NOMAD FOR BEGINNERS - sculpting a character on the iPad

[@SouthernGFX]

I am just going live on Instagram with this little model 😀

[@johndeggendorf7826]

For all newbies to Nomad, or 3d in general, you’re in the right place. This is where your 3d dreams begin to take shape. Great courses. 👍🍷🎩🎩🎩

[@SouthernGFX]

Thanks John. Comments like that are really motivational for me.

[@TheArtOfBeingFreed]

Very exciting, can’t wait to start making these!

[@SouthernGFX]

I've wanted to make a Nomad beginners character course for ages. We do sell one but I wanted to make sure anyone who isn't in a position to purchase that can still get into making cool characters in Nomad Sculpt. I really take me time in this first one and that the sort of pace I'm going to maintain in these beginner videos.

[@Dodomba]

nice :)

[@mattoubatou]

Just getting into Nomad and I'm interested in a course (now that cozyblanket AND UV unwrapping is available) where you go from Nomad to finished product for either a 3d print or game development (using mixamo with the retopo model). I know you have videos kind of covering these aspects individually but a full project based course would be amazing.

[@jamesbullo]

Getting back into 3D after a 7 year hiatus. Really appreciate your channel.

[@itsPandaDan]

Everytime I look at tutorials I find that I need to watch multiple beginners guides to find the answer that I need but you seem to cover it all really well. I really appreciate your guides here on Nomad, I have also been through your guides on Gravity Sketch and both gave me the basics I needed to get started. Keep it up man, love your work

[@roxannemendies8833]

I’m a complete novice and happened across your videos. Thank you so much. You’ve taught me so much in such a short space of time

[@SouthernGFX]

That’s awesome news. That’s exactly the comment that makes me keep doing it

[@volttherobot]

This is a wonderful introduction to Nomad, thank you SO much for creating this video!!!

[@SouthernGFX]

Thanks for that comment I really appreciate it

[@Viviolau]

Started sculpting yesterday and feels surreal I was able to follow this today. Thank you!

[@SouthernGFX]

That's great to hear. I hope you are still enjoying it!

[@stokergeneral4611]

I've been using Nomad for a year, self-taught, and was looking for a video to show a friend how to get into it. I learned a thing or two from this still, still. Great video.

[@SouthernGFX]

I am glad it has been helpful for you.

[@kellyjean4981]

I greatly appreciate your tutorials. This was full of excellent information and at a good pace. Thank you

[@damiengvideos4337]

Wow thanks! Love these.... 3D sculpting seems SO daunting but I love how approachable you have made it! Subscribed!

[@SouthernGFX]

I am glad you like it and thank you so much for subscribing, I really appreciate it!

[@jerrellsjohnson]

Great video! Just so everyone knows, you don't only need an iPad and apple pencil. Nomad Sculpt is also available for Android and If you have one of the Samsung Tab S7 or S8 series it runs just as smooth!! 😉

[@bjread9779]

Starting to run out of excuses for not picking up Nomad yet :) , good of you to do these Glen

[@SouthernGFX]

Now might be the time!!

[@jayedwin98020]

Thank you, so much! Your having started at ground zero is really helpful. I've been looking for similar tutorials for ZBrush, but haven't had much luck, yet. Although, now that I've recently purchased an M2 iPad w/ 16GB of ram, I'm just going to buy Nomad Sculpt, and put ZBrush on the back burner for a while. I'm looking forward to watch more of your tutorials. Thanks Again, Jim Dasher Spectrum Graphics Seattle metro

[@SouthernGFX]

No problem Jim. Thankd for your comment. We are being asked a lot about ZBrush so there will be more content around that very very soon.

[@amiih.b1128]

The eye trick blew my mind! Thank you, your videos are very helpful.

[@SouthernGFX]

lol. I am glad you are finding them helpful!

[@lalewilan]

I understood every step, that went so smooth, wow, thank you, you are a great teacher.

