Creating a Sci-Fi Robot Warrior in ZBrush
In this ZBrush tutorial we are going to go through the steps of creating a sci-fi robot warrior for concept design. Software required: ZBrush 4R5, Photoshop CS6.
What you'll learn
In this ZBrush tutorial we are going to go through the steps of creating a sci-fi robot warrior for concept design. We will cover many techniques for hard surface modeling in ZBrush, sculpting mechanical details, and painting lights and other effects on the model in Photoshop. Finally, we will composite the model into a scene realistically, while adding some final post production effects. Software required: ZBrush 4R5, Photoshop CS6.
Table of contents
- Gathering Our References 1m
- Building Our Forms 10m
- Creating the Torso and Legs 9m
- Shape Development 9m
- Hard Surface Creation 5m
- Mechanical Forms 8m
- Kit Bashing Our Shapes 9m
- More Mechanical Shapes 12m
- Shape Exploration 11m
- Creating Pistons 11m
- Adding More Details 13m
- Creating the Fingers 11m
- Designing the Hands 7m
- More Shape Development 7m
- Alpha Creation 6m
- Posing and Rendering 7m
- Compositing and Painting Our Renders 11m
- Final Touches 7m
About the author
Justin "Goby" Fields is a freelance Concept Artist in Hollywood California. He has worked in the film and game industry for such studios as The Aaron Sims Company, Imaginary Forces, and has worked on several independent films. When he isn't working on 20 projects, he enjoys movies, playing with his 3 dogs, and working towards 10,000 hours. He is originally from Springfield, Illinois and has worked in the graphic design field since 2005. Some of his credits include: Direct TV, Jupiter Ascending, ... more