You're reading from Sculpting in ZBrush Made Simple Explore powerful modeling and character creation techniques used for VFX, games, and 3D printing

Product type Paperback

Published in Mar 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803235769

Length 508 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Tools

ZBrush

Concepts

3D Printing

Author (1):

Lukas Kutschera

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: The Adventure Begins: Sculpting in ZBrush

2. Chapter 1: Getting Started with ZBrush FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Sculpting a Demon Bust with DynaMesh

4. Chapter 3: Exploring the Gizmo, PolyGroups, and Masking

5. Chapter 4: Exploring Brushes and Alphas

6. Chapter 5: Creating an Optimized Mesh Using ZRemesher and ZProject

7. Chapter 6: Texturing Your Sculpture with Materials, Polypaint, and UVs

8. Chapter 7: Lighting and Rendering Your Model

9. Part 2: Creating Characters from Scratch: A Comprehensive Guide

10. Chapter 8: Sculpting Human Anatomy

11. Chapter 9: Creating Costumes, Armor, and Accessories with Classic Modeling Techniques

12. Chapter 10: Preparing and Exporting Our Model for 3D Printing

13. Part 3: Sculpting a Female Head: Tips and Techniques

14. Chapter 11: Sculpting a Female Head

15. Chapter 12: Adding Skin Detail, Sculpting Hair, and Using FiberMesh

16. Chapter 13: Building a Portfolio and Leveraging Social Media

17. Index

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Adding detail to the demon bust

Now that you have a proper mesh with several subdivision levels, you can continue sculpting the demon until you are satisfied with the model. There are a variety of ways to add detail in ZBrush. Here are some of the options available for detailing different areas of our demon bust.

Eyes

The eyes are often the focal point of portraits and busts, so it’s important to pay attention to this area. You can use the DamStandard brush to sculpt small cuts and wrinkles, and the Standard brush to give the small shapes between wrinkles some volume.

Figure 5.23 – Variation in the direction of wrinkles (upper) and lack thereof (lower)

Reference images are important for this area, as you will see there is a lot of variation in the shape and direction of wrinkles around the eyes. Avoid making them all uniform in size and direction like on the lower sculpt in the figure.