Metahuman character not showing correctly

[scottunreal]

There have been a few eye issues:

HDRI Lighting for MetaHuman Eyes

I’m trying to light my Metahuman with just an HDRI backdrop (no additional lights). Everything looks fine except for the eyes which look almost black. Even when I turn up the HDRI intensity 10x, the skin gets much brighter but the eyes still stay dark. I can fix the problem with spotlights, but then I’m adding light to the skin that I’d rather not be there. Is there a way to get the eyes to look right with just an HDRI backdrop lighting the scene? Or do the eyes not work well with HDRI’s? [Me…

UE5 Metahuman eye issue