Sculpting a Female Assassin in ZBrush
Throughout this tutorial, we'll cover all the different aspects of creating a female assassin character in ZBrush. Software required: ZBrush 4R6.
What you'll learn
Throughout this tutorial, we'll cover all the different aspects of creating a female assassin character in ZBrush. This training is intended for any ZBrush user, even a total beginner, and covers everything from setting up the project, to understanding and building the human female anatomy, to using many tools inside ZBrush 4R6 to create all the elements of the character's costume. This tutorial is a great overview that will introduce new users to a ton of features, and show intermediate to advanced users a few new tricks. By the end of this training you will have created a professional level Female Assassin character. Software required: ZBrush 4R6.
Table of contents
- Setting up Image Planes and Zspheres 9m
- Adding Zspheres Hands to the Body 7m
- Fitting Zspheres to Reference 8m
- Roughing in the Torso 10m
- Shaping the Abdomen 11m
- Refining the Torso 7m
- Decoding the Anatomy of the Back 13m
- Laying in Forms of the Legs 10m
- Finishing the Back of the Legs 6m
- Sculpting the Arm Muscle and Bones 12m
- Blocking Out the Face 10m
- Sculpting the Nose 7m
- Adding Eyes to the Face 11m
- Refining the Eyes 7m
- Sculpting Eyebrows and Eyelashes 8m
- Sculpting the Forms of the Hand 12m
- Separating the Body into Subgroups 8m
- Creating Hair with Fibermesh 11m
- Sketching a Rough Design with Dynamesh 9m
- Creating Clothing Items with Panel Loops 9m
- Using Curve Brush to Create Eyelets and Lace 10m
- Sculpting Folds in Clothing 9m
- Creating a Fishnet Top with Micromesh 10m
- Creating Armor Plates 10m
- Adding Rivets to Our Armor 5m
- Building a Belt 10m
- Using Insert Mesh to Create a Buckle 11m
- Creating a Scarf 11m
- Creating a Torn Cape 11m
- Building a Dagger 9m
- Adding Battle Scars and Finishing the Assassin 7m
About the author
Gene Arvan has been working professionally as a 3d Artist since 2005. He graduated from Otis College of Art and Design with a BA in Digital Media, and has worked at studios such as Superfad, Imaginary Forces, Buck, and National Television. He has worked on many commercials and TV branding campaigns for clients like ESPN, Target, Scion, BMW, MLB, and the Grammys.