Melis Caner / Melnverse
Hi, I’m Melis Caner, a 3D Generalist and filmmaker with a Film degree from Dokuz Eylul University. After graduating with a focus on cinematography, editing, and sound design, I discovered 3D animation during the pandemic that followed. Amazed by its limitless creative possibilities, what began as a hobby quickly became my career and a new form of self-expression. My lifelong love for drawing, dancing, and acting now comes together in 3D animation, blending all my passions into one art form.
Character Creator 5 HD Base and ActorMIXER
I’ve been obsessed with this music video. So I wanted to create a similar scene, but in my style. The character concept is a remake of Jackson Wang’s Music Video “Cruel.” Watch the full video side by side with my mood reference clippings.
I start by using the new HD stylized base model from Character Creator 5.
With ActorMIXER, you can combine different models and swap individual actor parts seamlessly. Just drag it onto your character, and the skin details will already look incredible. From there, I refined the makeup and ran a few expression tests, and the results turned out great as well.
If you are working on projects with unique character designs, using CC5 HD characters from the Reallusion Content Store will be more efficient. In the store, you will currently find several HD characters ready for use with ActorMIXER.
I would also recommend using the “Digital Soul 100+” pack for detailing the character expression. This saves my time tremendously in emoting the character.
Rokoko Body Capture and Character Animation in iClone
I captured my motion with the Rokoko suit and cleaned the motion up in iClone. I added facial animation with my favorite “Digital Soul” pack. This basically drags and drops the selected expression, then applies it to my character.
3D Cloth Customization and Cloth Simulation
For the outfit, I purchased a 3d suit on CLO Connect. I designed the cropped sleeves of the clothing, and then simulated everything in Marvelous Designer.
Scene Composition in Blender
Finally, I built the scene in Blender using the 3D Scan tools that I scanned in the ancient city in Turkey, captured by Blendreams. Although I cannot move as coolly as the dancer queen, it is fun to see CC5 fit into my workflow. And Character Creator is truly a good companion with Blender.
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