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Sculpting in ZBrush Made Simple

By : Lukas Kutschera
Book Image

Sculpting in ZBrush Made Simple

By: Lukas Kutschera

Overview of this book

Embark on a creative journey with ZBrush, the leading software for creating characters, creatures, and props in films, games, and 3D printing. This guide will take you through its powerful yet user-friendly workflows, allowing you to explore its dynamic organic sculpting, painting, and hard-surface modeling tools. The first part of this book is dedicated to helping you become familiar with ZBrush’s user interface and learning the very basics, from sculpting brushes and painting the model with Polypaint to setting up lights and rendering images. You’ll also create a demon bust with the help of ZBrush’s concept sculpting tool, DynaMesh. In the second part, you’ll get to grips with the creation of a humanoid character that is optimized for 3D printing. Focusing on anatomy, poly-modeling, and preparing the model for 3D printing, you’ll acquire the skills essential for sculptors. The final part delves into portrait sculpting, where you’ll learn everything from basic facial anatomy to hair creation with FiberMesh. By the end of this book, you'll have developed the expertise necessary to succeed in the ever-evolving world of 3D character modeling, complemented by portfolio and social media tips for showcasing your standout work.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Part 1: The Adventure Begins: Sculpting in ZBrush
9
Part 2: Creating Characters from Scratch: A Comprehensive Guide
13
Part 3: Sculpting a Female Head: Tips and Techniques

To get the most out of this book

Having some background in digital sculpting or 3D modeling will help make some of the concepts clearer a little bit faster. If you have already used ZBrush before, you may experience a bit less frustration, since ZBrush can be a bit unintuitive at first. However, experience is not necessary to effectively follow the examples provided in the chapters, and with some persistence, you should do just fine.

Software/hardware covered in the book

Operating system requirements

ZBrush 2023 (though older versions work too – I wrote this book using 2022.0.7)

Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit edition), or macOS 11.5 or above

Having a tablet is strongly recommended, as sculpting with the mouse is far inferior and cannot give the same results as using a pen with pressure sensitivity.