Sculpting in Zbrush- level up your sculpting!

Name: Sculpting in Zbrush- level up your sculpting!
Rating: 4.6 (67 reviews)

Keeping it Simple but Powerful! From speed sculpting to incredible details, take your sculpting to the next level!

Created byMilivoj Popovic

Last updated 4/2023

English

English [Auto],Korean [Auto],

What you'll learn

learn Zbrush, by an instructor that's not only a seasoned professional but also a studio owner, sitting on the other side of the hiring table!
How to sculpt detailed organic forms
How to approach sculpting wood, stone, metal, soft fabrics...
Speed sculpting to strengthen your primary shapes and just have fun with it!
Rendering in Keyshot

Course content

8 sections • 100 lectures • 31h 12m total length

Welcome5:55
A short introduction into the course!

Intro to speed sculpting!6:18
Let's lay down some ground rules!
Getting our ducks in order!5:35
Going over the concept art for our sculpts and the sculpting approach!
Monster21:41
Our first speed sculpting session! For this one i am using Zspheres as a starting point! Excited to get into it!
Mutant Flytrap Plant!18:37
Our second speed sculpting session! In this one we tackle a plant, starting from a sphere!
Pepper Warrior33:59
This is a challenge indeed! A lot of parts and elements, so little time!
Creature Bust27:48
I love this one, doing a creature bust as a speed sculpt! No way through it but to do it! :)
Baby Yoda41:21
Last but not least- Baby Yoda! So cute, and so much to do! Let's get it on!
DOWNLOADABLE ZBRUSH PROJECT FILE WITH UNDO HISTORY OF ALL SPEED SCULPTS0:08
Here you can download all the Zbrush tools and Zbrush Project that also have the undo history so you can see all my strokes for educational purposes!

Stone cube part 01- let's start!14:46
Let's start this project, from a cube to a stone block!
Stone cube part 02- building stone, layer by layer13:49
Building that stone, layer by layer!
Stone cube part 03- trim dynamic time!16:11
I love trim dynamic!
Stone cube part 04- adding details19:42
Time to start adding some details!
Stone cube part 05- more details! :)10:40
You can never have enough fine details! :)
Stone cube part 06- wrapping it up6:15
Time to wrap it up!
Stone cube part 07- Polypainting time15:42
Polypainting time!
Stone cube part 08- Rendering in Keyshot!18:37
Taking this into Keyshot! IMPORTANT- If you don't know how to use Keyshot, I got you covered- head over to Section 8 -KEYSHOT for the Keyshot tutorial and come back after that! Another thing- I use the Keyshot scene from the Stone Apple assignment that is just under this one, so if you want to see how I made it, jump over there to Lecture 19: Stone Apple part 03- rendering in Keyshot!
Stone Apple part 01- modeling22:55
Now that we get stone, let's take our very first sculpt from my previous course- the apple- and turn it into stone! If you don't have it you can download it here!
Stone Apple part 02- Polypainting20:55
Time to do some polypainting!
Stone Apple part 03- Rendering in Keyshot19:47
Going into Keyshot to render our apple! If you don't have Keyshot you can use your preferred rendered and have fun with it there!
DOWNLOADABLE ZBRUSH TOOLS&ZBRUSH PROJECT FILES WITH UNDO HISTORY0:06
Here you can download all the Zbrush tools and Zbrush Project that also have the undo history so you can see all my strokes for educational purposes!

