ZBrush 2018 Essential Training

On August 5, 2018

Release date:2018, June 15

Duration:04 h 49 m

Author:Ryan Kittleson

Skill level:Beginner

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

ZBrush combines 3D modeling, texturing, and painting into one digital sculpting workflow. As such, it has dozens of features to master, and the 2018 edition adds the Sculptris Pro mode, new deformers, a polygroup generation tool, and more. If you’re a beginner, this course is the best introduction you can get. Instructor Ryan Kittleson helps digital artists—and those who are simply new to ZBrush—to learn all the essential tools and techniques. He shows how to create basics forms with meshes, sculpt details with brushes, paint and texture your models, and render the results—using the same professional pipeline you would for real-world projects. Follow along and learn how to use ZBrush to build the wildest 3D creations you can imagine.
Topics include:

Importing a mesh
Using primitives
Working with subdivision levels
Sculpting with brushes
Applying materials
Controlling scale
Creating and combining polygroups
Using subtools
Creating insert mesh brushes
Creating voxel models with Dynamesh
Editing a mesh with the ZModeler Brush
Working with ZRemesher
Adding and removing subdivision levels
Moving, scaling, and rotating objects
Painting on a model
Using texture maps
Creating custom brushes
Exporting ZBrush projects
Working with other software

Table of Contents

Introduction
ZBrush 2018 in action 50s
Preparing for this course 2m 47s
1. ZBrush Quick Start
Starting ZBrush for the first time 2 m 58s
Loading tools vs. opening projects 4m 21s
Learning the interface 5m 8s
Navigating in 3D space 3m 5s
Using the Gizmo 5m 6s
Additional Gizmo 3D tips 6m 4s
Using Undo History 2m 9s
2. Sculpting
The most commonly used brushes 5m 30s
Using brush settings 6m 4s
Using symmetry 3m 23s
Controlling brush size 3m 46s
Smoothing a model 2m 21s
Inverting brush effects 1m 55s
Working with alphas 3m 52s
3. Using Tools and Subtools
Working with subtools 3m 42s
Adding new tools and subtools 2 m 40s
Splitting subtools 2 m 58s
Combining subtools 2m 10s
Using insert mesh brushes 4m 55s
Creating insert mesh brushes 3m 15s
Splitting by mask, hidden, or polygroups 4m 5s
Using curve brushes 5m 46s
Extracting new shapes 2m 57s
Using Live Boolean mode 3m 42s
Generating the Boolean mesh 4m 16s
Using Transpose Master 2m 31s
Creating text 2m 50s
4. Selections, Masking, and Polygroups
Selecting parts of an object 2m 24s
Making masks 6m 17s
Creating polygroups 3m 58s
Mask, polygroup, and selection tips 1m 43s
Generating masks by topology 3m 5s
5. Using the ZModeler Brush
ZModeler introduction 3m 30s
Inserting and removing edges 3m 34s
Closing holes 3m 15s
Extruding faces 4m 10s
Bridging holes and edges 3m 21s
Splitting points 1m 26s
Polygrouping with ZModeler 2m 53s
Limitations of ZModeler 4m 20s
6. Using Subdivision
Dividing a model 3m 47s
Sculpting on a subdivision model 4m 2s
Limitations of subdivision models 3m 36s
Using Dynamic Subdivision 4m 24s
Creasing edges 5m 13s
7. Using DynaMesh
Activating DynaMesh 3m 53s
Sculpting with DynaMesh 3m 30s
Combining objects with DynaMesh 3m 33s
Limitations of DynaMesh 4m 51s
8. Using Sculptris Pro
Activating Sculptris Pro mode 3m 3s
Sculpting with Sculptris Pro 5m 5s
Using the new snake hook brushes 2m 38s
9. Paint, Materials, and Texture Maps
Applying materials 4m 36s
Painting color 6m 22s
Laying out UVs 3m 14s
Converting between color and texture maps 5m 23s
Painting with Spotlight 7m 56s
Using Noisemaker 7m 8s
Importing models with texture maps 2m 28s
10. Editing Models
Deleting part of a model 1m 52s
Mirroring a model 3m 27s
Working with ClayPolish 1m 57s
Using the clip and trim brushes 5m 24s
Closing all holes 1m 35s
Flipping and doubling surfaces 2m 37s
Using deformers 2m 22s
Using morph targets 3m 32s
Decimating models 3m 49s
Using EdgeLoop 5m 48s
Using ZRemesher 4m 18s
Projecting detail 4m 28s
11. Exporting Work from ZBrush
Using GoZ 2m 54s
Using the 3D Printing Exporter 4m 21s
Exporting with the Multi Map Exporter 3m 18s
Exporting to FBX format 3m 9s
Conclusion
Next steps 51s