In this ZBrush training lesson, your instructor demonstrates the methods he uses to create a clean Polypaint. You will learn the dark-to-light technique, which produces a "drybrush" antiquing effect. Fill a model with a black color, then paint in each color slowly, permitting the color to build up naturally, adding highlights, but retaining areas where the black shows through, for lowlights.
- [Instructor] Okay, I'm now complete with my sculpt…and very happy the way everything turned out…and I'm ready to begin polypainting.…So, let me show you the methods that I like to use…when polypainting.…The first thing I'll need to do in order to get…a good, clean PolyPaint is to switch my material out…to something that has a bit more of a white base.…So you can choose something that has…somewhat of a cavity, which is what I like to do,…or you can go with more of a flat shader.…
Now for this demonstration I'm going to…work on one of the pumpkins and…the technique that I like to use…is what I call a dark to light.…It's kind of a traditional way of painting…in oil painting, however it works really well within Zbrush…and I'm gonna show you basically…the method that I use for that.…Now the way this painting works…is we're utilizing the cavity…when we paint so for example,…I'm going to paint the pumpkin…completely black and then I'm going to start…building up the color from dark to light…working with either the PolishB Brush, or the PenB Brush,…
Author
Michael Ingrassia
Released
10/19/2016- Creating base meshes
- Using DynaMesh and ZRemesher
- Creating a rope by drawing a curve with a custom brush
- Sculpting buttons, a hat, and gloves
- Texturing the scarecrow
- Creating wood grain
- Exporting subtools to Maya for adjustments
- Rigging in Maya
- Polypainting in ZBrush
- Creating a final render in Photoshop
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome43s
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1. Getting Started
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Setting up the course files2m 22s
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2. Base Meshes
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Creating base meshes in Maya7m 10s
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Using DynaMesh and ZRemesher6m 29s
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3. Sculpting Details
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Sculpting a button8m 14s
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Button holes and stitches6m 38s
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Hat band and patch8m 40s
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Hat stitches5m 7s
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Texturing the hat8m 6s
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Sculpting and texturing the head12m 35s
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Handkerchief cloth folds6m 39s
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Glove sculpting9m 39s
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Glove leather texture9m 43s
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Glove seams and stitches5m 56s
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Creating wood grain5m 39s
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Sculpting the branch10m 34s
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Sculpting the lantern handle7m 46s
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Carving a pumpkin7m 22s
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4. Review and Cleanup
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Assessing work In progress4m 54s
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Reposing a character9m 1s
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5. Final Polish, Polypaint, and Rendering
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Restoring a low-poly mesh5m 58s
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Conclusion
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Final wrap-up41s
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Video: Polypaint with the dark-to-light technique