Hard Surface ZBrush Tutorial PROMO // Modeling A UH-60 Rotor

ARTSTATION: artstn.co/m/MggXA
FLIPPEDNORMALS: flippednormals.com/creator/he...
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Over the years, I've done a lot of hard surface modeling in ZBrush and found myself learning many different techniques and workflows. I thought it might be useful to someone out there if I recorded it all on video and talked through the process with you. If you're interested in learning more about that, do head over to the link above!
The tutorial package will include:
* 70+ Videos with 9+ hours of ZBrush Hard Surface Techniques
* Audio commentary in English to accompany the Videos
* No time-lapse video (All modeled in real time)
* Orthographic screenshots of individual parts to assist with modeling along with the tutorial.
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[@juanpaulomardonez9151]

This tutorial is pure gold. Absolute great pacing, techniques, voice, etc. I'm learning like a beast! THANK YOU HENRY

[@henrychervenka2166]

Thank you Juan! I'm glad you are enjoying the tutorial. :)

[@Hexodus1]

justed glanced through some of the videos and I have to say this is by far the best hard surface tutorial on Zbrush yet.

[@henrychervenka2166]

Thank you very much! :)

[@graemeh6345]

Thanks for this. Just picked it up. Saw your work for 2023 and that Kawasaki looks INCREDIBLE! Such dedication is amazing and inspiring.

[@henrychervenka2166]

Thank you graeme! I appreciate it. 😃

[@samdavepollard]

excellent tutorial ridiculously good value many thanks

[@deery4389]

Best tutorial ever! Looking forward to the motorbike one!

[@henrychervenka2166]

Thank you! 😃 The motorcycle tutorial will be uploaded very soon.

[@deery4389]

@@henrychervenka2166 just in time for university break I hope! Thank you Henry your work is amazing and it's nice being able to learn from the great tutorials you put out.

[@thelightsarebroken]

"mask the model and bring in a cylinder 3d' from the gizmo..." amazing tutorials, almost finished part 2, I do one or two every day or two, tough going but I've learned so much so far.

[@henrychervenka2166]

Thank you Sean! I'm glad you are enjoying the tutorial so far. :-)

[@MHTutorials3D]

Fricking amazing Henry ! I just now discovered your channel ! ( subbed of course )

[@henrychervenka2166]

Oh cool! Thank you Mike! :-)

[@xman4509]

@@henrychervenka2166 Hey man, Amazing tutorial. But I have a problem. When I load the UI you provided it isn't the same scale as yours. How can I fix this?

[@xman4509]

@@henrychervenka2166 I have Zbrush 2021.6.6. Their are like ghost buttons on top of the main buttons. Can you please provide updated UI

[@henrychervenka2166]

@@xman4509 Could you send me a screenshot of the UI in a message on Artstation so I can see which buttons are ghosted.

[@henrychervenka2166]

To change the scale of the UI to fit your monitor, go to Preferences>Interface>UI and lower (or increase) the button size until it fits your screen. (You will have to restart ZBrush to see the changes)

[@jasonloh6792]

Worth every cent! I have barely begun the course but just looking at the detail in which you explain practically every step is amazing. I’ve watched close to every paid course on the internet and this is the best. A lot of free plugins were recommended and should be downloaded before the course to get the most out of it. The custom UI demonstrated was certainly overwhelming but it’s neatly organised and so are the brushes. Are there any custom hardsurface brushes you would recommend? I got the Orb and some of the MAH brushes after seeing your brush menu.

[@henrychervenka2166]

Thanks Jason! Glad you are enjoying the tutorial so far. The MAH and Orb brushes are really fun to play with. Some that I would recommend are the Cki Vang 3D alphas and 3D decals. He has free versions of them to try out. Really great for detailing concept work. Here is the link for those: vangcki.gumroad.com/ Another one I use a lot for low poly is the Fill Quad ZBrush IMM Brush. It is a paid brush but is been really useful. www.artstation.com/marketplace/p/KXlO/fill-quad-zbrush-imm-brush

[@georgenagulov6548]

Watched about an hour of this tutorial yesterday, I gotta say your workflow is impressive! I've picked up quite a few tips already -- the way you mix dynamesh, booleans, zremesh and zmodeler make for a powerful combination! Looking forward to watching the rest.. (btw, is that really your voice? :D )

[@henrychervenka2166]

Thanks George, I'm glad the tutorial has been helpful so far. :) And unfortunately yes, that is my voice. Microphone might be distorting it a little bit, but that is pretty much how it sounds.

[@georgenagulov6548]

@@henrychervenka2166 oh haha nothing unfortunate about it, I meant the voiceover sounds great, I thought it might be a professional voice actor actually

[@moondonghwa]

PERFECT

[@wonkaytry]

This is the way

[@BurakBayram3d]

amaziiiinnggggg :O:O:OO Exactly the set I was looking for. I wanted to improve myself on zbrush hard surface and came across this video. I'm getting it mate :)

[@henrychervenka2166]

Awesome! If you have any questions during the videos, feel free to message me on Artstation. :)

[@BurakBayram3d]

@@henrychervenka2166 Thanks a lot, actually there are a few buttons that I can't find in the interface, not the plugin. I can ask about it.

[@henrychervenka2166]

@@BurakBayram3d Sure. Do you have a screenshot of which buttons are missing?

[@BurakBayram3d]

@@henrychervenka2166 I will take screenshots of the buttons that I do not know where, and mark them. I will send it to you from Artstation, but I haven't received the training set yet, I'm thinking of paying during the day.

[@raz_dva7173]

Do you have any suggestion for practicing the proportion, it's like I have a problem with perfectionism, or I just have a bad sense of proportion... Thanks

[@OMTheVASYA]

@Henry Chervenka Hi. It looks awesome, but I have 1 question before buying it - can't really understand is hardsurf sculpt in ZBrush made without any blueorints at all? I mean if I want to make a detail or weapons with so close accuracy like in other 3D apps like Max, Blender or Fusion where I see that blueprints, maybe some measures in numbers - so it's impossible in ZBrush? in ZBrush you have to sculpt just from references as you see, so to say, approximately? Thank

[@henrychervenka2166]

Hello @OM&TheVASYA. There are ways you can import blueprints images into ZBrush to use and there is a way you can use measurements inside ZBrush. However, I did not cover those techniques in this tutorial. I did provide orthographic screen shots of each part we will be modeling. This tutorial was more about learning the different ZBrush techniques and workflows that I use for hardsurface which is more loose and free. (The way I prefer to model). Max and blender would be a better fit when trying to get more accurate with measurements. And CAD apps are the way to when talking about precision modeling.

[@xman4509]

Hey man, Amazing tutorial. But I have a problem. When I load the UI you provided it isn't the same scale as yours. How can I fix this?

[@henrychervenka2166]

Hello Ben, To change the scale of the UI to fit your monitor, go to Preferences>Interface>UI and lower (or increase) the button size until it fits your screen. (You will have to restart ZBrush to see the changes)

[@gaoruiqi974]

Great tutorial. I'm curious about how the split line is done in the custom interface at the bottom

[@henrychervenka2166]

Thank you Gao! The light blue split lines are from a free plugin called Dynamesh Utility. It can found at the ZBrush resource website: pixologic.com/zbrush/downloadcenter/zplugins/

[@gaoruiqi974]

@@henrychervenka2166 Thank you very much for your reply and look forward to your next tutorial

[@boneivory2020]

Thank you for the tutorial! Do you know where can I download the EZ Boolean plugin as mentioned on the intro video? I couldn't seem to find it on net.

[@henrychervenka2166]

Hello Stephanus, Here is the link to EZ Booleans (link in the description) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ema9lZ6reZyDjtU

[@Zvonovsky]

hello, I understand that this plugin has already been integrated into new versions?. (the link doesn't work on the site)

[@rupammondal1037]

How you able to get the reference and blueprints man..?? instantly bought this tutorial !

[@henrychervenka2166]

Thank you Rupam! Just a lot of searching on Google with different key words to get the references needed before I begin to model.

[@rafaelsot01]

Dude, this is a splendid, terrific tutorial! I bought it just 2 hours ago I loved it already! Thank you for doing it... by the way, I just have a quick question, where can I find the EZ boolean for free as you mention it in the tutorial? Thanks again :)

[@henrychervenka2166]

Hello Genaro. Thanks for purchasing the tutorial! I'm glad you are enjoying it so far. Here is the link for EZ Booleans (link in description) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ema9lZ6reZyDjtU

[@rafaelsot01]

I want to model like you do, i love hard surface modeling. Let me know if you're gonna make another tutorial.

[@rafaelsot01]

Hello, again, Mister Chervenka!!! I just sent you a messange on your artstation web page... could you answer me, please??? It's just a newbie question, hehehehe

[@user-vj3sp4rm8d]

Thank you! Can I ask you a question? Does this course have subtitle? I'm about to buy this course and I need subtitles.

[@henrychervenka2166]

Sorry, there are no subtitles in this course.

[@e5007734]

Hey, thanks for creating the tutorial. I just got it yesterday and am (slowly) working my way through it. I was just wondering if you were using a pen & tablet or mouse while doing this model? I don't know if its just my lack of experience with the pen and tablet as an input device but I'm finding it hard, especially in the zModeler brush, to get the fine movements down and feels like i would be more efficient using the mouse instead. If its just a case of "git gud" with the pen then I will carry on but thought I would ask the professionals here. Thanks.

[@henrychervenka2166]

Hey Michael, Thanks for purchasing the tutorial. I think it just comes down to personal preference. I know some people who only use a pen and tablet, and others who prefer the mouse. For me, I use the mouse with ZModeler and a pen with all of the other brushes. I did give the pen and tablet a try at one point. However, I find I have more control with a mouse when using the ZModeler brush.

[@e5007734]

@@henrychervenka2166 Thank you for the quick reply, this makes perfect sense to me and it does feel like you have much more precision when using the mouse for this purpose. Many thanks.

[@lekimart]

Just purchased it! A few questions: 1. Is the retopo workflow here sufficient if I want to make assets for games? 2. What do you think are the advantages of doing hard-surface in Zbrush vs Maya (especially for game assets)?

[@henrychervenka2166]

Hello Minh... 1) This is highly dependent on the game/engine/studio/client to be honest so it's a somewhat tricky question. The topology workflow shown is very much applicable for both film or games, you'd just either need to go lower/higher based on the requirement of your game/engine/studio/client. I would say this is the same for Maya or Blender workflows too, all softwares can go in various directions and it's up to the user to control that aspect. My tutorial was not specifically made for a game engine in mind and I was modeling using Dynamic Subdivision in ZBrush which ultimately creates higher subdivision appearances for the model, but the base subdivision is low enough for some games (it's just not an asset that would work for that purpose) 2) I think the advantages of doing hard surface in ZBrush (for games) is to do quick iterations to get it into the game engine really fast to see if it holds its shape and any quick textures you put on it. Another advantage of doing hard surface in ZBrush for games is idea exploration and concepting, which happens a lot faster in ZBrush than other modeling packages. Of course, this is my own personal opinion.

[@lekimart]

@@henrychervenka2166 really appreciate your response Henry, definitely answered my questions, now looking forward to completing the tutorial, hope you have an amazing day!

[@3x3pencil91]

Great tutorial, I'm working on this tutorial. I could appreciate it if you could provide us with the UI. Thank you for sharing your experience and skills with us.

[@henrychervenka2166]

Hello Louis. Thanks for purchasing the tutorial. Here is a link to my custom UI. There might be missing items in there because of macros I made, but they were not used during the tutorial. www.dropbox.com/s/3w6ilo3sgmevmm8/CustomUserInterface2021.cfg?dl=0

[@3x3pencil91]

@@henrychervenka2166 Thank you for your prompt reply.

[@blackdragon3237]

Any chance you can provide us with the Zbrush UI too? I already bought all the plugins. It would be so great and a big time safer. I really like the tutorial so far thx for sharing your skill set with us.

[@henrychervenka2166]

Hello Black Dragon. Thanks for purchasing the tutorial. Here is a link to my custom UI. There might be missing items in there because of macros I made, but they were not used during the tutorial. www.dropbox.com/s/3w6ilo3sgmevmm8/CustomUserInterface2021.cfg?dl=0

[@blackdragon3237]

@@henrychervenka2166 That's very kind from you. Thank you very much I can't wait to start right away ;-)

[@ioo3151]

Hi, excellent tut. Where I can find Delete by symmetry?

[@henrychervenka2166]

Hello Ivan. Delete by Symmetry can be found in Tool > Geometry > Modify Topology

[@ioo3151]

​@@henrychervenka2166 Thank you, I never used it so I was lost on that one. Cheers.

[@user-ck9gu7lv6n]

Hi, I bought this tutorial and tried to load the UI you customized, but the lower left part of the UI (just buttons of c1~c9) didn't display properly despite installing all plugins you specified. If there is any way to fix that, could you guide me? Thanks!

[@henrychervenka2166]

Hello z, some people have been having problems with the old UI working with the newer ZBrush versions. So if you have the latest version of ZBrush (2022), my new UI will be in this dropbox link. www.dropbox.com/sh/halg52r54pq9ikj/AAATmSJK0Fh0NGJ-xnqa-g26a?dl=0 It's not exactly the same as the one in the tutorial, but all the features used are in there and works a lot better for ZBrush 2022. The buttons c1-c9 will not be there either, but they are not used during the tutorial. If you are looking specifically for those buttons, they are from a really good paid plugin called Mad Pony Toolbag. mad-pony-interactive.gumroad.com/l/Lffcu

[@robertheidner7919]

Hey man, Amazing tutorial. But I have a problem. Where can I find the EZ Boolean Plugin?

[@henrychervenka2166]

Hello Robert, sorry for the late response. Here is the link to EZ Booleans (link in description) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ema9lZ6reZyDjtU

[@robertheidner7919]

@@henrychervenka2166 Thanks for the link

[@avia4281]

Any new 2022 tutorials with hard model in the works?

[@henrychervenka2166]

Some hard surface tutorials are in the works. Will probably be released toward the end of 2022.

[@inspirationalartwork5909]

Hi! I just purchased your tutorial and have downloaded all the plugins except EZ boolean. I can't seem to find that one. Do you have a link for it? The tutorial looks amazing so far!

[@henrychervenka2166]

Thank you @Inspirational Artwork! Here is the link for EZ Boolean: kzbin.info?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbE9xUVJYSzNQS3pnS181ekdZOW1LR0trT1ZrUXxBQ3Jtc0ttYVRlUU0xM2NMaXJfc3RLMjhpSVEyMHhLUkJ1WEpBTkVaTldVZjRTb01ld251YXVRTFB0bzNYXzZXbTRUUk1YU001RjFuWHFGM0NLblpKOUhKX3QzbVVNZGNSaEU3TVdRTnNXdC10dnFEMEt6WDR6TQ&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ezbrush.mediabakers.com%2FEZboolean.zip --------- Here is also the link to the KZbin video where I found the download link to EZ Boolean: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ema9lZ6reZyDjtU

[@kezhu5460]

Hi! I can't find Drust tools,Do you have a link for it?Thanks

[@henrychervenka2166]

Hello @@kezhu5460 Here is the link for Drust tools - ericblondin.artstation.com/projects/kbwNz

[@kezhu5460]

@@henrychervenka2166 I can't open that download links >_< Have any other download ways?

[@henrychervenka2166]

@@kezhu5460 Try this direct download link: github.com/ericblondin/blogger/raw/master/downloads/DrustTools_1.2.0.zip

[@nayandurge8877]

Sir when will coming your next tutorial workshop

[@henrychervenka2166]

I'm not sure when the next one is coming out. Still deciding if I want to do another long Artstation tutorial or smaller KZbin videos.

[@imaginaryworld4732]

Is this Ui made with zscript or something, how to make this thing ? :O

[@henrychervenka2166]

No Zscripting, I just enable customize and started dragging items that I needed for my workflow. :)

[@user-yn6jn7lh9p]

Hey sir, the tutorial is great. Can you post a copy of your macro? That's so convenient

[@henrychervenka2166]

Thank you! The macros I use are from free plugins. I have a text file of the plugins used and their location in this dropbox link: www.dropbox.com/sh/halg52r54pq9ikj/AAATmSJK0Fh0NGJ-xnqa-g26a?dl=0 I have also provided my 2022 UI, the startup document, startup hotkeys and startup material if you wish to use them as well. Hope this helps. 😃

[@user-yn6jn7lh9p]

The tutorial is perfect, but there is a small problem. The size of your ui brush is reduced, which affects the normal sculpture work. I try to use the z brush instead of maya for modeling. Have you tried it?

[@henrychervenka2166]

@@user-yn6jn7lh9p Is it the size of the canvas being smaller because of the UI or the brush size is too small? If it is the UI causing a smaller canvas space to work in, you can go to Preferences>Interface>UI and lower the Button size and turn off wide buttons. Also you can press the Tab key to toggle the UI on or off. If it is the brush size being effected, you can go to Preferences>Draw and change the "max brush size" & "Dynamic brush scale" to further adjust the brush size past the limits of the normal draw size.

[@user-yn6jn7lh9p]

Thank you very much to the great author, it has been solved and I look forward to your next tutorial

[@sandeepc94]

hey hi, is this tutorial helpful for beginners in ZBrush?

[@henrychervenka2166]

Hello Sandeep. Sorry, this tutorial is intended for people with intermediate to advanced experience in ZBrush.

[@rafaelsot01]

Well, I consider myself as a beginning student but I love challenges! That's why I wanna learn a lot with this kind of hard-to-follow tutorials hahahahaah You should get this tutorial, buddy!

[@sandeepc94]

@@rafaelsot01 thanks, for your suggection buddy! I am going to take this tutorial.

[@vengadorsky]

Can i follow this tutorial without that insane UI config? Haha im an intermediate/advance zbrush user but that still is the mosttttt intimidating UI set up I have ever seen in my whole entire life. by far. Like... its 100X more intimidating ui than config than the last most intimidating ui I have seen hahahahahaha.

[@henrychervenka2166]

Hello Olandes. Yes, you absolutely can follow along with the tutorial without the custom UI. I say which features I am using during the tutorial and mention the plugin I am using as well. Making your own custom UI would be more beneficial to you and your workflow than using mine. I left a link to my UI in the Artstaion description because a few people requested it. But it is not necessary to have it to follow along with the tutorial.

[@leminh8641]

Hi, please guide me how to create menu qc20, qc30, QC40, QC50....thank you

[@henrychervenka2166]

Hello le minh, For the QC buttons, I downloaded the Drust tools from this website... ericblondin.artstation.com/projects/kbwNz To create them from scratch, go to the macro palette and click on new macro. Then navigate to the tool palette, under Geometry>Crease set the CTolerance to 20 and click on crease. Next, still in the Geometry menu under Dynamic Subdiv, click on dynamic and set the SmoothSubdiv to 4. Finally, go back up to the Macro palatte and click on end macro. Repeat for QC30, QC40 and QC50 (The numbers at the end of the QC will be the value you type into the CTolerance)

[@yikang4625]

@@henrychervenka2166 thank you! was wondering about that also!

[@gustavodutra8578]

Is this tutorial useful for baking workflow ? Like for games ?

[@henrychervenka2166]

I would have to say no, this tutorial doesn't cover any baking workflows. Sorry.

[@gustavodutra8578]

@@henrychervenka2166 Right. However, do you see possible to make a hp and a lp using this tutorial ? Because i already am quite familiar with baking.

[@henrychervenka2166]

@@gustavodutra8578 It would help in making the high poly version. However, the modeling workflow is more for film than it is for a game pipeline.

[@gustavodutra8578]

@@henrychervenka2166 Can i make a lowpoly using the retopo section ?

[@user-gi7hs4qs9r]

Can't fix UI overlay buttons, any suggestions ? Thanks

[@henrychervenka2166]

Hello F19. Did you mean the custom UI that is linked in the description of the Artstation page? If so, did you try downloading the plugins listed in the Intro Video? That should fill up any gaps that you are seeing. If you have any problems finding them, send me a message on Artstation and I will send you the links.

[@user-gi7hs4qs9r]

@@henrychervenka2166 It works, thanks !

[@user-gi7hs4qs9r]

Zb still crashes when trying to edit ui :(

[@henrychervenka2166]

@@user-gi7hs4qs9r Try this UI, I made it with the latest version of ZBrush: www.dropbox.com/s/kbt14xfgzy539zg/NEW_UI3.cfg?dl=0

[@user-gi7hs4qs9r]

@@henrychervenka2166 Very kind from you :)

[@milgo467]

hi . where can i Download EZ boolean?,

[@henrychervenka2166]

Here is a dropbox link for EZ Boolean: www.dropbox.com/sh/cbu6qz6u0kp77ui/AABJM6dzYNCyerUL6khXwN93a?dl=0

[@wraithe5367]

Small Suggestion, maybe not use a 4k Resolution to Make tutorials, can barely read the text in UI @1080p.

[@cancanturk3002]

Hi guys! Main CFG Crashed with zbrush 2023 version.Making That Custom ui is really hard.Anybody have 2023 version cfg please!! :(((((

[@henrychervenka2166]

Here is a link to my 2023 UI: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/il1fam4r1pa6l5y67s1ru/h?rlkey=gnj5eti08sewep76m4hk1xkyo&dl=0

[@nayandurge8877]

Sir can you make this tutorial in detail please it's humble request

[@henrychervenka2166]

Hello Nayan, the link in the description will bring you to the actual tutorial that has over 9 hours of me modeling every piece of this rotor in detail.

[@nayandurge8877]

@@henrychervenka2166 thank you sir

[@louissnuggleton4544]

Oh boy.. Another rabbid hole, here we go. Btw I couldnt find the EZBoolean plug in anywhere. Anyone knows why that is? Also: A discord for this course would be heaven

[@qwerty85620]

only bad thing is custom UI

[@henrychervenka2166]

Hello ENJJPT, what difficulties are you having with the custom UI?

[@joos3D]

Amazing. But why would anyone do this to themselves? Absolute masochist!

[@khomatech6428]

craftsmanship

[@artistryartistry7239]

I will never ever understand why creators of quality tutorials are dead set on selling their hardwork for relatively nothing. 10 dollars?!? Why? Are artists so used to being devalued by the industry that they think their hard work is worth so little? Here's an idea, make a great fucking tutorial and sell it for $30 bucks. Artists are continually underselling and undervaluing themselves and hurting the entire industry as a result. It becomes a race to the bottom where the main value proposition is considered to be dirt cheap pricing. Stop it! Is Ferarri trying to price their sportcars to compete with Ford? NO! Create Ferrari quality content and charge a premium.

[@henrychervenka2166]

Here's the thing @Artistry, I can assure you when it comes to clients, studios, and companies I do not devalue my services in any way. I ask for higher than the average in those circumstances. HOWEVER, when it comes to selling my products to like minded artists whom many do not have the same funds as the clients, studios, and companies... I will always go way lower in price or even free to share my knowledge or provide assets to help them out. You absolutely can not ignore the target audience you are selling to when determining your price point. While I agree what is happening in the industry is horrible and artists deserve way more compensation for their long hours and hard work, this is not one of those cases. I did not set my price point to undercut any other artist. The price was set with the mindset of allowing more artists the opportunity to purchase the tutorial if they are interested in doing so.

[@rafaelsot01]

@@henrychervenka2166 You're right. This is a good example of a tutorial that all Zbrush lovers can learn and adopt to their works. Everyone is gonna win buying this tutorial.

[@arifaziz3943]

How we like your video whey it doesn't help us

[@synopsis3191]

Amaizing! I juste want to ask you one question. How to get a good and nice Topology? Even if I followed step by step the tutorial...I never get the same as yours :( as I am knew on Zbrush as well ^^ How could you advise me to getting a real good, clean and nice Topology, and how to think about it. Many thanks. Readers...You could help as well it's nice to be nice... Cheers