Folds16:50
Let's learn how to do folds! It requires a subtle touch, smooth brush and skill to make that perfect stroke! Let's get it on!
Stylized Folds11:12
Let's take our folds and turn them into stylized folds- Arkane style!
Pillow part 01- let's get it on!15:12
Sculpt a soft pillow in Zbrush by starting from a box, using Z remesh to remove star junctions, enabling symmetry and smooth folds with the smooth brush and subdivision.
Pillow part 02- modeling14:12
Slow but steady wins the race- no rushing through the fold as each stroke needs to be perfect!
Pillow part 03- more modeling29:05
Finishing up the sculpt! Looking great if you don't mind me saying so! Patience payed of!
Pillow part 04- IMM brush for stitching!22:53
Creating our own IMM brush for stitching and using curves in a cool way as well! Definitely a session not to be missed!
Pillow part 05- Rendering in Keyshot!32:05
Taking it into Keyshot and trying out Keyshot's RealCloth materials! I'm loving it!
Pillow part 06- CC in Photoshop10:30
Taking our render into Photoshop to do some final tweaking and color correction to get our hero shot! Looking amazing!
DOWNLOADABLE ZBRUSH TOOLS&ZBRUSH PROJECT FILES WITH UNDO HISTORY0:06
Here you can download all the Zbrush tools and Zbrush Project that also have the undo history so you can see all my strokes for educational purposes!
DOWNLOADABLE KEYSHOT SCENE0:03
Here you can download the Keyshot scene and all the files associated with it!

Banana part 01- Zspheres time!16:53
Let's start our journey with some ref images and Zspheres!
Banana part 02- from Zspheres to polygons18:20
Banana part 03- working on our base mesh!17:26
Banana part 04- retopo of base mesh parts24:39
It's super important to have a solid base mesh! Never rush through this part of the sculpt!
Banana part 05- adding subdivisions, sculpting time!24:49
Last tweaks to the base mesh and adding our first subdivision levels to start sculpting!
Banana part 06- already started adding some details!26:21
Base form done, we are taking care of other crucial details!
Banana part 07- Polypainting time, with one really cool trick!17:08
Time to add polypaint that will also help us with adding small details! I use a cool trick with morph brush to transfer the polypaint data from our ref images!
Banana part 08- finishing up transferring polypaint data from ref images!22:27
I love this method and i love how the banana is looking so far! Polypaint magic!
Banana part 09- painting by hand time!14:58
Time to do polypainting by hand and finish the polypaint!
Banana part 10- so it starts- detail sculpting!23:55
Main form is finished, polypaint is finished! A normal person would call this done, but we're not normal and we're not finished, not by a long shot! :) Detailing time!
Banana part 11- major small details!24:13
It's all about building up that surface, peel by peel!
Banana part 12- peel by peel- stroke by stroke- details!15:38
A complex surface takes time, but it's so rewarding to watch it all slowly come together!
Banana part 13- getting into even smaller details! It's all coming together!31:30
Now we start getting into even more details, breaking up the surface and getting that organic feel!
Banana part 14- adding accessories!20:14
Adding some additional parts to the peel that will take it even further into realism!
Banana part 15- doing the work on other peels as well!24:07
Banana has more than one peel and we have to get to them all!
Banana part 16- more accessories! Things are looking freaking awesome!30:11
Adding more accessories to the sculpt! Loving this!
Banana part 17- you can never have enough of cool accessories!17:24
