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Folding and Stretching With A Master

Published on April 18, 2013 in Artist Spotlight, Education, Illustration, Industry, Pixologic News, ZBrush Education and ZBrush Industry Spotlight. 4 Comments
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Take advantage of this rare and unique opportunity to learn the intricacies of sculpting and designing wrinkles and folds with Zac Petroc. This Master Class is designed to heighten your skills and produce more believable cloth forms, while at the same time, strengthening your foundations in ZBrush. Some of the topics covered will include anatomy of a fold, importance of tension and topology for animation to name a few. As if that wasn’t enough to write home about, you also get several sample ZTools with a variety of complete costumes!

Sign up today and lock-in your spot, for what promises to be a wealth of information. The class is scheduled to run 4 weeks and includes video lectures and live streaming. Enrolment is now open and classes begin June 3, 2013!

Zac is a long standing member of the ZBrushCentral community. He continues to contribute resources and information with the intention of expanding the community’s knowledge base. Be sure to check out his user gallery inside ZBrushCentral or visit his website to learn more about this prolific ZBrush artist.

Mech Madness

Published on April 18, 2013 in Artist Spotlight, Pixologic News and ZBrush Education. 0 Comments
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Furio Tedeschi looks like he’s spent quite some time on the hard surface side of things. This latest mech sculpt is the bi-product of using features like Trim brushes and Claytubes. He’s taken full command of the 20 Subtools used to compose this futuristic fighter and holds the whole thing together with Dynamesh.

You can experience more of Furio’s work by visiting his website. There, you’ll see a great collection of work comprised of characters and creatures.

With features like Panel Loops, Insert Mesh Brushes and Dynamesh, you’ll have everything you need to make your very own mech soldier. Check out our Panel Loops video tutorials, designed to give you a road map of possibilities waiting to be explored inside ZClassroom.

Heating Up The Streets

Published on April 17, 2013 in Artist Spotlight, Industry, VFX for Films and ZBrush Industry Spotlight. 0 Comments
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ZBrushCentral artist Sean-Ray Pugh, gives us a glimpse of the behind the scenes action that went into making this latest Moving Picture Company (MPC) ad spot for Samsung. You’ll think it’s the second coming of Jurassic Park. Ooops, we have a spoiler! Be sure to check out his user gallery to get an up close and personal look at every last scale. Pugh used ZBrush to sculpt the T-Rex and Lava creature. Don’t miss your chance to get up close and personal with this UK based artist by visiting his website.

For additional resources and to push your ZBrush sculpting further, be sure to visit our Download Center. You can download everything from a collection of alphas, to materials for use while sculpting and texturing your next creation. Visit the Download Center today and start building a bigger ZBrush tool kit!

Racing Through The Past

Published on April 16, 2013 in Artist Spotlight, Automotive Design and Industry. 0 Comments
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Racing into the past has never been easier. ZBrushCentral artist Daniel McKay knows this better than most, as he showcases his latest hard surface model. This one harkens back to the days when open wheel racing was more dangerous than tight rope walking. This latest piece is inspired by British Racing Motors Mark 1 formula one race car of the 1950’s.

The entire car was “built” inside ZBrush and begun by using primitives and Dynamesh. Daniel was able to arrive at the finish line by using features like Insert meshes, Clipping brushes and Panel Loops to name a few. Visit his blog to see more work from this talented ZBrushCentral.

Check out more of how you can maximize your use of ZBrush and the features used to put this car in the winner’s circle inside ZClassroom.

Featured ZBrush Artist: Moises Gomes

Published on March 22, 2013 in Artist Spotlight. 0 Comments
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Get an up close and inside the clay look at Moises Gomes with 3D artist magazine’s featured artist tutorial. You’ll see his process from concept to completion. Moises demonstrates everything from sculpting realistic skin details and adding accessories to your bust and even showcases his rendering techniques. Follow along and watch this Alex Oliver inspired Orc sculpt come to life. You can see more of Moises Gomes work by visiting his user gallery or taking a tour of his website. Either way, we’re sure the work inside will leave you inspired.

You can check out ZClassroom for detailed video tutorials on learning the basics of everything Moises covers in his tutorial and start your own Orc sculpting adventures. Take your surface detailing to new heights with our dedicated masking, strokes and alphas videos inside the Getting Started section of ZClassroom.

ZBrushHangouts.com presents: Meshed Up

Published on March 14, 2013 in Artist Spotlight. 1 Comment
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Join the ZBrushHangout crew as they showcase live, digital clay sculpting with the “Meshed Up Show”. Ron McLeroy, aka “Papa Burgundy” of Dead Panic Studios, opens up the gates of clay to a “meshed up” collection of ZBrush artists in a timed challenge format. Watch, as participants take 32 bit Dynamesh spheres and transform them into creatures and characters right before your eyes!

This insanely addictive program is broken down into two 30 min rounds. Think of it like a digital clay knockout punch. Keep up with the busy events calendar by taking part in a few choice cuts. Get “Meshed Up” with these upcoming events.

March 15 at 7pm PST with The Wizard of Oz challenge.

March 23 An 8 week, Frank Frazetta challenge featuring the re-imagining of Frazetta’s “The Moon Men”.

April 4 Open call to Concept artists.

Be sure to visit the ZBrushHangout channel for more off the wall, head to head action!

ZBrush Artist Spotlight: David Richardson

Published on March 11, 2013 in Artist Spotlight, Education, Industry and ZBrush Education. 0 Comments
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Fold and stretch your way to new found levels of detail with this FREE, 2 hour tutorial featuring David Richardson aka davidness on the ZBrushCentral forum. David examines how to generate believable clothing folds, creases and forms inside ZBrush using a model generated from 3d scanning. Check out more of David Richardson’s work by visiting his user gallery on ZBrushCentral.

ZBrush Artist Spotlight: Pablo Vicentin

Published on March 6, 2013 in Artist Spotlight. 0 Comments
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Pablo Vicentin aka PabloV3D on the ZBrushCentral forum, pulls out all stops and takes us on a tour of his latest work. Some of these sculptures come from his professional work on franchises like Max Payne 3, Twisted Metal and Counter Strike. Stop in at his user gallery to see more of his ZBrush labors of love.

A quick visit to his website will yield even more character art goodness. With a collection of 2d and 3d art to scan through, we’re certain you’ll be just as inspired as we are.

Grin and Bear It

Published on February 14, 2013 in Artist Spotlight, Industry and VFX for Films. 0 Comments
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Here’s another creepy offering from ZBrushCentral artist Peter Konig. With an unusually haunting tone to his work, Peter gives us another look into the darker side of things with these movie bad guys. No spoilers here! These latest characters can be seen roaming around in Jonathan Levine’s new twist on a modern love story titled, “Warm Bodies“. You can see more work by Peter on his website and inside his User Gallery.

Visit ZClassroom for constantly updated video tutorials, covering the latest features inside ZBrush.

New Age Ink

Published on January 17, 2013 in Artist Spotlight, Illustration and Industry. 0 Comments
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Tattooing is an ancient practice. It’s safe to say the art form has seen an increase in mainstream acceptance over the last few decades. This latest ZBrushCentral post by Stone3D shows that the art form still has room to grow. Using ZBrush 4R5’s latest features including Panel Loops to create his template for a sleeve, Stone3D was able to generate a pretty cool line drawing for the ink to flow through.

Be sure to update to ZBrush 4R5. You’ll gain access to some powerful new functions and features like Posterization settings giving you even more illustrative flexibility than ever before.

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