2D to 3D! Sculpting a Girl from Start to Finish 💪🏼 GETTING SWOLE 💪🏼

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It's time for another start to finish sculpting video! This time I am working on a female pose study inspired by a concept from Marco Silvart (www.artstation...) of the model Aline Mineiro. I kept this character sculpt a bit shorter because I want to move on to one more smaller project before diving headfirst into sculpting another full character. If you have any cool concept art or characters you would like to see me sculpt in the future, let me know in the comments. I love sculpting beautiful girls but dang is it tough. Making things ugly is easy but whenever I try to create something beautiful it takes forever. There were a lot of really interesting problems that came up while sculpting this girl so I wanted to focus a bit more on those for this video. Plus I think you guys secretly like to watch me struggle ;) Either way, I hope you enjoy the video and maybe learn something new along the way. Until the next one! dueces ✌️
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[@nikkilbook]

This is incredibly random, but thank you for taking the time to talk about the fundamentals while you sculpt. I’m making a playlist for my younger sister who wants to learn how to draw, and several of your videos feature sections that I think will be really useful to explain 2D vs 3D form and how to think about form, etc. This particular video had some great insights about choosing and working from reference. Thanks for taking the time to share some of your knowledge with us for just a small investment of our time.

[@W00FLES]

wholesome comment. No, thank YOU for taking the time to THANK HIM!!!! now I'm taking the time to thank YOU(Nikki) for doing that!!!!

[@thedistinguished5255]

12:54 my dog when she hears me open a bag of chips

[@falcongamer58]

*cracks neck* did somebody say chips?

[@ThadMiller1]

FalconGamer58 In germany they called Kartoffel-Chips

[@neon9165]

@@ThadMiller1 ok, Wer hat gefragt?

[@SandwichMitGurke]

the distinguished boi lol. When i only grab a bag of chips my dog rushes away instantly and doesn’t come back for the next 15 minutes

[@st4ndby]

@@ThadMiller1 Und was soll das jetzt?

[@CultivatedDavid]

911? Yes, this guy right there; he's the one who's been making the Pixar moms

[@DownloadEvony]

It's nine one one. 911 was a national tragedy.

[@rayafk8502]

jemanuel 9/11 was a national tragedy. 911 is the number you call when you find out who’s been making the Pixar moms.

[@zwiebelface185]

@@Kurrent. I kinda want to google ''pixar moms'' now ngl.

[@wibnutt]

Zwiebelface not my proudest fap

[@huh7270]

@@DownloadEvony stfu

[@treefrog4693]

Follygon: "and that is why we are 3d artist! Me being a 2d artist and is only watching his videos cause I need something to watch while I draw 2d and he has long videos 👀.

[@indigosoldier872]

Same I also need to watch somethin while drawing

[@Florst]

Would be cool to see you creating a character from sculpting to retopology, then rigging.

[@rengar5078]

i did some retopology in blender, and its actually not that hard

[@nofabe]

@@rengar5078 any tutorials you can recommend?

[@simonpark5741]

Pure devil

[@rengar5078]

@@nofabe kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaa0q4N6qJ5sr68 it's a long tutorial, but it covers all the things you need to know .

[@Tasarran]

@@nofabe Check channel Twisted Normals for some decent retopo vids

[@MiauArtsOfficial]

Holy shit, thats some nice sculpting skills you got there

[@YannisBang]

@SONIC ART Banano

[@jacksonhazelton9883]

Haha random so funny please stop this makes want to commit mass genocide

[@kon5570]

I appreciate your professionalism! you r one of the real top-notch artists who know what they do instead of making cheesy eye candies

[@MHTutorials3D]

Superb job, no question about it !

[@graytux]

Who else enjoyed what he was doing but didn't understand anything he said

[@Otko-cz7el]

I did understand but yeah

[@NoOne-qh4nc]

good to know that i wasn't the only one xD....

[@Ejiro__Kirishima]

I got the t-pose bit!

