Realistic Game-Ready Human Models

Title: 3D Character Artist Needed – Make High‑Poly Human Game‑Ready for Unreal Engine 5.7 (UE4 Mannequin)

I’m building a video game and need several realistic, historically inspired human hero characters converted into game‑ready assets for Unreal Engine 5.7. 

For each character, I will provide: 

• A high‑poly character model exported from Meshy (v6) with its current textures 

• 2D reference images / paint‑overs showing the target look 

Your job is to take the provided assets and deliver a polished, optimized, plug‑and‑play character that imports cleanly into UE5.7 and is compatible with the UE4 Mannequin pipeline. 

Scope of work (per character) 

1) Cleanup + Retopology / Remesh 

• Create clean, deformation‑friendly topology (good edge flow for shoulders, elbows, knees, hips) 

• Optimize for real‑time use while preserving silhouette and key details 

• Keep the mesh efficient (sensible polycount + clean shading) 

2) UVs + Baking • Efficient UV unwrap with consistent texel density 

• Proper bake workflow from high‑poly to low‑poly (normal/AO/etc.) 

• Minimize seams and avoid stretching 

3) PBR Texturing (match the 2D reference) 

• Produce high‑quality PBR textures (4K preferred) 

• Deliver: Base Color (Albedo), Normal, and ORM pack (R=AO, G=Roughness, B=Metallic) OR separate Metallic/Roughness/AO maps 

• Texture quality must hold up in close‑ups 

4) LODs + Optimization 

• Include all LODs (including LOD0–LOD2) 

• Keep material count reasonable and game‑friendly 

5) Rigging + Skin Weights (UE4 Mannequin compatibility) 

• The character must be rigged and skin‑weighted for UE5.7 using the UE4 Mannequin skeleton (Epic mannequin bone naming/hierarchy compatible) 

• Must retarget to UE4 Mannequin animations cleanly (no distortions) 

• Provide a correct bind pose (A‑pose/T‑pose consistent with the UE4 Mannequin pipeline) 

• Basic facial rigging for simple expressions (bones or blendshapes/morph targets) 

Technical requirements 

• Final deliverable must import into Unreal Engine 5.7 as an FBX skeletal mesh without errors 

• Correct scale/orientation for Unreal (centimeters; clean transforms; no weird scaling) 

• Clean deformation in typical gameplay animations (run, attack, dodge, hit reaction) 

• Materials should look correct under standard Unreal lighting 

Deliverables (per character) 

• Game‑ready skeletal mesh FBX (UE4 Mannequin compatible) including LODs 

• Texture set(s): Base Color, Normal, ORM (or Metallic/Roughness/AO) + any needed masks 

• Source files (Blender/Maya/ZBrush/Substance Painter projects, etc.) 

• Bakes used for texturing (normal/AO/etc.) 

• A few preview renders or viewport screenshots (Unreal 5.7) 

Acceptance criteria 

• Imports into UE5.7 cleanly • Retargets to UE4 Mannequin animations with minimal manual fixes

• Passes an in‑engine lighting + deformation test 

• Optimized for real‑time performance for 1440p at 60fps for PS5 (base model) 

When you apply, please include: 

• Portfolio examples of realistic characters (retopo + PBR + rigging) • Your proposed per‑character workflow and LOD approach 

• Price per character (and any bulk pricing) + estimated turnaround time 

• Confirmation you can test the final FBX inside UE5.7 and ensure UE4 Mannequin compatibility 

NDA will be provided to the selected artist before sharing the full asset package.