Creating a Stylized Cartoon Bird in ZBrush
During this tutorial, we will build a cartoon bird with ZBrush. Software required: ZBrush 4R5.
What you'll learn
During this tutorial, we will build a cartoon bird with ZBrush. Sometimes cartoon characters are difficult to create using ZBrush due to their smooth surfaces. This training will cover how to keep your surfaces clean, and your edges tight. We will go over how to use larger shapes to block your character in. Then we cover how to add features like eyes and feathers. By the end of this tutorial, you should have a good understanding of how to create your own simple, clean, fully colored cartoon character. Software required: ZBrush 4R5.
Table of contents
- Using Large Shapes to Block in Form 10m
- Using the Insert Cylinder Brush to Create Legs 12m
- Blocking in the Hair Base and the Beak 11m
- Using the Clay Tubes Brush 11m
- Using the Curve-tri-fill Brush to Make Wings 11m
- Using Extract to Create a Feather 15m
- Refining Our Mesh with the Move and Edging Brushes 12m
- Refining Our Mesh Further and Adding Eyes 13m
- Using the Curve Tube Brush to Add Head Feathers 15m
- Refining Our Tubes and Integrating Them into Our Model 12m
- Cleaning up Our Mesh and Adding Details 13m
- Learning How to Add Polypaint 13m
- Adding Fibermesh Feathers 16m
- Refining Our Fibermesh and Rendering the Model 5m
About the author
Shane Olson has been in the Video Games Industry for over 14 years. He has worked at several high-end studios such as Sony and Acclaim, and now resides as a Senior Character Artist at Avalanche Software which is a part of Disney Interactive. Shane has contributed to two books on character modeling. Shane has a broad range of skills, like Digital Sculpting, Modeling, Rigging, Animation, and Texturing. When he's not Sculpting, Shane loves spending time with his family, and friends.