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Digital Tutors – Detailing Next-Gen Characters in ZBrush

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Digital Tutors – Detailing Next-Gen Characters in ZBrush
English | Size: 1.70 GB
Category: Tutorial

Learn a production workflow and time-saving techniques for creating high-resolution geometry for use in games, methods of sculpting, generating and applying maps, and adding character enhancements for appeal. Contains over 5 hours of project-based training for artists learning the creative processes of modeling and sculpting characters for next-generation games. Popular highlights include: Character Refinement; Adding Appeal for Enhancement; Additive Sculpting Techniques; Subtractive Sculpting Techniques; UV Tools and Techniques; Creating Usable UV Layouts; Strategically Combining UV Shells; Preparing Geometry for Sculpting; Exporting Geometry from Maya; Importing Geometry to ZBrush; Appending Subtools; Morph Targets; Subdividing Geometry; Sculpting Organic Shapes; Masks and Deformation for Detail; Adding Flexibility with 3D layers; Stencils to Add Details; Creating Custom Alphas; Hard Surface Detailing; Integrating Geometry with Detail; Combining Brushes and Strokes; Adding Texture with Alphas; Exporting Normal Maps; Using ZMapper to Create Normal Maps; and Applying Normal Maps in Maya. Software required: ZBrush 3.1, Maya 2008. [Read more…]

CGMA – Hard Surface Modeling for Characters

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CGMA – Hard Surface Modeling for Characters
English | Size: 15.1GB
Category: Tutorial


A 6-week course focused on designing and building complex hard surfaces for characters
Throughout this course we are going to take a look at the techniques and challenges of designing and building hard surfaces for characters. This does not only include design, sculpting, and modeling, but especially the focus on creating character hard surfaces with animation in mind from the very beginning. The goal is to get students to look at the subject matter from a new perspective and to take away as much knowledge, tips, tricks, and techniques as possible for use in their own work. [Read more…]

3D Art Characters In Zbrush – 16 Vols – Basic To Intermediate

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3D Art Characters In Zbrush – 16 Vols – Basic To Intermediate
English | Size: 17.8GB
Category: Tutorial


Welcome to the 3D Art School, in this first pack: “3D CHARACTER ART – Basic to Intermediate” you’ll learn how create characters but to a professional level, maybe for video games, animation or collectibles. Everyone asks me if I teach how to make characters for games or for animation, but they don’t know that the the technical part is the second big step. The first step is the art part, learn how to make good characters, with strong anatomical bases. If you know how to create great characters, in that moment, ok you can say, now I need the technical steps for my major, my focus (games, animation, collectibles..) With the 3 Modules included of “3D CHARACTER ART – Basic to Intermediate” you will learn from zero to hero. I guarantee you will improve fast and be able to model characters (Comics, realistic, cartoon..) [Read more…]