ZBrush Modeling a Cartoon Character

On May 3, 2020

Release date:2020, February 20

Author:Ryan Kittleson

Skill level:Beginner

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

Explore sculpting, painting, and posing a 3D cartoon character using ZBrush. Author Ryan Kittleson demonstrates how to set up reference images, build a character from primitive shapes, fuse the shapes into a smooth surface, refine the anatomy and design, and color the model. Plus, learn how to render the character with a pose for presentation.

Topics include:
Setting up reference images
Creating the basic body shape
Making the facial shapes
Refining the anatomy
Modeling cartoon props
Adding eyes and teeth
Merging the body parts
Retopologizing the model for posing
Texturing and posing the model

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001 Modeling a cartoon character
002 Setting up reference images
003 Making the basic forms with primitives
004 Using primitives to make the facial features
005 Tapering the limbs
006 Sculpting the body
007 Adjusting the facial features
008 Refining the teeth
009 Refining the ears and nose
010 Preparing to fuse body parts
011 Fusing the body parts
012 Sculpting organic forms
013 Creating a poseable mesh with ZRemsher
014 Projecting detail onto the remeshed model
015 Filling color and material
016 Painting color details
017 Starting the guitar body
018 Modeling the strings
019 Making leaves on the tuning keys
020 Painting the guitar
021 Texturing the strings
022 Starting the pose
023 Posing multiple subtools together
024 Posing the tail with deformers
025 Posing the arms
026 Positioning the strings under the fingers
027 Refining the pose
028 Setting up presentation renders
029 Next steps
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