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Sculpting a Scarecrow in ZBrush

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Overview

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Learn a variety of powerful digital sculpting techniques by creating a fun and whimsical Halloween scarecrow in ZBrush.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. Getting Started
  • Setting up the course files
  • Setting up a custom UI in ZBrush
2. Base Meshes
  • Creating base meshes in Maya
  • Importing base meshes into ZBrush
  • Creating base meshes from ZSpheres
  • Learning about DynaMesh and ZRemesher
  • Using DynaMesh and ZRemesher
  • Creating a rope by drawing a curve with a custom brush
  • Repairing rope with DynaMesh and ZRemesher
  • Adding new base meshes to Scene
3. Sculpting Details
  • Sculpting a button
  • Button holes and stitches
  • Sculpting the hat
  • Hat band and patch
  • Hat stitches
  • Bending the hat and creating a crease
  • Texturing the hat
  • Sculpting and texturing the head
  • Handkerchief cloth folds
  • Glove sculpting
  • Glove leather texture
  • Glove seams and stitches
  • Sculpting details Into rope necklace
  • Finalizing details In rope necklace
  • Creating wood grain
  • Sculpting the branch
  • Sculpting the lantern handle
  • Carving a pumpkin
  • Adding details to the lantern
4. Review and Cleanup
  • Reviewing work and duplicate gloves and arms
  • Exporting subtools to Maya for adjustments
  • Building a simple rig in Maya
  • Repositioning the arms and hands
  • Repairing geometry and exporting from Maya
  • Importing repositioned components back to ZBrush
  • Assessing work In progress
  • Reposing a character
5. Final Polish, Polypaint, and Rendering
  • Restoring a low-poly mesh
  • Polypaint with the dark-to-light technique
  • Adding highlights to your model
  • Polishing your model with Polypaint
  • How to use render settings in ZBrush
  • Creating a final render in Photoshop
Conclusion
  • Final wrap-up

Taught by

Michael Ingrassia

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