[@jotarokujo6454]

i only understood t pose

[@sheereen4099]

i did understand

[@keny7421]

MANNNN, so much talent BE MY SENSEIIII PLEASEEEE

[@Mawfet]

. teacher

[@Follygon]

I have a mentorship program and some smaller courses at the link in the description

[@heyimald7304]

You are by far my favorite 3D artist content creator out there. I've watched a lot of different channels over the years and no one sits and explains their entire process from start to finish the way you do. Most channels just show an extremely fast mock-up of the process and then tell you to buy their course to see the entire thing... Which is very annoying especially if you're a student trying to learn the process, it makes it very hard to get a good understanding of everything. Thank you so much for what you do and many people including myself have learned so much from the amazing artist that you are. :D

[@average.yt.commenter609]

Me: This girl ain't got no spine Everyone: She kinda hot doe

[@Jellokop]

I think the is doing billie

[@sugmagaming7665]

@@Jellokop who?

[@lolman294]

Big fan man

[@hairanbhvats592]

i love ur rust vids u my favvv ilyy

[@imgonnasqueek3838]

what are u doing here

[@sqwid12]

Awesome stuff! One thing I wish you’d mention more of, if this is something you find important to your process of course, are the muscles and fleshy landmarks that you’re working on. There was a part of the video when you were working with the forearm and you were sculpting out the muscle over the ulnar ridge, and I was hoping you’d mention something about it. Same thing with the nasolabial fold, or lack there of, on the face. Maybe it’s just me, but memorizing anatomical landmarks and attaching the names to them help me a ton, and I would love to hear your insight and wisdom on that! :D

[@SuperLolacookie]

12:55 when someone says they have snacks.

[@8kubera]

or when you hear food wrappings or smell food close-by😝

[@contritum4057]

underrated

[@da_roachdogjr]

You're so comfortable with the anatomy, I gotta look at skinless people a lot more, especially hands and feet 😅 Good stuff, your process is super interesting.

[@BenJaded]

"skinless" 🤣 do you mean clotheless?

[@da_roachdogjr]

@@BenJaded How am I supposed to know where muscles are if they are covered? I'll look at clotheless people for fun don't get me wrong but its harder to understand xD

[@DaviAreias]

STOP

[@BenJaded]

@@da_roachdogjr oh I see, just misunderstood lmao :)

[@da_roachdogjr]

@@DaviAreias Hey I violated no law!

[@DjoresH]

High quality video and sculpting, so glad I stumbled upon you. After the holidays I want to continue learning Zbrush for myself. Maybe in the future you can hold little 3D contests among your viewers from time to time. In my 2D works those helped me grow my skills a lot.

[@KaustavMajumder]

You totally sold me at - "which is Blender" part and started rendering with Cycles. I was expecting some cliche industry standard like KeyShot, Octane, RedShift or Arnold. I haven't used any of the above industry standards. Just heard their names. I have been using Blender since it was pink all over the interface. Yes, 10 plus years. You sir, have showed how powerful an open source software and it's rendering engine can be. Awesome work. Love it.

[@alexmichnowicz5873]

This channel is so underrated!!

[@SuperSpikeTM]

Wow that was a whole lot more detailed and difficult than what I imagined 🤔

[@crazymarkmc]

From 3D to 2D to 2D cartoony back to 3D but cartoony, that's awesome

[@trippy_b]

My heart : Beautiful My Brain : HENT-

[@rockapellaman]

Oh, man - this is incredible! I haven't done any 3D art since college, but this has me REALLY wanting to get back into it. Watching this video really got my creative juices flowing. So cool! Man, 3D has come a long way since 3D Studio!

[@stefano173]

Me: Damn dude she looking fine Everyone: Dude.. it's a 3d drawi- Me: SHHHHHH.. listen to his wise words..

[@hunterhayes2353]

Stefano van der Laan 69 likes

[@paulhalibas5057]

You know you"re like 12 right?

[@dylz6481]

ßhrék vïbè çhèçk you know YOU’RE like 12 right?

[@stefano173]

Edit: thx for them likes y'all are amazing like the 3d drawing

[@dylz6481]

I never drew in 3D before .-.

[@RohitSingh-yo2yl]

so much talent out there I feel like dirt on earth.

[@stevenp6761]

There is no such thing as talent. All you need is an insane, natural passion about something and then practice for a decade day and night. Follow this and you will be “talented”.

