How to Create Custom MetaHuman Hair (for Beginners)

How to Create Custom MetaHuman Hair (for Beginners)

Learn how to create custom MetaHuman hair in Blender and import it into Unreal Engine 5 with physics and materials! This beginner-friendly tutorial covers everything from exporting your MetaHuman face mesh, sculpting and grooming hair in Blender, to attaching it properly inside Unreal. No paid tools — just Blender and Unreal Engine. Tools Used: Blender, Unreal Engine 5, MetaHuman Creator By Tuf — The Unreal Forge Groom Material: https://fab.com/s/ab5d564c77f7 Keep Forging the Unreal, One Frame at a Time! ⚒️ Support me here • Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/theunrealforge Connect with me Discord:   / discord   Instagram:   / theunrealforge   Twitter: https://x.com/TheUnrealForge Timestamps 00:00 — Intro 00:06 — Exporting MetaHuman Face Mesh from Unreal 00:52 — Importing Face Mesh into Blender 01:09 — Preparing the Scalp and Unwrapping UVs 03:06 — Combing and Grooming Basics 05:15 — Using Modifiers (Interpolate, Clump, Frizz) 07:00 — Creating Multiple Curves for Different Hair Sections 09:50 — Final Hair Sculpt & Export Setup 11:00 — Exporting Hair as Alembic (.abc) 11:26 — Importing Hair into Unreal Engine 11:44 — Groom Import Settings (Rotation, Scale Fix) 12:22 — Applying Modifiers and Groom Materials 13:23 — Enabling Physics & Gravity Adjustments 13:45 — Creating Groom Binding for MetaHuman 14:00 — Attaching Hair in MetaHuman Blueprint 14:36 — Outro & Discord Hairstyle Challenge Useful Links: Chaos Dataflow: https://ko-fi.com/s/b25fc922d7 Master Material: https://ko-fi.com/s/66b8d717bf My Rendering Preset:https: //ko-fi.com/s/c9af92e712 #blenderhair #blenderhair #unrealengine5 #blendertutorial #metahumanman