Course Overview

A 5-hour eLearning course for beginners to learn the essential skills in Reallusion’s Character Creator 5 (CC5), from interface navigation to producing a fully realized 3D character ready for various pipelines.

Target Audience

1. Beginners to CC5 and 3D character creation
2. Creative professionals expanding into character design

Learning Outcomes

1. Navigate the CC5 interface
2. Create and customize characters using morphs, textures, and shaders
3. Design clothing and accessories with layered clothing and mesh editing
4. Rig characters with AccuRIG
5. Import, export, and optimize for different platforms
6. Produce a complete character as a capstone

Course Structure

Module 1: Getting Started (45 min)

1. Introduction to Reallusion Hub, install, and features
2. Introduction to CC5 capabilities, ecosystem, installation
3. Interface navigation: tools, panels, viewport, customization
4. Exercise: Set up a personalized workspace

Module 2: Character Creation Fundamentals (60 min)

1. Starting with templates and character types (Game Base, Realistic, Stylized)
2. Morphing basics: sliders, facial fine-tuning, body proportions
3. Exercise: Create a unique character using morphs

Module 3: Texturing and Materials (60 min)

1. Material system, skin textures, Texture panel, skin shader settings
2. Eyes, hair customization, makeup/scars/tattoos
3. Exercise: Texture face and features

Module 4: Clothing and Accessories (60 min)

1. Clothing libraries: categories, applying items, mixing outfits
2. Fit adjustments, materials, layered clothing, basic mesh edits
3. Exercise: Build a complete outfit

Module 5: Rigging with AccuRIG (45 min)

1. Rigging fundamentals and AccuRIG workflow
2. Setup, run, test, and adjust rig
3. Exercise: Rig a character for animation

Module 6: Exporting & Optimization (30 min)

1. Export formats (FBX, OBJ), settings per platform
2. Real-time optimization, LOD, texture compression
3. Exercise: Export for a target platform

Module 7: Capstone Project (60 min)

1. Guided creation of an original character
2. Step-by-step workflow, troubleshooting
3. Final showcase

Assessment & Materials

1. Quizzes per module
2. Hands-on exercises throughout
3. Capstone project
4. Downloads: cheat sheets, shortcuts, references