Digital Tutors - Sculpting a Realistic Elephant in ZBrush

Duration 2h 56m Level Advanced Project Files Included MP4

Throughout these lessons we'll be working with the set goal of sculpting a realistic elephant.

We'll start with creating a proportional base, blocking in anatomical landmarks, properly using reference material, problem solving and finally creating details. All this and much more will be explored in this advanced ZBrush course.

By the end of this training you should have an excellent method of dissecting a subject and transforming it into a 3D sculpt.

1. Introduction and project overview

2. Gathering reference for our project

3. Creating our ZSphere base

4. Refining the base mesh using DynaMesh

5. Adding features to our mesh

6. Shaping our elephant's body

7. Reviewing our proportions

8. Adding shape to the front legs

9. Refining the back legs

10. Detailing the face

11. Refining the face structure

12. Blocking in major wrinkles on the face

13. Detailing the face and trunk

14. Adding major wrinkles to the front legs

15. Texturing the body with detail

16. Using alphas to add more detail

17. Sculpting the ears

18. Adding final touches to the eyes and trunk

19. Extracting alphas from pictures