Advanced Character Modeling in ZBrush and Photoshop

By Matthew Weng
A tutorial for a creating a character maquette entirely in ZBrush and combining render passes in Adobe Photoshop. The focus of this tutorial will be the creation of the character maquette entirely within ZBrush, with goal of creating a great-looking rendered still as an end product. Software required: Zbrush 4.0, Photoshop.
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Level
Advanced
Updated
Sep 2, 2011
Duration
5h 47m
Table of contents
Introduction and Project Overview
Introduction and Project Overview 1m
Advanced Character Modeling in ZBrush and Photoshop
Base Mesh Creation and Refinement 14m Quick Mesh Reshaping and Rough Detailing 17m Using Layers to Change the Base Shape 14m Using Layers to Blend and Refine the Final Basic Mesh 11m Re-topologizing the Mesh 34m UV Master Introduction, Tips and Tricks 17m Optimizing UV Space 16m Masking Areas of the Model 7m Finding the Natural Anatomical Flow of Details 48m Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Skin Imperfections, Pores 37m Texture Painting Techniques with Polypaint 25m Underpainting the Skin Textures and Layer Blending 15m Posing the Finished Maquette 13m Quick GI Lighting Setups for Rendering 17m Using BPR to Render Elements for Compositing 13m Basic Compositing Effects in Photoshop 14m Painting Details and Color Effects to Avoid Re-renders 16m Quick Effects Techniques in Photoshop 9m
Description
Course info
Level
Advanced
Updated
Sep 2, 2011
Duration
5h 47m
Description

A tutorial for a creating a character maquette entirely in ZBrush and combining render passes in Adobe Photoshop. The focus of this tutorial will be the creation of the character maquette entirely within ZBrush, with goal of creating a great-looking rendered still as an end product. It is intended as an overall introduction to many of the tools within ZBrush that make the creation and output of this kind of illustration possible. The image you see above was sculpted, textured and rendered in a single 9-hour day using these techniques. Software required: Zbrush 4.0, Photoshop.

About the author
Matthew Weng
About the author

Matthew Weng attended the Center for Creative Studies – College of Art and Design, where he studied graphic design and illustration.

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