This course will be interesting to everyone who wants to work in the game development industry and create new worlds!

Course Outline:

1 lesson. MODELING A GENERAL SCENE.
GameDev Introduction
Creating a project hierarchy
Project Analysis Based on References
Edit poly tools
Location Modeling

2 LESSON. MODELING ASSETS FOR A SCENE
Introduction to Assets
Stylization
Edit poly tools
Asset Modeling
Initial Asset Layout

3 LESSON. GROUND SCULPTING IN 3D COAT
Introducing 3D Coat
Sculpting Logic
Work with brushes
Using masks
Sculpting Groot

4 LESSON. REVIEW ALL SCENE DETAILS
3ds max scan editor
The concept of Normal Map, Low Poly, Smoothing Group, etc.
Unwrap UVW Tools
Create auto and manual sweeps
Roasting Techniques Normal Map

5 LESSON. 3D GROUND RETOPOLOGY
Concept of retopology and character grid
Manual Retopology Methods
Auto Retopology Methods
Ground Scan
Baking Normal Map

6 LESSON. TEXTURING LOCATIONS IN 3D COAT
Texturing Introduction
Texture Creation Logic
Work with masks and layers
Application of materials
Create a normal map without baking

7 LESSON. TEXTURING ASSETS IN 3D COAT
Working with External Normal Map
Work with alpha brushes
Create brushes from geometry
Roasting AO and Curvature Map
Material Creation

8 LESSON. TEXTURING IN 3D COAT GROUND AND ITS ANIMATION
Character Texture Creation Logic
Creating Your Own Smart Materials
Export textures in Unreal Engine4
Working with Groot Animation

9 LESSON. MOVING A SCENE IN UNREAL ENGINE 4
Introduction to Unreal Engine4
Engine interface and its features
Exploring Asset Structure and its Transfer in Unreal Engine4
Transferring assets to the engine

10 LESSON. SCENE ASSEMBLY IN UNREAL ENGINE 4
Level recovery
Instance Mesh Concept
Instance Material Concept
Light setting

11 LESSON. ADJUSTING EFFECTS IN UNREAL ENGINE 4
The concept of LUT
Work with Post Process
Roasting light
Term Coollision Mesh
Creating LODs