[@RohitSingh-yo2yl]

@@stevenp6761 sorry sir

[@PaKePo]

I'm not gonna make fun of Japanese guys marrying digital girls anymore

[@c2h6-e]

when it already looks perfect to a normal person but you keep making it more perfect over time

[@cactuz116]

Love this descriptive process. Really helps you learn when you enter the mind of the artist throughout every step. Keep it up cuzzy

[@TheCastle2k]

Damn! Now I realized how difficult thing are for Pixar when we the people that loves 3D Anime keep asking from them to do .. thanks to u i got an idea of how many hours have been spent to do so... Awesome Job BTW....

[@steventaylor1415]

That’s hilarious I skip to the end where are you say “for those who skip to the end”

[@V.Z.69]

1:49 So interesting that it looks just like the wooden poser at any art shop. My grandmother, a great artist, had one of these. I guess all great artists use them.

[@WhosValshmere]

Looks almost like a disney character, sorta like the style of wreck it ralph & big hero 6

[@vagodinfir1636]

Valshmere Her face look like a girl from ralph

[@WhosValshmere]

@@vagodinfir1636 yea thats what I was thinkin lmao

[@emmerkspg3d]

Did I like it? For sure! I really liked your remarks, which encourages us to continue calmly, not to be in a hurry. I liked the emphasis on always making a GOOD GEOMETRIC BASE and leaving it to refine later what will be easier. I'm a BLENDER fan even to sculpt. At the moment I'm doing a private 3D modeling study in BLENDER and I want to find a way to create a photo reference in sequential layers with gradient. I'm testing! But I'm working with 2 pictures of a character. And we know how difficult it is to get the photo right versus the photographic field of view (35.50.85mm) and know how to match the depths of the photos that are visual. It's crazy, it's cool, let's see what happens! I already saved the video. I liked your references. As I'm going back to studying Zbrush for more commercial reasons than my charisma, your videos help to create methods for a faster and more efficient workflow. Thank you!

[@hugoarriagada6219]

I LOVE IT!! id really like to know if you can teach us how to bring the color of zbrush to blender :,c

[@newladle]

I think he actually didn't render it with zbrush "colours". But if you are interested, you need to create UV map on your model then convert your polypaint to texture map. Then you can use this texture in your render scene

[@joshuawilliamson1468]

absolutely amazing. being afraid of the front and merging the legs together like that looks a little strange but I get it.

[@michelbrasseur9296]

12:54 scared the hell out of me

[@LAxemann]

This video made me realize how advanced the 3d/sculpting workflow has become. Also, insanely skilled. Great work!

[@EarthToSimo]

If I had the power to create 3D models I’d abuse it for “Research purposes”

[@ihumbleyou]

😳

[@elaminmochichi7767]

HELL YEAH

[@503unavailable]

yea but speaking from experience, it‘s a lot less enjoyable if you have to spend a lot of time making it. And when it‘s finished, all you can see are the mistakes you made

[@EarthToSimo]

503 Unavailable no mistakes, only happy accidents

[@EarthToSimo]

Targon Labasco my computer has a heart attack every time I turn it on let alone run a program as extensive as blender 😞

[@GIGATRON11]

learned posabel symetry SOMETHING IVE NEEDED FOR YEARS THNX !!

[@GorgeousArmageddon]

So much skill ! WoW 🤩

[@davidyeo1550]

I believe people like you truly knows how to appreciate the beauty in a lot of things.

[@shanerussell7335]

Will you post the model somewhere? I’d love to 3D print her.

[@TheKevphil]

She turned out really GREAT! Very cute, and I think it's excellent advice to set her up "in pose" rather than in a T-pose and then try to wrestle her into a fairly complicated Presentation pose, if that's what you're after in the first place.

[@TheKevphil]

@Wizard Atariegatendo She's a cartoon character and already heavier than 90% of the females in the MCU. lol

[@KyleofAsgard]

Love this series of videos you are doing, I have just gotten a tablet and am navigating my way around zbrush, Cant wait to learn more and to see more of your videos!!

