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Hyperreal Hive

Last updated: Oct 14 2025

Hyperreal Hive

Overview​

The Hive is a living curriculum designed to keep your skills sharper than ever. Get ongoing access to in-depth tutorials, high-quality 3D assets, and exclusive masterclasses from industry professionals. Explore the tiers below and find your place in the Hive.

What is The Hyperreal Hive?

The Hyperreal Hive is a dynamic online creative hub and membership for artists passionate about mastering character creation. It's a place to learn, connect, and grow your skills with industry insights and a vibrant community.

Access Content and Community

All course content and downloadable assets will be accessible through your dedicated member dashboard on the website.

Course Content and Tutorials

Subdivision members get full access to my flagship course, Hyperreal Character Creation in UE5, plus all future tutorials as they're released. Hyperreal members get everything in Subdivision plus exclusive monthly masterclasses from leading industry artists, covering specialised topics in character art.

Premium Project Files/Assets

Available exclusively in the Hyperreal tier, these are the exact production files I use in my workflow — so you can dissect and learn from real projects. Included with the UE5 course:

  • VFace → Metahuman Texture Transfer Scene
  • ZBrush Sculpt Scene
  • Maya XGen Groom Scene
  • UE5 Look-Dev Project
Course Access

The course is drip-fed over 9 weeks, so you can follow the pipeline step by step without feeling overwhelmed. Each week unlocks new lessons, and you can check the full release schedule in Hive News. After the course is complete, new tutorials and masterclasses will be added regularly — and you'll always have on-demand access to the full library.

Billing and Payments

Payments are securely processed per month on your billing date. You can cancel your membership at any time through your account settings. You'll retain access to your tier's content until the end of your current billing cycle.

Membership Tiers​

£5/m

Be part of the community.

  • Monthly Community Challenges to practice and showcase your skills.
  • Access to the Hive Community Hub for announcements, chat, and networking.
  • Weekly Hive Live — join the stream & Q&A.
  • Exclusive Hive Perks & Discounts from partner 3D brands.

For Teams, Studios & Educational Institutions​

Looking for team training or classroom access? I provide custom group licensing with flexible seats, full Hive access, and tailored support.

Hive News​

Partner Spotlight: RigX - The Future of Facial Rigging​

Developed by 2DNAC Studios, leaders in advanced rigging technology and production pipelines, RigX is a revolutionary system built to push digital humans beyond today's limits. Unlike traditional rigs, RigX operates without joints or shapes, delivering an ultra-fast, constraint-free setup where expressions can be edited without restriction. RigX comes with specialized tools for everyday tasks and integrates seamlessly with look-dev wrinkle map logic in Maya, making it not just a rig, but a complete next-generation facial pipeline.

September Challenge​

First Monthly Challenge drops at launch 🎉 Theme: "Clay Sculpt in 3D" → show off your sculpting skills and share your work in the Hive community.

This Month's Masterclass​

In this month's industry tutorial, artist Luis García shares his complete character creation workflow — from sculpting and texturing to look development in Unreal Engine 5. Follow his step-by-step process for achieving lifelike results, covering anatomy, skin detailing, hair setup, and lighting for realism. Perfect for artists looking to refine their production-ready character pipeline.

UE5 Character Course​

The course kicks off with Chapter 1. I'll walk through my custom character pipeline, showing you how to seamlessly integrate your own sculpted character into the Metahuman Creator.

Hive Perks​

As a Hive member, you'll unlock exclusive discounts from leading 3D brands the moment you join. I've partnered with Cave Academy, TexturingXYZ, 3D Scan Store, and more to bring you special offers you won't find anywhere else.

Partner Spotlight: PixelHair Partnership​

I'm thrilled to announce a partnership with Yelzkizi, the creators of PixelHair! Their product is a game-changer for grooming characters, and we've teamed up with them to offer our members a fantastic deal. As a Subdivision or Hyperreal member, you will now have access to an exclusive 40% discount on the PixelHair library. This is a great opportunity to instantly add grooms to your characters and accelerate your workflow.

Your UE5 Character Pipeline​

In this course, I'll take you step by step through the complete workflow for creating hyperreal characters in real time. You'll learn how to:

  • Prepare & Set Up your project in UE5
  • Build Look-Dev for realistic characters
  • Set up Rendering for high-quality output
  • Master Pathtracing for cinematic results
  • Create natural Hair Simulation
  • Craft Cinematic Lighting for mood and detail
  • Finish with Compositing in DaVinci
Target Audience

If you're comfortable with the basics of UE5 but want to push your character art to hyperreal quality, this course is for you.

Course Duration

The course runs for around 10 hours of content, released gradually over 9 weeks so you can learn at a steady pace. You can see the full schedule in Hive News.

Required Software

To follow along with the course, you will need access to Unreal Engine 5.6. Access to industry-standard software for asset creation (such as ZBrush and Maya) is also recommended.

Computer Requirements

To follow along with this course, a computer with a dedicated graphics card is essential. Unreal Engine 5 is a powerful real-time engine, and a decent GPU is required for a smooth experience, especially when using features like the Path Tracer.

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