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ZBrush EXPLAINED!! A Beginner Tutorial

By Benjamin Leitgeb

Type
Video
Level
Beginner
Length
2 h 49 min
Price
Free
Published
2019
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About this lesson

An almost three-hour beginner's course on ZBrush: installation, tablet settings, interface and customization, the 2.5D concept and 3D sculpting.

Chapters

  1. 0:00introduction, misconceptions, etc
  2. 22:36installation
  3. 25:29wacom tablet settings
  4. 27:28introduction to interface and customization
  5. 37:092.5D introduction
  6. 45:223D introduction - this is where real fun begins!
  7. 49:16brief recap of stuff discussed since 45:22
  8. 50:35next part introduction
  9. 51:31adjustments to the canvas
  10. 52:57navigation
  11. 56:47cursor
  12. 58:31cursor follows normal of the surface adjustment
  13. 59:25draw Size of the cursor
  14. 1:00:15brushes
  15. 1:04:20appling colors
  16. 1:06:30masking
  17. 1:13:48selecting
  18. 1:16:58polygroups
  19. 1:20:19transpose tool (moving, scaling and rotating)
  20. 1:22:36what is a subtool?
  21. 1:26:06duplicating a subtool
  22. 1:26:50appending a subtool
  23. 1:27:32navigating between different subtools
  24. 1:28:25merge and Split subtools
  25. 1:30:23symmetry
  26. 1:33:28ZBrush specifics, next part talk - no editor
  27. 1:36:27subdividing geometry
  28. 1:47:16subdivision and triangles (ZRemesher)
  29. 1:50:40projecting details from highpoly triangle model to new quad model
  30. 1:54:07issues working with mesh build out of triangles
  31. 1:55:42brief recap of stuff discussed (subdivisions) since 1:36:27
  32. 1:58:37dynamesh
  33. 2:04:35dynamesh, holes and intersections
  34. 2:11:44dynamesh recap
  35. 2:14:40creating the bird feet example, intro
  36. 2:16:10start of the sculpt with ZSpheres
  37. 2:21:12convert mesh from Z-Sphere mesh to regular mesh with Adaptive skin
  38. 2:22:00sculpting mesh with brushes
  39. 2:24:16making skin between toes
  40. 2:25:48fixing model with dynamesh
  41. 2:28:14repositioning
  42. 2:30:38mirror and weld
  43. 2:31:16symmetry sculpting and polishing
  44. 2:36:23DamStandard brush, claybuild-up brush
  45. 2:37:15turn Dynamesh back into subdivision mesh
  46. 2:39:02finalizing the sculpt with finishing touches
  47. 2:43:47applying color
  48. 2:46:41explaining how other parts of the bird are done
  49. 2:47:53final words