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Came across this great turntable sample on Pixologic. This specific one comes from a great artist by the name of Maarten Verhoeven!

Who wouldn’t want bragging rights to have their turn table on Pixologic’s site?

Now’s your chance to show your stuff!

http://www.pixologic.com/blog/2009/09/would-you-like-to-be-part-of-the-turntable-gallery/

How would you like to be part of the Turntable Gallery???

That’s right!!!  Pixologic will be holding an open invitation to all ZBrush artists.

15 lucky artists will be chosen and featured onto the turntable gallery.

Starting October 12, 2009 till November 13, 2009 we will be welcoming submissions for the gallery.
If you would like to be a part of this, send us your best work to library@pixologic.com.  Subject Line Turntable Contest

Rules and Regulations:  All applicants must submit JPEG files to be evaluated.  Files must be 750 x 562.  You may send in color renders using outside render packages, but each color render must be accompanied by a render from ZBrush.  Due to the high volume of applicants please be patient and understanding about your piece.  Not all pieces will be selected and those that will be will receive further instructions to create your turntable.  Pieces will be selected by members of the Pixologic team.  No work will be collected before nor after the dates stated above.  After the contest please do not continue to submit your turntables to the gallery.  Selected artists will be required to sign an Artist Release Form. All applicants must provide the following information to be considered for the gallery.

You guys said you wanted some Maya tutorials so here you go. This particular one walks you through detailing a horn in Maya and then finishing it up in Zbrush, definitely worth checking out!

http://www.creativecrash.com/zbrush/tutorials/modeling-zspheres/c/how-to-build-a-beast-horn-using-maya-and-detail-it-in-zbrush

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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