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ZBrush: Sculpting Portraits

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Overview

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Join digital artist Ryan Kittleson as he demonstrates how to sculpt engaging 3D human portraits with ZBrush.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • What you should know before watching this course
  • Using the exercise files
  • Installing the custom brushes
1. Working with a Photo Reference
  • Understanding the limits of a photo reference
  • Taking your own photos for reference
  • Preparing photos for use as references
2. Starting to Sculpt
  • How I approach digital sculpture
  • Blocking out the proportions
  • Establishing the underlying structure
  • Blocking out the ears
  • Making the mouth cavity
  • Taking a second look at proportions
  • Placing reference photos on the grid
  • Aligning the sculpt with the photos
3. Working on the Midrange Details
  • Placing the eyeballs in the sculpture
  • Working on the lower eyelids
  • Making the upper eyelids
  • Sculpting the basic ear structures
  • Working on the nose
  • Shaping the mouth
  • Using ZRemesher to create new topology
  • Projecting detail to a remeshed model
  • Organizing the mesh with PolyGroups
  • Using transparency with reference photos
4. Making Teeth
  • Making the gums
  • Extracting the teeth
  • Sculpting the teeth
  • Finishing the teeth
5. Sculpting the Hair
  • Masking the scalp
  • Creating the hair volume
  • Styling the hair
  • Detailing the hair
6. Refining the Details
  • Breaking symmetry
  • Sculpting small details
  • Making fine wrinkles and pores
  • Detailing around the eyes
  • Creating a facial expression
  • Adjusting the pose with Transpose Master
  • Finishing the sculpture
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Ryan Kittleson

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