Some more coolness!
Banana part 18- finishing the peel!!! OMG14:26
Adding finishing touches to the peel and wrapping it up! It took some time and patience but the result makes it all worthwhile! If you made it to here- big congratulations to you!
Banana part 19- center of the banana time!37:00
After finishing up the peel now it's time to get into the center of the banana! It aint over yet so hunker down and let's get it going!
Banana part 20- finishing up the sculpting!! WOW!36:39
And in this session we are finishing the sculpting!! Amazing, what a journey! And the sculpt looks freaking amazing! Better than my wildest expectations for this project! If you made it to here- you're a sculpting beast!
Banana Part 21- preparing the banana for export to an outside renderer!28:20
Now that the bana is done we need to rendered it out! Zbrish can not get us the realism we are after for this render so we need to go to an outside renderer for that! My choice is Keyshot! But to do that we need to prepare the sculpt for export! Let's get it on!
Banana part 22- exporting time!8:44
Once everything is ready time to export!
Banana part 23- Keyshot! Start of the rendering part!9:11
Time to import into Keyshot all the parts we exported from Zbrush! Rendering journey starts now!
Banana part 24- Banana peel Keyshot material! It's organic, let's do it!16:34
Making the banana peel surface! It's all about tweaking those settings to get that nice subsurface organic feel that complements our sculpt and looks awesome!
Banana part 25- Banana inner part Keyshot material time!16:22
Inner part of the banana! It's yummy to eat but quite challenging to surface! :)
Banana part 26- tweaking, so much tweaking! And one crazy idea in the end!!7:19
Banana part 27- back into Zbrush! I know, but trust me!18:00
So, I had an idea to do an homage to the banana taped to the wall conceptual art that rocked the art world! It expands our project into the realm of conceptual art and I love that!
Banana part 28- still working on the duck tape!12:24
Follow a ZBrush sculpting workflow to extrude thickness early, control crease for sharp edges, and build duct tape texture with lines, bubbles, and edge breaks before exporting to Keyshot.
Banana part 29- finishing up the duck tape!19:45
Let's add the finishing touches to our duck tape and bring it into the realm of photorealism that matches the banana!
Banana part 30- taking our duck tape into Keyshot!14:16
Done with sculpting, now it's time to bring it into Keyshot and finish it up with an awesome surfacing!
Banana part 31- back into Zbrush- wait, what? again?30:12
When rendering i just noticed some things in the sculpt that bothered me and you should never be to lazy to fix the mistakes you notice later on! Specially when we are dealing with such a beautiful sculpt like this, that just demands perfection!
Banana part 32- Photoshop time!!26:10
Finally we are there, getting into the last legs of this colossal and amazing project! Time to make it all come together, showing of all that hard work in a beautiful final render!
Banana part 33- last minute tweaks for that perfect shot!26:46
And it's done!! If you made it to the end give your self a huge pat on the back!! What an amazing project, and the end results speak for them self! Could not be more happier with it! It's been super fun and challenging, but now- what's next! :)
DOWNLOADABLE ZBRUSH TOOLS&PROJECT FILES0:03
Here you can download the Zbrush Tool as well as all other project files!
DOWNLOADABLE KEYSHOT SCENE0:03
Here you can download the Keyshot scene and all the files associated with it!

