In this ZBrush sculpting training lesson, Michael Ingrassia demonstrates how to polish your newly created rope belt before you can add it to your scarecrow model. You will learn the best approach for using DynaMesh and ZRemesher to repair the seams in the rope, fill in the gaps, and smooth it out.
- [Narrator] Okay so now I'm ready to go the next step which…is locking all of this information in.…I'm going to back out of my model.…And what I want to do is remove the sphere.…The easiest way to do that is to simply hold down…Control and tap on my window.…That's going to reverse the mask.…Now I'll scroll down to my View...…Visibility.…
And I'll turn on Hide Point.…That hides the mask, or the sphere,…now I want to remove it completely.…Let me get rid of my Brush Menu because…I no longer need that.…And now I want to go under Geometry,…Modify Topology, and Delete Hidden.…Once I do that, you'll notice in the sub tool,…we're no longer showing the sphere.…
So now we just have rope.…There's just one problem with this,…this rope still has seams.…So if I was to increase the geometry for example,…I'll just divide this up.…You'll notice that our seams are expanding,…and that's not the effect we want.…So I'm going to back that up,…and lets just make a few changes here.…So now, I'm actually going to be working with the Dynamesh…
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
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Introduction
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Welcome1m
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1. Getting Started
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Setting up the course files2m 38s
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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 38s
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Hat stitches5m 7s
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Texturing the hat8m 6s
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Sculpting and texturing the head12m 36s
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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: Repairing rope with DynaMesh and ZRemesher