[@SouthernGFX]

Thank you, I appreciate your comment

[@dwolfe2907]

Love your teaching style, its perfect matey, absolute class

[@renanriyos7064]

Thank you so much for this video ! It really helps !

[@SouthernGFX]

Thank you Renan, I am glad you found it useful

[@spencerdaly9769]

You make it look so easy...ugh lol Awesome material tho! Thanks Glen!

[@SouthernGFX]

That is good to hear, Spencer.

[@tyjohn4779]

A brilliant educator. Thank you sir.

[@SouthernGFX]

It's a pleasure, thank you for the feedback.

[@playahTrix]

Bro, I just subscribed. I am learning a lot from you. Thanks!

[@SouthernGFX]

That is great to hear and thank you for the subscribe!

[@Roonnam]

Good stuff, a pleasure seeing different tutorials.. thx

[@SouthernGFX]

Thank you, I appreciate your comment

[@AssortedPlay]

Best beginner tutorial I’ve seen so far. You are very patient and descriptive with your steps so thank you for taking the time to make this!!!

[@bullshark1152]

Great course Glen. Really kind of you to teach the new users. Thumbs up. 😁👍🤜

[@SouthernGFX]

Thanks 👍 apprieciated my friend.

[@OhMrpickles]

Man oh man…. U are doing great for the nomad community and the whole 3d overall It means the world to us.., hopefully one day you’ll make your own character and make ur own shirt films and animation.. I would be so happy 💚💚💚

[@OliPutland]

Wonderful. Just wonderful

[@SouthernGFX]

Thank You!

[@stayyay491]

It’s so helpful for a newbie like me, thank you so so much!

[@SouthernGFX]

It's a pleasure, I am glad it helped.

[@MaximilianRoof]

This is exactly what i needed to start with nomad

[@SouthernGFX]

Brilliant, I am glad it has helped you.

[@featherweight]

thank you for this, genuinely useful start up tutorials are so hard to find! though the fact this is now using a dated version of the ui throw me for a loop afew times.

[@SouthernGFX]

Yeah that's a really pain sorry. The software had a major overhaul as I was halfway through the recording of this course. The last 4 parts are all done were delayed for a few months while the developer was still adding and changing things around. The last 4 videos all have the new interface (which is awesome) and I do apologise in the latest videos as I know it's a pain in the ass

[@WilliamRamonTexeira]

This was unbelievable groundbreaking for me! You made me want to start modelling! Thank you SO MUCH for your time and shared knowledge.

[@SouthernGFX]

You are so welcome! I really appreciate your comment.

[@metaphysicalArtist]

Ok !! Now a day latter as a beginner and I learnt and understood the basics and foundations of Nomad Sculpt 1.84, now give me the Clay to Play and off to print on my new Bambu A1 mini with my first character

[@Wickedrag0n]

Thank you so much for this video! Just got a new iPad and have a little experience in a few things when it comes to print shops. So excited to step my game up and enter into the 3d world. Great tutorial!

[@SouthernGFX]

Glad it was helpful and best of luck!

[@JohnOdd]

Great tip with the mouth, I could never get those right.

[@SouthernGFX]

Mouths are tricky until you learn a few of those tricks then it’s a breeze from then on. If you learn the anatomy in terms of the fatty bits and the plane changes it gets much easier very quickly. And new artists always make a mouth flat instead of wrapping it around a face.

[@kuyakuma]

The short cuts and the eyelids just the whole video I can't wait to watch more of them

[@GothamOtakuTV]

Truly amazing work thank you🙏🏽

[@SouthernGFX]

It's a pleasure and thank you for the comment.

