Designing a Sea Creature in ZBrush
Throughout this ZBrush tutorial, we'll gain the knowledge and understanding of character development using a digital pipeline. Software required: ZBrush 4r5, Maya 2015, Photoshop CS6, KeyShot 5.
What you'll learn
Throughout this ZBrush tutorial, we'll gain the knowledge and understanding of character development using a digital pipeline. We'll cover conceptualization and what steps should be taken to finalize a model for production purposes. The course consists of designing and modeling a character, then rendering it using ZBrush and Maya. We will use KeyShot and Photoshop along our pipeline as well. Our final model in this ZBrush training will be capable of rigging for animation in film, games, and also prepared for 3D printing. Software required: ZBrush 4r5, Maya 2015, Photoshop CS6, KeyShot 5.
Table of contents
- Reviewing the Software You Will Use 13m
- Discussing ZBrush and the User Interface 11m
- Conceptualizing in Photoshop 11m
- Sculpting Silhouettes 10m
- Drawing Silhouettes 8m
- Using Zspheres 11m
- Utilizing Zbrushes and Primitives 13m
- Saving Formats and Brush/stroke Options 10m
- Applying Materials and Lighting 13m
- Breaking Down Dynamesh 12m
- Explaining Polygroups and Booleans 10m
- Discussing Tips for Modeling 9m
- Painting Renders 9m
- Sculpting and Fibermesh 11m
- Designing Your Body 11m
- Creating an Insert Mesh Brush 8m
- Creating a Curve Brush 11m
- Displaying Variations of Your Model 13m
- Sculpting Detail 12m
- Using Zremesher 11m
- Adjusting Topology 11m
- Mapping UVs 11m
- Implementing Geometry 12m
- Polypainting Your Model 10m
- Painting with Spotlight 12m
- Generating Texture Maps 11m
- Using Transpose Master 14m
- Rendering Techniques 11m
- Using Flat Shade 10m
- Exporting Files 11m
- Setting up Your Scene in Maya 11m
- Rendering in Metal Ray 12m
- Lighting in Maya 12m
- Setting up a Scene in KeyShot 11m
- Lighting and Rendering in KeyShot 12m
- Compositing in Photoshop 11m
- Finalizing Your Image 10m
- Setting up for 3D Printing 10m
- Reviewing Your Results 2m
About the author
Gordon Goane is an artist from the United States who focuses on character design and development. After acquiring his Bachelor's degree in 3D Arts & Animation, he learned how to be resourceful with a variety of digital applications to produce a wide array of original concepts and enjoyable creations. With a strong appreciation for other people's work, he always aims to learn more and share his experiences with others. Gordon has teamed up with Digital-Tutors to help others strengthen their creat... more