[@DmitryElizarov]

I'm a professional photographer who shoots and retouches girls in similar poses. I've never worked in ZBrush but I loved watching this recreation. Very smooth and engaging work. Thank you :)

[@davidkymdell452]

Hey...I touch girls in various poses too...oh...retouches....ok I'm out

[@KaiVidaliVIP]

she looks a lot like Alita from Alita: Batle Angel

[@MajorTomFisher]

Not a 3D artist, mainly a 2D novice, but I did find a few things about this video interesting like how the legs were colored or how the chin and hair connect to the head. Definitely helpful despite not being the exact same medium

[@ZephrusPrime]

You should do a vid on rendering in Blender for ZBrushers.

[@rahafmohamed4968]

I am new to your channel and I decided to check out your old videos to collect as much information and thanks a lot for explaining everything you're doing

[@Follygon]

Welcome!

[@mr.random3337]

So this is how people make detailed cartoon porn!

[@graytux]

😂😂😂😂

[@carharttblade]

And they have same innocent voice like he does

[@user-bg9cv2cm5c]

Yooo mind blown 😂

[@sorbet_salamanderd2014]

I love how detailed your sculpture videos are!

[@NeloMN1]

This is insane...

[@GottoGure]

Even i don't have Zbrush for sculpting this video also help me a lot by showing how to start base mesh then start with detail thank you for video.

[@gloomxd2204]

sculpt me a girlfriend please

[@EthanMastercrafter]

Mood

[@FluxedEdge]

Saw this on Artstation, great work!

[@exileexecutus]

That vertex at the bottom of her sock.

[@zachary_newsom]

@Wizard Atariegatendo bruh what's with you and anorexia

[@NefariousElasticity]

Something I've been trying with sculpting (which I admittedly don't know a lot about - I'm a box modeller, get off my lawn you damn kids!) is actually blocking characters and faces out of cylindrical and spherical shapes and assembling them bit by bit rather than starting with a sphere and extruding out what I need entirely from that starting sphere. It's a lot easier for someone with my background to wrap my head around, especially since sculpting in 3D is such a ballache because you have to manage and recognize what's happening with the mesh while you sculpt (otherwise you get to spend an extra huge amount of time re-meshing if the model isn't just a static object). Your process in this video summarized up what I'm trying to get to perfect, and that's awesome to see it working really well in practice.

[@jokertm6889]

How much time did it took u ?

[@abdullahnaim10]

Dang could watch this stuff all day!! This is goals!!!

[@LezzSamurai]

It can be tough -- to get too focused on how things are looking right now, but you have to be confident that you know things will shape up with time. -Follygon 2k19

[@manon7877]

She is.... Perfect ! So much talent !

[@MikeBSc]

11:50 Have you ever done this and a person commissioning a model from you has said "I can't 3D print this, there are parts of the clothes missing".

[@ForrestFox]

Looks so smooth. Good work. :) Did something similar when I studied a 3D course, but stopped 3d modelling after university. This vid makes me wanna take it up again.

[@luqmankiani]

2:47 when you're pooping and the poop splashes the toilet water and it hits you

[@CarlosRocker42]

Sir, you are an artist, for real

[@rayzimmermin]

you should post an STL to thingiverse so people can 3D print those i would love to print and paint her

[@allpixelsstudio]

man you're so good at that !! it looks awesome (you have a little triangle trying to escape under her feet in the render xD )

[@cresitonia6819]

when i skip to 16:00 and hear "Hope you enjoyed the process for those who didn't skip to the end." an i oop.

[@not_herobrine3752]

One of the smol things in life but not really

[@totalbullion5882]

Excellent job. I like how you were able to block out all the basic shapes here instead of using 3ds or maya to start.

[@itsbypeter]

Hey I saw this on Zbrush subreddit , didn’t know you had a KZbin channel , awesome vid bro

[@rcpainter3023]

Very nice! Just a suggestion, I'm an artist myself, and I have found observing the pose in front of a mirror or just doing the pose myself and looking at the relation from my torso, arms and legs and how they naturally sit helps when you don't have all the reference needed. I noticed in this example you share, her knees wouldn't come so close to each other but rather naturally would sit more apart, creating more space between her legs. Try the pose and you'll see what I'm talking about. :)

[@jky1771]

To be honest my guy, this does look like she would have space buns! edit: just realized you found out

[@vikingroofer]

I draw own Characters with the old school way (Paper and Pencil) since I was 6. Now 30 years later i want to learn the next step. 3D Sculpting. Thanks for this nice Video. Greetz from Germany.

[@TheWordChaos]

Praise YT algorithm for bringing me here

[@Bitplex]

I really enjoy working on major pieces too, but tend to burn out on the homestretch and it causes me to go into a month long hiatus after each video. I need to find that perfect balance of picking designs that aren't too ambitious in the timeframe that I allocate (or that youtube preferences). Great work btw loved it!

[@mr.poland4162]

Ok here me out fellow JoJo fans, a bit of redesigning and recoloring would easily make Jolyne from part 6

[@xtdycxtfuv9353]

this

[@Kaeste]

*oh my god...*

[@muzkat101]

I admire the artistic skills of this guy; the tools used today to model in 2D and 3D on computers is amazing. And the end result is wonderful. On a side note: is this suppose to look like a more grown up 'Vanellope'? The face sure looks like her.

[@reidergal]

I WANT A 3D PRINTED MODEL OF THIS NOW

[@omorenof]

wow man! truly awasome!

[@udalix]

But the render is just 2d. Took a 2d image, remade it in 3d, rendered it back to 2d lol.

[@ethanolcarbonyl4025]

Its clearly not 2d... i mean a picture is 2d but its clearly 3d... put this to real life scenarios.. if i took a picture of you i wouldnt say you are 2d because you clearly is 3d... and so is the render...

[@ethanolcarbonyl4025]

So what do you like for this render to look 3d to you? Make the character continuously moving? Make the camera move around the character?

[@wilhelm992]

Thank you dude, you have been the best source of ZBrush for many years now. Keep it up and love the videos like this you are amazing.

[@trashhhshit3810]

No one say she's thicc😗🤤😏😉

[@420filou]

Focus on his work not the booody haha

[@ozelot1175]

@@420filou isn't the body his work though?

[@420filou]

@@ozelot1175 shhhhhhhh

[@MisoElEven]

@@ozelot1175 shhhh just enjoy the work of art...

[@tulbezus5844]

Astonishing sculpt!

[@MarziMadness]

could you achieve the same rendering results with maya? i find blender to have confusing UI

[@ricky107_]

Try watching some videos trust me you'll get it!

[@YJAdam]

dude this app makes dreams become true !!

[@shlimeball475]

So how old is she? For... ...Research

[@shlimeball475]

Good good because it already happened and then I realized the FBI might pop up If you know what I mean

[@MyAkikan]

crazy sculpting work ! nice !!

[@marcouwehand1952]

Me trying to sleep at 3am 12:58 how to pile of clothes look at the other side of the room

[@birdchip585]

I swear man I see faces in everything

[@sethchapman8197]

Replace the clothes with homework

[@aldosv73]

Wow-what has to be one of the best 3d sculping videos I've seen, love your work.

[@bntly2427]

is it just me or dose the head look like a bitmoji?

[@thomasleak]

thanks a lot, i sat down to do some modelling, and in the time it took me to almost get proportions right you have worked circles around me and complketed this

[@omar.moktar]

14:06 .. What do you click to show this menu?

[@omar.moktar]

@Andrew Aydie Thank you my dear

[@Mr_Ponzo]

dude! you are incredibly talented!

[@NeonCityPfunk]

her legs merged at the end too hard.. where is that fanservice

[@Cusey]

Love your vids man. There really isn't much free content out there with this level of quality, appreciate it.

[@drisaacvaartist551]

That position looks uncomfortable as hell

[@MrDanielphillis]

beautiful result !

[@Love-bi4cb]

Bet you’ll become an r34 artist

[@mallows9779]

Admit it or not, any artist has at least thought of making nsfw art.

[@Love-bi4cb]

Epic Gamer I agree

[@DerianMcCrea]

Awesome! You really nailed the line of action and the overall aesthetic and feel of the pose! Great process!!

[@andylopez7507]

Who else is getting some venelope von Schweetz vibes?

[@king_nimble]

Andy Lopez I’m a bhaaaad man for my thoughts.

[@BJbear2001]

Lots of time management wisdom in this video! Great work!