A supermodel turned herself into one of Epic’s hyperrealistic MetaHumans

Czech mannequin Eva Herzigová is now a MetaHuman. The mannequin revealed on Tuesday that there’s now a digital likeness of herself within the type of one in every of Epic Video games’ MetaHumans. In accordance with a press launch, Herzigová was scanned in a “70 digital camera rig” and took part in a movement seize shoot to assist create the practical digital avatar.

“This now signifies that Eva’s MetaHuman might be re-dressed, posed and lit, have her hair and make-up restyled, and her physique and facial expressions are able to be animated utilizing movement seize or conventional animation,” the discharge says. Herzigová’s MetaHuman can now be used for issues like digital vogue exhibits and modelling digital garments — hopefully for higher vogue occasions than Metaverse Trend Week.

Epic first launched its MetaHumans in 2021 to make it simpler to create practical digital people, and it has steadily improved them since then; the know-how has developed to the purpose the place you’ll have the ability to seize practical facial animations proper out of your iPhone beginning someday this summer time. And Herzigová isn’t the one notable individual to show themselves right into a MetaHuman, by the way in which: NBA famous person Luka Dončić launched a MetaHuman model of himself in September.