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Sculpting in ZBrush Made Simple

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

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803235769
Length 508 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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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 18. Other Books You May Enjoy

Reviewing tips for sculpting likeness

Likeness sculpting is one of the most popular subjects of 3D artists, as it tends to be popular on social media and often gets more attention than other themes. Creating digi-doubles, which requires likeness sculpting, is also a high-in-demand task, so it is worth adding likeness sculpts to your portfolio to boost your chances of getting a job in this field.

Creating a great likeness is one of the more challenging projects an artist can undertake. While sculpting a realistic portrait is challenging in itself, likeness sculpting takes that to the next level, as even the smallest imperfections will throw off and even ruin the likeness.

To create a convincing likeness, the artist needs to have good knowledge of facial anatomy and high attention to detail; but above all, they need to have a lot of patience. That being said, here are some tips to help you get progress on your likeness sculpts just a little bit faster and easier.

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