David's eye part 01- let's get it on!25:54
Starting from as box! It's always hard at the beginning but you got to trust it and have the vision!
David's eye part 02- step by step!17:57
David's eye part 03- getting there!20:41
Map out the eye area with standard, build the form with clay buildup, then refine with smoothing and trim dynamic across subdivisions for clean lines.
David's eye part 04- refining sections!22:44
David's eye part 05- adding some cool details!19:20
David's eye part 06- doing the iris and polypainting!22:22
Learn to sculpt the iris in David's eye using trim dynamic, masking, and subdivision steps, then apply quick polypainting with color variance and subtle dirt for realism.
DOWNLOADABLE ZBRUSH TOOLS&ZBRUSH PROJECT FILES WITH UNDO HISTORY0:03
Here you can download all the Zbrush tools and Zbrush Project that also have the undo history so you can see all my strokes for educational purposes!

Anvil Block part 01- primary shapes time!22:45
Anvil Block part 02- let's tighten it!32:46
Anvil Block part 03- Zremesher time!35:22
Anvil Block part 04- sharpening those corners!22:33
Anvil Block part 05- getting into details!36:50
Anvil Block part 06- getting into details- a lot of details :)20:33
Refine the anvil block in zbrush by trimming dynamic to erase horizontal lines, smoothing surfaces, and using subdivision levels to pinch, fill, and sharpen details.
Anvil Block part 07- finishing the sides!28:50
Anvil Block part 08- let's do the top part!23:39
Anvil Block part 09- finishing the wood part of the sculpt!!17:15
Finish the wood block in ZBrush by refining topology, using trim dynamic to smooth edges, and pushing deformations to create separation from the main block.
Anvil Block part 10- metal time!31:52
Anvil Block part 11- finishing the metal band!21:06
Anvil Block part 12- nails time!34:50
Sculpt an anvil block in ZBrush by creating nails with cylinders, masking and sculpting with clay buildup and Scultris Pro, then add rust, wood texture, and subtle damage for realism.
Anvil Block part 13- exporting our sculpt for external software's!14:32
Anvil Block part 14- Substance Painter time!12:11
I decided to texture this in Substance Painter rather than polypainting it manually in Zbrush. It's not just because I was lazy to do it, it's also to show you how it can be done super quickly using Substance Painter! I did it for you guys! :)
Anvil Block part 15- let's do a Clay render of our sculpt!15:32
If you don't want to bother with the texturing, here's a video where I go over doing a beautiful clay render of your sculpt! So easy and quick in Keyshot, the main reason i love it so much!
Anvil Block part 16- CC in Photoshop to get that beautiful final Clay image!11:01
Open clown pass in Photoshop; blend layers, adjust brightness with an adjustment layer, apply lens correction, and fine-tune with masks for a final clay render.
Anvil Block part 17-Keyshot time! Using those textures to get an amazing render!15:28
Time to take those textures we generated in Substance Painter and bring them into Keyshot!
Anvil Block part 18- wood surface done, time to do the metal parts!26:48
Anvil Block part 19- final adjustments and rendering!!21:57
Anvil Block part 20- CC in Photoshop to get our Hero Shot!!13:42
Last step! Congrats on making it this far! An amazing sculpt indeed, and a beautiful render! Now it's time to bring it home with some final adjustments and color correction in Photoshop!
DOWNLOADABLE ZBRUSH TOOL0:06
Here you can download the Zbrush tool for educational purposes!
DOWNLOADABLE KEYSHOT SCENE0:03
Here you can download the Keyshot scene and all the files associated with it! Clay render as well as normal render. Also you will find a Clay material- Clay_Render_materials.kpm. You can load these materials into your keyshot material library by pressing the import icon in the Materials tab.

Keyshot part 01- intro to Keyshot and getting to know the UI!16:05
Keyshot part 02- importing sculpts and setting up the scene!16:53
Keyshot part 03- developing the materials using nodes25:42
Explore Keyshot's material graph and nodes to create clay renders with paint materials, adjust roughness and color, set up lighting for definition, and save materials to a library.
Keyshot part 04- developing the materials using nodes18:56
Keyshot part 05- rendering21:15
Learn to render sculpted surfaces in Keyshot: set outputs, enable clown passes, shadow, ambient occlusion passes, render regions, and create turntable animations with the animation wizard.

Requirements

Basic computer knowledge, have Zbrush software installed on their computer and have begginer Zbrush knowledge, know English language

Description

From the author of Udemy's Highest Rated, Best Selling "Sculpting in Zbrush" Course

ONLY COURSE WITH Student Facebook Group for QnA/Guidance with over a +5000 members!!

Download my Zbrush files for closer inspection and as a learning tool!

Guiding you on this journey is an award winning digital sculptor, Art Academy professor and a studio head with over 15 years of industry experience!

In the course we will tackle different challenges- how to sculpt stone, wood, metal, soft fabric and folds, we will have quick sculpts in speed sculpting sessions that will force you to think fast and focus on what is important, but we will also have slow sculpts that go deep into details and challenge your patience and endurance as a sculptor.

I love the concept of a naked chef introduced by Jami Oliver, where he takes basic everyday ingredients and makes amazing dishes- this is my approach to digital sculpting!

Focus here is to elevate your sculpting not to overwhelm you with a ton more new buttons or workflows you need to remember! Let’s keep it simple, but powerful!

We will also take a look at Keyshot, my software of choice for rendering my sculpts! It is completely integrated with Zbrush and has the same philosophy I love and follow- keep it simple and powerful!

It’s been a long time in the making and I am so happy and excited to finally share this course with you!

Who this course is for:

Mid level Zbrush users who are looking to take their sculpting to the next level!
Students of my Sculpting in Zbrush course!

Sculpting in Zbrush- level up your sculpting!

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Course content

WELLCOME INSIDE!1 lecture • 6min

SPEED SCULPTING8 lectures • 2hr 35min

STONE12 lectures • 2hr 59min

FOLDS AND FABRIC10 lectures • 2hr 32min

BANANA PROJECT35 lectures • 11hr 32min

DAVID'S EYE7 lectures • 2hr 9min

WOOD22 lectures • 7hr 40min

KEYSHOT5 lectures • 1hr 39min

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