Learn Sculpting in Pixelogics ZBrush Create a Micro Organism

On March 24, 2019

Release date:2017, April

Duration:05 h 08 m

Author: David Newton

Skill level:Beginner

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

What Will I Learn?
Sculpt Organic Models and Creatures
Understand the uses for Dynamesh
Project high level details onto different subtools
Understand how masking is used
Be able to use TPose comfortably
Reflow Topology using ZRemesher
Setup custom views
Understand ZBrush better
Work on a production level
Anyone who want to explore the potential of ZBrush Anyone who loves my courses! (OK sorry a bit of a brag!! ) Anyone whos seen the promotional video and thinks “Hey that’s Cool”

Requirements
Havea Copy of Zbrush 4 r7
Photoshop would be handy but not essential

Description
Learn ZBrush in this fun course on creating a micro organism with Pixelogics ZBrush
Explore this Zbrush Online Course for Beginners, Intermediates and Advanced level users.

SUMMARY
During this course we will look at a ton of different techniques and tools for producing this fantastic micro organism in Zbrush, so if you want to be a ZBrush wizard this is the course for you, we will be looking at the main tools used every day in Zbrush.

THE COURSE
Have you done courses where the trainer goes on and on and never gets to the point I bet you have well your in for a treat with this course, so get stuck in and learn ZBrush with my no nonscence get to the point course!.

LEARN
This course is structured to maximise your learning curve, often going over the same techniques to make the STICK, it is important that you have FUN whilst completing this course!

What else will you get?
This course is for Beginners, Intermediates and Advanced users

Table of Contents

Introduction to the ZBrush Course 13:30
Introduction 02:31
The folder structure and files for this Zbrush Course 01:33
ZBrush 101 for the Course 09:26

Creating our Micro Organism in ZBrush 04:11:28
Lets create our Base Mesh using ZBrush Dynamesh 05:38
Building up the Details in our Base Mesh 05:47
Cutting in and Smoothing 08:49
Resculpting with Clay Tubes Brush 10:38
Refining our Sculpt 10:33
Adding Fold to our Skin using ZBrushes Masks and Brushes 08:22
Adding the floor subtool 04:09
Creating a New Subtool the Cell 16:05
Detailing the Folds 17:46
Adding details and Creating Low Resolution Proxy part 1 14:58
ZProjecting the Details part 2 06:29
Looking at Alphas for Detailing 03:25
Adding a New Subtool the Claws 16:37
Mirroring our Subtool and using Alphas 09:13
Using mesh extraction to add another level of detail then adding alphas 14:37
Modifying and detailing the ground and Cell 15:14
Using Fibre Mesh to Create the Micro Hairs 07:32
Hiding Groups and Polygroups 07:56
Setting our Prelimary Pose with Zbrush TPose 13:57
Lets give the impression that the Organism is Eating our Cell 04:27
The Final Pose using Zbrush TPose 18:50
Document View Set Up and Saving Custom Views 10:26
Material setup and render out putting 20:00

Putting it all together in Photoshop 35:12
Importing our Renders into Photoshop 10:14
Looking at Layer Masks/Filters and Adjustment Layers inside of photoshop 16:57
Final Tweaks and output 08:01
A Final Test Test! 3 questions

Student Help Section 07:59
Problems with Mirroring Subtools 03:17
Getting your Geometry all the same Subdivision level if you have to! 03:22
BONUS LECTURE 01:20

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Introduction to the ZBrush Course
01 Introduction
02 The folder structure and files for this Zbrush Course
03 ZBrush 101 for the Course

Creating our Micro Organism in ZBrush
04 Lets create our Base Mesh using ZBrush Dynamesh
05 Building up the Details in our Base Mesh
06 Cutting in and Smoothing
07 Resculpting with Clay Tubes Brush
08 Refining our Sculpt
09 Adding Fold to our Skin using ZBrushes Masks and Brushes
10 Adding the floor subtool
11 Creating a New Subtool the Cell
12 Detailing the Folds
13 Adding details and Creating Low Resolution Proxy part 1
14 ZProjecting the Details part 2
15 Looking at Alphas for Detailing
16 Adding a New Subtool the Claws
17 Mirroring our Subtool and using Alphas
18 Using mesh extraction to add another level of detail then adding alphas
19 Modifying and detailing the ground and Cell
20 Using Fibre Mesh to Create the Micro Hairs
21 Hiding Groups and Polygroups
22 Setting our Prelimary Pose with Zbrush TPose
23 Lets give the impression that the Organism is Eating our Cell
26 Material setup and render out putting