[@PfrchoriconlaR]

you are grate maestro 👨‍🏫 👍 thanks 🙏

[@SouthernGFX]

Most welcome

[@konf3003]

We're waiting next of this concept. :)

[@SouthernGFX]

Check my Instagram for the final. Southerrngfx

[@SouthernGFX]

SouthernGFX when I can spell lol

[@drac800]

This is a really great tutorial. Thank you for this! The only thing is (and it might just be me) I would have an easier time understanding what you're selecting if you just had the view with your hand and stylus.

[@SouthernGFX]

Thanks for the feedback, I really appreciate it.

[@OfficalMarvel24]

Nice course very much appreciated. My yoda sculp looks like he chain smokes for 45 years

[@SouthernGFX]

It's a pleasure!

[@erangreenfeld9374]

Where can I find the reference image?

[@desertclaws]

This is an amazing tutorial! The only question I have about nomad is how to make hollow objects? I’ve been wanting to make a few but I just can figure it out

[@ShurikeBoy]

Really love your tutorials! Just exponentionally improved by watching you work! Do you think, perfecting Nomad can be taken to a professional level? I think, in general learning Blender or C4D for example is a must, to truly level up, but I just wanna hear your opinion on this! Keep up the great work!

[@SouthernGFX]

Not even close. It is essential that you add full polygonal modeling, retop and loads more skills/tools and features to cope in a professional environment. Nomad is one of the best ways to start digital sculpting but moving on is essential. We use ZBrush and Cinema4D mostly but the C4D part can be blender, Modo, Maya, Max etc. whatever works best for what you want to do. We use Maxon Cinema4D as our main tool because our main client (SKY) uses that for almost all jobs. I love Blender but it isn’t even close to being able to handle what ZBrush can when sculpting. For everything other than sculpting Blender is now exceptional but still under represented in industry. Nomad is a gateway drug into the world of 3D sculpting and it’s used by professionals to allow them to still sculpt when away from the desk. Thanks for the kind words. Means a lot and make me want to keep making content.

[@ShurikeBoy]

@@SouthernGFX Thank you for your honest answer! Nomad feels the most intuitive for me and I wanted to get a grasp on 3D-Modelling with it, because I still feel intimidated by more complex softwares. But what you are saying makes so much sense. Thank you so much.

[@shawnmcandrew6923]

Thanks for making these. I was getting frustrated with z brushes weird interface and was looking for an alternative that had good sculpting tools. I haven't utilized my iPad pro as much as i should and this course has been great really well paced simple and direct not skipping steps like many tend to do. It fosters a solid understanding of the tools and how they are used as well as application of concepts and construction.

[@SouthernGFX]

Thanks Shawn, that is great to hear. I appeciate the feedback.

[@luciusrex]

just for those budget conscious, i use nomad sculpt on my samsung s6 lite which cost me $250 (including the pen and the cover). Nomad sculpt has been a treat for on the go 3d sculpting (max ram is 2.6 gb - but thats plenty for a beginner). Disclaimer, i primarily use irl clay and also have a pc that I could use for blender. But all i use these days is my samsung s6 lite, me clay over there collecting dust. sigh. great tutorial btw!

[@fulv_uk]

Fantastic video thank you

[@SouthernGFX]

It's a pleasure!

[@tomkirbygreen]

So cool. Love the concept and the price :-)

[@SouthernGFX]

I wanted to make it cheaper but it meant giving people money to watch it lol.

[@exploringharley]

Where can i find the reference model ? I can't seem to find it in the description !!! Thank you !!!

[@BeezeKillerBee]

I can’t find it either

[@angieangie21]

Great tutorial thank you. Just wondering why you keep holding down the smooth button when smoothing with the pen? Does tapping on the smooth icon not select it so that you can use the pen?

[@kikalashnikov]

that. was. great !

[@SouthernGFX]

Thank you!

[@evanlane1690]

Great video series! You said the reference images would be linked in the description, but I can't find them. Where can we get the references?

[@xoidy]

Loved it

[@SouthernGFX]

Thanks!

