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Ran across this awesome posting on Zbrushcentral of this rollergirl…talk about amazing work! full of life, you know she’s rockin’ it!

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=74782&page=28&pp=15

In case you haven’t downloaded the great freebie Zbrush tutorial from Gnomanworkshop I suggest that you do! Over 10 zbrush tutorials definitely worth checking out!

http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/store/category/168/

Scott’s Bio

www.scott-eaton.com

Scott Eaton is an artist and technical director residing in London, UK. He received his master’s degree from the MIT Media Lab and subsequently studied traditional fine art at the Florence Academy of Art, Italy where he began to combine the lessons of the old masters with modern computer graphics tools. These lessons, and many years of subsequent study, have been integrated into his internationally-renowned Anatomy for Digital Artists course…

Sections:

Intro – http://www.pixologic.com/zclassroom/artistinaction/scotteaton/intro/

Foundation – http://www.pixologic.com/zclassroom/artistinaction/scotteaton/foundation/

Modeling – http://www.pixologic.com/zclassroom/artistinaction/scotteaton/modeling/

Sculpting – http://www.pixologic.com/zclassroom/artistinaction/scotteaton/sculpting/

Hair & Cloth: http://www.pixologic.com/zclassroom/artistinaction/scotteaton/hairandcloth/

Conclusion: http://www.pixologic.com/zclassroom/artistinaction/scotteaton/conclusion/

Source: http://www.pixologic.com/zclassroom/artistinaction/scotteaton/

Introducing ZBrush (With DVD)

September 7th, 2009 lordofdesign Posted in Other | No Comments »

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Eric Keller, “Introducing ZBrush”

Sybex | 2008 | ISBN 0470262796 | 474 pages | pdf | 1270 Mb

Get started on ZBrush with the updated edition of this valuable how-to

Introducing ZBrush 4 helps you jump into this exciting drawing and sculpting software without fear. Learn ZBrush basics inside and out and get comfortable sculpting in a digital environment with this relaxed, friendly, and thorough guide. Master these practical techniques and soon you’ll be creating realistic, cartoon, and organic models with flair.

• Introduces you to the latest version-ZBrush 4-software that lets you create digital art with a fine-art feel, which you can transfer into Maya or other 3D applications

• Covers painting, meshes, organic sculpting, hard surface sculpting, textures, lighting, rendering, working with other 3D applications, and scripting

• Walks you through a series of fun and engaging tutorials where you can start creating your own work, including human, cartoon, and organic models

Learn to create lush, beautiful digital art with ZBrush and this detailed guide.

Download:

http://rapidshare.com/files/276131348/Introducing_Zbrush_PDF___DVD.part01.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/276177526/Introducing_Zbrush_PDF___DVD.part02.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/276172830/Introducing_Zbrush_PDF___DVD.part03.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/276167217/Introducing_Zbrush_PDF___DVD.part04.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/276162226/Introducing_Zbrush_PDF___DVD.part05.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/276157700/Introducing_Zbrush_PDF___DVD.part06.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/276151634/Introducing_Zbrush_PDF___DVD.part07.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/276143625/Introducing_Zbrush_PDF___DVD.part08.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/276136008/Introducing_Zbrush_PDF___DVD.part09.rar

Here’s a great zbrush tutorial from Escape Studios that noticed posted at 3DW.

Taken from 3D World’s site.
To download the tutorial visit: https://www.escapestudios.com/en_GB/free-zbrush-tutorial.html?utm_source=0809_Free_ZBrush_Tutorial&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=Sign_Up_Now&utm_campaign=0809_Free_ZBrush_Tutorial&TrainingMalier=OnlineReg&dm_i=701,1PPN,QMC8X,5GM0,1

Content breakdown:

• Introduction to ZBrush
• The ZBrush user interface
• Skull modelling – Initial setup
• Increasing resolution and refining shape
• Sculpting techniques

Instructions for accessing free content:

How to Access this Free ZBrush Tutorial:
It‘s very simple; all you need to do is register on our website to access our online learning centre. Once inside, select the ‘FREE AREA‘ from the drop down menu in the ‘My Courses‘ tab. For those of you who are already registered, just log-in with your usual username and password.

Mental Roy – issue 95

If you’ve seen 3DW 95′s Rick Baker’s cover image, you already know what can be achieved with ZBrush 3. Resident columnist Mental Roy has a love-hate relationship with ZBrush: he loves the software – he just hates the fact that students can use it. I…

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Who wouldn’t want to model their own cephalopod is the question.

Model and paint a cephalopod
Refine a base mesh and paint it directly inside ZBrush

Scene files, complete models and screen-capture videos are provided here.

Download scene files (160.2MB)

Download first full model (130.2MB)

Download second full model (130.1MB)

Download final composite (132.5MB)

Download additional source files and RS_Sculpy material (5.1MB)

Download Stage 1 video (35.2MB)

Download Stage 2 video (17.1MB)

Download Stage 3 video (20.8MB)

We receive quite a few questions in our inbox relating to modeling for Zbrush and we try to answer all of them that come in..but frankly, we don’t know all the answers!

So we thought, why not allow you guys to help one another. So with that idea, we launched the IZB Message board!

Check it out : http://www.izbrush.com/bbpress

I just love it when I come across a bunch of relevant articles to put on IZ. Here’s one from 3D World that talks about character modelling ultra-realistic characters in Zbrush.

http://www.3dworldmag.com/page/3dworld?entry=character_building

Character building

Six leading artists provide their tips for modelling ultra-realistic characters in ZBrush, Mudbox, modo and Silo. When digital sculpting tools were first developed some ten years ago, they reinvented the way 3D modellers work. Instead of painstakingly…

So I know we all have those spare computers laying around collecting dust and doing nothing. Why not put them to good use and create your own render farm! This article from the guys over at 3D World tell you how to set one up!

Build your own render farm

Don’t let your old PCs gather dust – turn them into a powerful render network instead. Our starter guide tells you everything you need to know

We all need all the power we can get when rendering large images or animations and most of us have old computers knocking around the house or office. So why not use them to build your own render network?

Our guide to setting up your own render farm, originally published with issue 94 of 3D World, shows you everything you need to know, from basic network structure to choosing a render queue manager.

The article also includes a complete step-by-step guide to setting up network for free with Blender and Farmerjoe.

You can download the article in PDF format below. Once you‘ve mastered the basics, check out issue 121 of 3D World, which includes 10 tips for streamlining your network structure to boost the efficiency of your farm.

Download the article here