NEW! Zbrush Hard Surface Sculpting Beginner to Advance

Name: NEW! Zbrush Hard Surface Sculpting Beginner to Advance
Rating: 4.6 (72 reviews)

A course designed to all levels for anyone interested in learning developing Hard Surface Sculpting Techniques

Created bySean Fowler

Last updated 1/2022

English

What you'll learn

Learning and Mastering Techniques in Hard Surface Sculpting with the Newest Features of Zbrush
A solid foundation into mastering Zremesher, Polygroups and their relationship together with other Zbrush functions
How to sculpt and iterate quickly variety of base mesh shapes and re use those base meshes modularly to expedite your workflow
Learn the Primary and Secondary Functions Knife Curve Brush
Understanding of the Gizmos Transform Deformers and how important of a combination it is with the Knife Curve Brush

Course content

6 sections • 35 lectures • 9h 19m total length

What To Expect8:47
User Interface Introduction11:03
Knife Curve Brush7:23
Master the knife curve brush for hard surface sculpting in ZBrush, using primary and secondary modes, draw size control, and alt inversion to carve clean geometry and poly groups.
Panning Curve Brushes With Accuracy4:52
Learn to pan and manipulate curves with the shift-control technique, adjust angles using left alt/double taps, and master the spacebar trick to achieve precise curve cuts in zbrush.
Masking Isolate Selection and Polygroups11:30
Master masking, isolate selection, and poly groups in Zbrush to organize meshes and drive automated workflows like group loops for smoother edge flows.
ZRemesher And Polygroups12:24
Gizmo Deformers9:38
Explore the gizmo deformers in Zbrush to bend, extend, taper, and boolean your hard surface meshes, previewing how these transforms, along with subdivision and crease poly groups, create versatile results.

Lesson 1 Hard Surface Base Mesh Creation10:59
Sculpt a hard surface turtle mesh for SpaceX astronaut, import a base object, carve with the knife curve brush, remesh with zero measure, and refine with bend and taper formers.
Lesson 2 Shoulder Base Mesh Creation10:36
Lesson 3 Placement of Base Mesh Arm and Adjustments12:41
Detail a base mesh using a 3d forearm reference and the knife curve brush to create and adjust shapes, as you learn sub tools management, split parts, and dynamic thickness.
Lesson 4 Detailing Fin Mesh10:00
Detail a fin mesh in Zbrush by using knife cut brushes, subtools, and primary/secondary modes to sculpt thickness, slants, and dynamic subdivision thickness.
Lesson 5 Detailing Mid Arm18:14
Explore mid arm detailing in zbrush hard surface sculpting, using boolean subtools, insert mesh cylinders, bubbles, planer cuts, and dynamic thickness to enhance realism.
Lesson 6 Detailing Inner Arm13:56
Learn how to detail the inner arm with dynamic thickness using ZBrush, dynamic subdivisions, and crease control, including poly groups and zero measure cleanup.
Lesson 7 Detailing Base Mesh Shoulders13:16
Apply dynamic thickness to a shoulder base mesh, duplicate and arrange patterns, and explore poly groups, dynamic subdivisions, and z remesh to refine detailing.
Lesson 8 Array Meshes22:48
Lesson 9 Wire Creation21:44
Learn ZBrush hard surface wire creation on an array mesh using extrude profile brushes, adjust width with draw size, and shape with move topology and bend curve.
Lesson 10 Finger Base Mesh23:19
Lesson 11 Finger Placement16:32
Lesson 12 Final Placements18:43
Master hard surface sculpting in ZBrush by using extender, gizmo former, knife cut brush, and taper curves to assemble and refine parts with griebel details.

Lesson 13 Foot Creation27:22
Create a foot by reusing parts and reorganizing sub tools, using knife curve, mirror weld, and extender techniques to build modular assets for the leg.
Lesson 14 Shins Creation11:57
Reuse the base leg mesh to create a decorative piece, duplicating and mirroring sub tools with the knife curb brush to craft new patterns.
Lesson 15 Center Shins Creation27:24
Lesson 16 Shins Detailing19:52
Explore turning base meshes into shin detailing with ZBrush tools such as knife curve, ZRemesh, and dynamic subdivision, while refining topology with poly groups and creases.
Lesson 17 Shins Detailing 213:50
Refine shin detailing with the planer cut brush and slants to accent edges. Mirror and duplicate geometry, adjust topology, and use dynamic and trim curve to achieve a hard-surface look.
Lesson 18 Wire Placement21:44
Practice wire placement on a back-side modular piece using formers and taper, then assemble with spare parts, array meshes, and greeble details for a cohesive ZBrush hard-surface sculpture.
Lesson 19 Decimating And Mirroring10:48
Decimate arm meshes with decimation master to lower polygon count while preserving sculpt, then duplicate and mirror to the opposite side, repeating for the legs.

Lesson 20 Creating Chest Piece Pad15:09
Create the chest pad in ZBrush by duplicating and mirroring pieces, forming six padded hard surface sections, and refine with ZRemesher, polish groups, and live boolean.
Lesson 21 Creating Chest Piece Outer Plates26:19
Lesson 22 Chest Pad Placement15:28
master customized boolean tools to create chest pad placements by stamping, carving cavities, and duplicating/mirroring subtools; learn to organize and finalize with boolean workflows.

Lesson 26 Detailing Eyes12:44
Learn to add personality to a hard surface head with poly painting, detailing eyes and eyelids, applying toy plastic materials, color fills, and subtle asymmetry for cartoon character expression.
Lesson 27 Creating Cloth Hood21:32
Learn to sculpt a cloth hood around a space turtle helmet in ZBrush, using masking, poly groups, edge loops, and micro mesh with dynamic subdivision.
Lesson 28 Creating Helmet and Rendering Transparency15:56

Requirements

Either a trial or license version of Zbrush 2021.7

Description

Hello and Welcome to Zbrush 2021 Hard Surface Sculpting Beginner to Advance, A course designed to all levels for anyone interested in learning developing Hard Surface Sculpting Techniques in Zbrush

This course will take you through a rundown of the basic tools and techniques needed for you to establish a foundation in your sculpting arsenal for crafting your hard surface subject The SPACE TURTLE!

To that end we will supply you a base mesh where you will learn and practice all of our unique quick sculpting techniques and tricks to reveal not only how easy it is to create hard surface sculpts but to also demonstrate how modularly efficient it is to re use pieces to expedite your workflow.

What we teach:

Well start you off will a beginner section to develop a solid foundation into mastering Zremesher, Polygroups and their relationship together with other Zbrush functions
Learn the Primary and Secondary Functions Knife Curve Brush
Understanding of the Gizmos Transform Deformers and how important of a combination it is with the Knife Curve Brush
Problem solving Zremesher through Dynamic thickness
Going over functions of zbrush such as Hard Surface Modeling tool Zmodeler, and Live Booleans
Have Some fun Carving out a facial expression of our turtle and going over glass transparency rendering settings within Zbrush

By the end of this course you’ll have gained the necessary knowledge in understanding just how fast you can flush out complex shapes through zbrush in just a short amount of time as well as have a fully complete Brave and Courageous Space Turtle.

With that said let's START SCULPTING!!!

Who this course is for:

Anyone interested in Hard Surface Sculpting in Zbrush

NEW! Zbrush Hard Surface Sculpting Beginner to Advance

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Course content

Introduction7 lectures • 1hr 6min

Creating Turtle Arm12 lectures • 3hr 13min

Leg Construction7 lectures • 2hr 13min

Creating Chest3 lectures • 57min

Creating Shell3 lectures • 1hr 1min

Detailing Head and Helmet3 lectures • 50min

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