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 FREE CHAPTER

2. Chapter 1: Getting Started with ZBrush

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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Sculpting a Demon Bust with DynaMesh

In this chapter, we will start sculpting and using our creativity and imagination.

We will begin by looking at the purpose and goals of a successful concept sculpt before jumping into a useful tool called DynaMesh. It is a dynamic tessellation tool, which means that it can generate new topology on your mesh as you work on it, and allows for a particularly dynamic and flexible way of sculpting. You will learn the very basics of DynaMesh, using this to sculpt a demon bust.

Then, we will discuss character art and design principles, which are useful for ZBrush users who want to produce visually appealing sculptures for personal or professional use.

After completing this chapter, you will be able to sculpt a concept model in ZBrush from a reference using DynaMesh and the appropriate brushes and tools.

So, in this chapter, we will cover these topics: