How to Create Custom Metahuman Hair

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🛠️ ESSENTIAL SETUP ADVICE: In Unreal Engine, go to your Settings (Topright), Plugins, and ensure Alembic Groom Importer is checked and Groom (Just type in Groom in the search and they will appear). Remember to restart your project after enabling it! Made a little video here to show you below:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/supplem...

This step is vital for importing the Alembic file from Blender seamlessly. Without this, your hair creations might not transfer correctly!

🕒 Tutorial Timestamps for Easy Navigation:
0:00:25 - Intro
0:00:45 - Requirements
0:01:00 - Creating MetaHuman in MetaHuman Creator
Setting up your MetaHuman:

0:01:32 - Grabbing Free Light Rig from Epic Game Marketplace
0:01:50 - Starting Unreal Engine Project
0:02:00 - Downloading MetaHuman into Unreal Engine
0:03:00 - Removing Default MetaHuman Hair in Unreal Engine
0:03:22 - Exporting MetaHuman from Unreal Engine to Blender
Blender:

0:04:30 - Importing Into Blender
0:04:56 - Separating Scalp from Head Mesh
0:06:33 - Removing Head Mesh Materials
0:06:51 - Unwrapping Head Mesh
0:07:02 - Turning Mesh into Empty Hair Object
0:07:12 - Adding Hair to Your Scalp
0:07:21 - Adding Hair Guides
0:08:30 - Brushing the Hair into Shape Using the Hair Comb
0:09:11 - Adding Hair Modifiers (GeoNodes)
0:09:55 - Increasing Hair Density
0:10:08 - Getting Rid of Bald Bits
0:10:48 - Adding Additional Hair Sections

Support & Resources:
3D Hair Resource Files are uploaded to my Patreon, would love to see you there!
Pateron   / promptmuse  

🥤If you want to buy me a coffee, I'd really appreciate it:
https://ko-fi.com/promptmuse

🛠️ Tools & Resources:

Metahuman Getting Started Guide:
Coming soon
https://www.bing.com/create?toWww=1&r...

Unreal Engine:
https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/do...
Quixel Bridge Download:
https://quixel.com/bridge

Blender 4.0:
https://www.blender.org/download/

Patreon:
  / promptmuse  

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Jumpstart your journey into the fascinating world of 3D hair creation with our step-by-step tutorial. Let's create something amazing together! ✨