Hard Surface Techniques in ZBrush 4R5
Known in the past for being an incredible tool for organic modeling and sculpting, ZBrush actually also contains an array of tools geared toward hard-surface modeling with more and more features added in each new update. Software required: ZBrush 4R5.
What you'll learn
Known in the past for being an incredible tool for organic modeling and sculpting, ZBrush actually also contains an array of tools geared toward hard-surface modeling with more and more features added in each new update.
This ZBrush tutorial goes over many of those tools and features using a simple project based approach.
- We'll talk about methods for doing simple hard-surface modeling like extrusions and defining edge hardness.
- We'll also cover mesh replacement to combine different meshes and use DynaMesh to create more complex, seamless, hard-surfaces very quickly.
- In addition, we'll talk about the Panel Loops feature and how it can be used to create raised or lowered panels, or extracted geometry with thickness.
Software required: ZBrush 4R5.
Table of contents
- Defining Polygroups 7m
- Creating Hard-surface Shapes 8m
- Sharpening Edges 10m
- Creating Insets with Mesh Replacement 6m
- Using Panel Loops 11m
- Using Extracted Curves 6m
- Beginning with Dynamesh 11m
- Additive Dynamesh 6m
- Creating Overlapping Plates 10m
- Adding Detail with Insert Brushes 9m
- Adding Detail with Micro Mesh 12m
About the author
Justin thrives as a lead modeling author at Pluralsight. Growing up, Justin found a deep interest for the computer graphics industry after watching movies like Jurassic Park, Toy Story, and The Abyss. His ambition would lead him to work at Sony Imageworks in Los Angeles on movies like Monster House and Surf's Up. Justin has also had numerous articles, tutorials, and images published in 3D World and 3D Artist. As an author, Justin enjoys collaborating with fellow authors, especially on project... more