Creating Efficient Digital Doubles for VFX with Pat Imrie

Learn how to create digi doubles for VFX production efficiently without sacrificing on quality using THIS industry-standard workflow: Start your free trial to The Gnomon Workshop training library today: MAYA, WRAP & ZBRUSH CHARACTER CREATION WORKFLOW WITH PAT IMRIE This 3-hour workshop by Pat Imrie is aimed at beginners without any experience creating a digital double, though the information included will also be helpful for seasoned professionals looking to expand their knowledge and update their workflow. Pat’s goal with this workshop is to replicate as closely as possible what it would be like to work on a digi double task in a studio setting. Using scan data from Clear Angle Studios (), a supplier of scan data for the film and TV industries, the workshop kicks off with a lesson about how to prepare the scan data in order to maximize how it can be used to create an asset at multiple levels of detail. He then explains in detail how to use Wrap by Faceform () to match the base mesh to the scan data before exploring various techniques that can be used for quickly replicating the clothing using Maya and ZBrush. Additionally, Pat walks through how to build a basic-pose rig to help repose the asset and looks at how to project and test texture maps to ensure the asset is properly prepared to pass on to other departments. By completing this workshop, you will have gained a better understanding of the workflows used to create high-quality digi doubles and what their place is within a production pipeline. The base mesh topology that Pat created specifically for this workshop is included as a Project File in .OBJ and .FBX formats. CHAPTERS: — Reviewing & Prepping Scan Data — Prepping the Base Mesh — Editing the Scan Data in ZBrush — Digi in a Day: Part 1 — Digi in a Day: Part 2 — Creating a Pose Rig — Standard Digi Double: Part 1 — Wrapping — Standard Digi Double: Part 2 — Retopology — Standard Digi Double: Part 3 — Projecting Textures — Standard Digi Double: Part 4 — Render Test — Determining What LODS to Use — Creating LODS — Refining the Digi Double Using Photo Reference — Creating a Meniscus Using ZBrush & Maya — High-Res Clothing Workflow Overview — Sim Meshes for Clothing — Wrap Up — Outro For more workshops by industry professionals that will help you take your creative skills to the next level using industry-trusted software, check out our complete video tutorial library at