[@ArthurChauvin]

Been trying to get the eyelids right for 2 days, I've come to the conclusion that it's gotta be my stylus, it's impossible to get it in the same shape as you 😅

[@carbonguy]

If you were to get a new Ipad which memory option would you recommend and which pencil? I’m coming from the parametric modeling world and this looks like a fun challenge. Also a great excuse to get something new.

[@aleksandarcosic10451]

Thank you for such a great tutorial! I just got and Ipad pro 2nd gen 2020. Is it possible to have cursor for the brush move when you hover over with the pencil so you know precisely where you going to make a brush stroke? On android cursor moves across screen when you hover with the pen. This is driving me crazy on the Ipad.

[@p5rsona]

thank you!

[@SouthernGFX]

It's a pleasure

[@PedroGuarinon]

Nice!

[@SouthernGFX]

Thanks!

[@jaykay98]

Hi, what are your thoughts on Armor Paint for the ipad? Have you used it? is it worth getting? Thanks!

[@bolt4948]

Thanks for the tutorials!! I was recommended to your page :D One question I have is how is your model so smooth and mines not? I have tried to increase the resolution (currently at 500) and i can still see 'lines'. I'm using a 2020 iPad Pro.

[@Dodomba]

ok that was my question you have to smooth after voxel remesh ;)

[@jeremycaouette15]

Hey great video! I'm just having a a problem where right off the bat I can't find topography on the top tab. Iv looked everywhere but no luck!. Any luck?

[@Dr.mahmoodclinic]

عاش عاش ابو اليوش

[@kakashisan4072]

How can you merge the eyes and whole head without losing the roundness of the eyes? Sorry totally beginner here because when I started to voxel merge, the eyes are no longer round and defined.

[@wifires]

If you have problems with moving mirrored eyes, switch “Target” to Vertex, on the left menu. And enable mirroring

[@paulsingh2931]

Is there a way to smooth the mesh but relax it? I know you showed smooth but if you look carefully it's not clean I find that you can't have a completely smooth curved surface and there's always this result of being able to very slightly see the strokes even after smoothing.

[@arr84.design]

hi, I'm a little bit confused at 18:20 with the new option of boolean action, do you still want to remesh with voxel to fuse shapes? or now it's easier to use boolean? thank you

[@M.ro_art]

Tysm

[@SouthernGFX]

YAVW

[@robertkester1570]

Gizmo and yoga might be from the same planet, they do look alike

[@jenarts3130]

Ur the best

[@SouthernGFX]

Thanks, that is very kind

[@peterxyz3541]

I like to take an iPad sculpt into blender for rigging & animating

[@marcusbosson3275]

hi there, im new to nomad and trying oy follow this tutorial, but it seems my brushes and starting modal doesnt appear to be as smooth looking as yours and i can see the polygons ...i tried to subdivide but can only do it ounce....says Subdivide exceeded, see max vertices count...i checked but not sure what to do with it...can you help? Im running on iPad pro, 1T M2 chip

[@tomacaldarea3027]

Where can I find the reference model/ image. Don’t see a link in the description

[@ivveyy8499]

Quick question will it have XP Pen tablet capabilities?

[@SouthernGFX]

On an iPad? Not sure what you mean sorry

[@ivveyy8499]

@SouthernGFX xp pen digital art tablet it links up to pc..

[@horacechincer]

Trying to export .OBJ and .STL to use with Tinkercad and Flashprint. Neither program recognizes the exported files. They're not available for selection. Any idea why that might be?

[@jenarts3130]

Sir,in the new Version how to drag the layers from up and down

[@pikachu1303]

Hi, I want to buy your course on your Web site but I would like to know if there is french subtile ?

[@aokwuosa79]

Which is better? Nomad or blender?

[@thorodinson1659]

Ty very much! Anyone else not finding this image to add as reference?

[@waltertaylor3838]

I cant find it did you

[@thorodinson1659]

@@waltertaylor3838 nope I didn’t

[@abhirajshetkar2]

will it work on ipad pro m1 with 8gb ram?

