Virtual production studio Dimension and talent agency Unsigned have unveiled a hyper-realistic 3D recreation of Czech supermodel Eva Herzigová, making her the first model to get a lifelike digital copy of herself, created for starring in virtual and mixed reality worlds.
According to the team, the supermodel has been scanned in a 70 camera rig to capture the data used by Character Artists to make sure that the digital model resembles Eva as closely as possible. Additionally, the creators utilized Vicon's mocap systems to track the movement of the supermodel's face and body to "ensure the MetaHuman has Eva's signature walk". The digital model itself was created using Epic Games' MetaHuman application.
"This now means that Eva's MetaHuman can be re-dressed, posed and lit, have her hair and make-up restyled, and her body and facial expressions are ready to be animated using motion capture or traditional animation," noted the team. "A MetaHuman avatar has a multitude of real-time applications, such as virtual fashion shows in VR, 3D browser-based experiences, modelling digital wearables, live video streams, online games, in live broadcast, as well as 2D video and stills."
"The process of giving birth to my MetaHuman has been incredible, it genuinely feels a mother-like experience: creating every aspect of me, as me. My skin and bone, the way that I move, frown, smile: and at the same time everything can be changed at the flick of a switch or the drag of a mouse, my look, smile, background, age: everything can be changed and adjusted," commented Eva on the experience. "My MetaHuman gets to go off to work, to be photographed and styled by the most incredible creative minds, today I can be in London, Paris, Milan and New York, all whilst at home cooking dinner with my children."
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