From Sketch to 3D Print – Collectible Sculpting in ZBrush for 3D Printing

SECTION 1: Sculpting with 3D Printing in mind

Starting with solid foundations that make things much easier when you go to print. Plus some general tips and tricks to working quickly in ZBrush.

Being your own concept artist – sketching for idea generation

Setting up your workspace for fast access to commonly used buttons/brushes

Anatomy Blocking and proportions overview

Dynamesh vs. ZRemesher vs. Subdivsions – when to use what to achieve the results you need

Polygrouping for fast and effective “retopology” and clean edge flows for great results

Speedy Remesh/Projection workflows

A cool trick to creating Insert Multi Mesh Brushes with High details that won’t blow up your computer!

Testing your sculpture for weight and balance — without a 3D printer!

How to sculpt hair that actually prints

Getting a ton of mileage out of default brushes – 90% of the sculpture is created with 3 standard brush types!

SECTION 2: Breaking down a Figure for 3D Printing – Garage Kit Style

I spill all my secrets around effective parts breakdown, and lay it out in a way that makes it easy to apply to your own work. It’s tricky business, and you need to be ready to puzzle-solve, but it’s very doable!

Splitting parts and cleaning up overlapping subtools

Learning about keying and tolerance gaps

Leveraging Panel loops, Folders, and Boolean operations to cleanly split parts in a non-destructive way

How to stay organized when you have a ton of subtools to work with!

Preparing your file to print using ScaleMaster & 3D Print Hub

Checking minimum thicknesses with helper tools

Exporting files to scale

Demonstrating a test print using Preform and a Form3 printer

Chapter 01 – The Concept Sketch
Chapter 02 – Setting up the ZBrush UI
Chapter 03 – Blocking out the Head
Chapter 03b – Blocking out the Head pt 2
Chapter 04 – Fixing Head Proportions
Chapter 05 – Refining the Head
Chapter 06 – Blocking out the Body
Chapter 07 – Blocking out the Hair
Chapter 08 – Physics Test in Blender
Chapter 09 – Setting Scale
Chapter 10 – Blocking out the Base
Chapter 11 – Detailing the Trunk
Chapter 12 – Detailing the Horns
Chapter 13 – Facial Fixes Remeshing and Detailing
Chapter 14 – Hair Polishing
Chapter 15 – Even More Hair Polishing
Chapter 16 – Detailing the Horns – Timelapse
Chapter 17 – Detailing the Trunk Part 2 – Timelapse
Chapter 18 – Anatomy fixes and Eye Booleans
Chapter 19 – Flower IMM – Displacement Awesomeness
Chapter 20 – Using Textured IMMs on our Figure
Chapter 21 – Adding Flowers and Leaves
Chapter 22 – Adding Flowers and Leaves Timelapse
Chapter 23 – Loads of Detailing Timelapse
Chapter 24 – Detailing Timelapse part 2
Chapter 25 – SECTION 2 INTRO
Chapter 26 – Examining a Completed Figure for Reference
Chapter 27 – Starting Parts Breakdown – Making a Plan
Chapter 28 – Organizing by Final Parts
Chapter 29 – Preparing the Trunk and Base
Chapter 30 – Splitting The Trunk and Body
Chapter 31 – Merging the Body
Chapter 32 – Cleaning Hair Back and Removing Trunk Volume
Chapter 33 – Parts Split Timelapse
Chapter 34 – Horns Split Timelapse
Chapter 35 – Intro to Keying Demo
Chapter 36 – Keying and Creating Gaps
Chapter 37 – Last Look and Watertight Check
Chapter 38 – Parts Export and Preform Setup
Chapter 39 – Printing Cleanup and Assembly

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