[@whatyoudo9773]

any chance of chatting direct with you? I just got the app and its amazing but like most other apps all the buttons are moved around in comparison to the tutorials and there are many little questions so If I can get answers please message me thanks!

[@buntikdark]

❤

[@GamesJames]

Bro you said you would link the photo but I don’t see it. I guess I have to click the sign up one?

[@Hungry93]

Will it not work with an adonit plus stylus? Only an Apple Pencil?

[@SouthernGFX]

Yeah it's fine. I have tested about 5 other stylus’s. The Apple pencil is the best experience though.

[@Hungry93]

@@SouthernGFX I literally lost mine so I got the adonit note with pressure sensitivity for 60 until is stumble across the apple penicl some place is my mess of life lol

[@SouthernGFX]

@@Hungry93 I keep every stylus type I can buy for reviews and comparisons. I have an adonit somewhere but I’d forgotten that it was pressure sensitive. I must find mine now!

[@Hungry93]

The one I have is the note+ to be specific

[@metaphysicalArtist]

@11:34 Nomad Sculpt 1.84 has a different menu ... just got lost mate!

[@The_MaddGamer]

My eye symmetry is putting the second eye in back of the head for some reason. Does anyone know why?

[@guccimilliano]

why do my interface settings look different from yours? i'm using the 2023 version

[@guccimilliano]

did they remove all of the flip options?

[@ricardoluisriveradelarosa]

Hay una dónde puedo hacer vehículo y otros objetos; ¿Me pueden decir que pasó?...

[@hmdsclips916]

Please change the color of the widget to a lighter color such as yellow, orange or green so that we can better understand the settings during the tutorial. Thank you.♥️🙏🏼

[@RRC6490]

35:30 sad baby Michael Myers

[@FranklyWry]

Hmmm…I thought Z was vertical, as in Z offset.

[@Gregatron13]

About half the time my screen doesn't match yours. I imagine it's because it's been updated, but the part where you merge the parts and adjust the resolution are not even there...

[@Gregatron13]

Also smooth tool does nothing.

[@nerosetsfire]

Where is the image file to follow along

[@FranklyWry]

Oops you clarify Zed in the next sentence.

[@SouthernGFX]

Lots if programs do it differntly. The reason 3D Print software developers chose Z as the vertical was because of the travel direction. It usually means that a model comes into the slicer sofware at the wrong orientation. Even Maya and Max (Both autodesk) have a different Y which is mental. Nomad is like ZBrush and Maya which for me is the norm, Y up, X left and right and Z in and out as in 'Z Depth' and the even the etomolgy of the name ZBrush I suppose :)

[@Aurumfae]

I really need help! I did the ears and they look weird! Like they don’t look like clay, they’re polygonal, and idk how to fix it! It just ended up looking like that, it’s not rendering like clay. I hope some one sees this 😭😭

[@Willlll17]

I might have the same problem but idk how to fix it. In the vid the edges of the cylinder looks smooth and rounded. Mine has a very sharp edge. And it looks kinda pixelated when I use the move tool

[@yogeshvaidya5895]

How to rig nomad character In prisma 3d ,

[@justmark333]

First!!

[@SouthernGFX]

Woohoooooo....Good man.

[@justmark333]

I like your sculptures and I'm starting making my own character

[@SouthernGFX]

@@justmark333 awesome.I’m can’t wait to see it. Tag @southerngfx if you post it online

[@ricardoluisriveradelarosa]

N o hay para Android?

[@DharmsP]

There is and it works just as well.

[@mydreamvisuals1880]

reference image

[@squarestar326]

Alright, that s it, i quit, for the 3rd time...english isnt my 1rst language and some of my icons are diferent so it doesnt help....aaarghl!

[@dugy40]

i have to stop already, move eyes out doesnt do anything

[@jasonzao777]

nothing you said is working