Top Tips for Improving Your Sculpts in ZBrush

In this ZBrush sculpting tutorial, we're showing you how you can improve your sculpt by thinking about it differently. These techniques have been developed over the years while working as modellers in the film industry, and they are properly tested in the VFX field.
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[@joshaqy]

Really love your vids their like podcasts almost

[@Ruckleback]

I'm amazed at how you guys can put details that I find hard to create even when I bump the resolution to the skies!! Keep up the awesome job!!! Loving every video!

[@FlippedNormals]

Thanks a lot! The more you can do on the lower levels, the easier everything on the highest levels become.

[@KenotheWolf]

''I use the smooth brush to DESTROY the form.'' I will never forget this sentence in my life again xD

[@FlippedNormals]

:D

[@abs6272]

Thanks for a great video!

[@WastedCheez]

For some weird reason I just found out about your channel guys. Great work, love it! :)

[@FlippedNormals]

Thank you! :D

[@stormplays5459]

Love these videos! Do you guys plan to do a talk on animation? Also, do you guys do any rigging and if so, any content available?

[@jpeg.jordaan]

I've got the female one from anatomy tools next to my main monitor. so usefull, always looking at it even when not in zbrush. Want to get male one some day

[@FlippedNormals]

It's great, isnt it? I use it every single day for reference.

[@ormarco2]

You're doing holy work thanks

[@FlippedNormals]

Thank you! :D

[@tamizhankeyframe6365]

Thank you so much to responded to my zbrush suclpt tips ! Thanks

[@FlippedNormals]

Youre welcome! Let us know if you have more ideas :D

[@lotus209]

I like topic talks so cool do more pls

[@Glaennial]

I love this channel!

[@FlippedNormals]

Thank you!

[@WesleyVanroose]

Yes! I am telling my friends that need to go to this youtube channel for some solid 3d tips form these guys.

[@ItsTeaMagic]

For a purpose of smoothing I found that relax (alt. smooth) with proper (like zremeshed) topology works better :)

[@sajans3998]

What do you mean?Can u explain more?

[@ItsTeaMagic]

@@sajans3998 mostly all brushes have alternative mode. It activities by holding alt key while making a stroke with brush. Alternative mode for smooth brush works like a relax. Relax works like if you want to spread topology evenly on top of your object trying to maintain shape as much as topology can provide

[@mohamednawfel5172]

How do I weld my subtools ? My models have ugly cracks and unnecessary folds? I am brand new to Zbrush; I know 3ds max has so many easy to use tools to weld polygons together but Zbrush is a different beast. Thank u guys rock I learned-ing Zbrush from u2 ✌🏼

[@fael097]

two guys with a strong grasp in anatomy saying you don't need anatomy. YOU ABSOLUTELY DO!!! most of the time when you look at reference you'll see a lot of blobs if you don't know what they are, and you won't make any sense of the muscles in different people and poses. step one, learn anatomy, then do what they say

[@FlippedNormals]

I think you might be missing our point: You absolutely need to know your anatomy, but knowing the specific names isn't strictly speaking necessary. It's far more important to have a good grasp of the big shapes and how they work, at least as you're starting out. What specific part of what we were saying do you have an issue with? I'd love to elaborate. /Henning

[@emiliovera4887]

Fantastic video as always. i´ve got a question, i´m actually finishing my students on 3D and know a bit of everithyng model low and high poly, render, retopo, texture, animatio etc, and want to look for some work on studios but, what should i put on my portfolio, i mean, i am a 3D generalist? or a 3D modeler?, a 3D artist? i want to work as a character artist, but i´m not a character artist actually because don´t have any real expirience on studios so what should i put?

[@FlippedNormals]

I'd probably put '3D Artist' in the description and then work more as a generalist - then focus on becoming a character artist as your career progresses.

[@feistyferret7299]

I just spent 30+ minutes watching this, delayed my dinner, so now I'm hungry AF and didn't learn shit. Thanx guys! I kid, I kid. Good stuff as per usual. :)

[@FlippedNormals]

:D haha! Sorry to delay your dinner

[@neocaller]

Can you guys do a video on sculpting legs? They're really hard to sculpt because of proportions and the subtle shape that makes it looks really wrong so fast. Thanks!

[@claytonlyric2748]

I know it is kinda off topic but does anybody know of a good place to watch new tv shows online ?

[@westonelliott573]

@Clayton Lyric flixportal :P

[@claytonlyric2748]

@Weston Elliott thanks, I signed up and it seems to work =) Appreciate it !

[@westonelliott573]

@Clayton Lyric No problem :D

[@heknah]

When you smooth out the mesh. What percentage do you keep it at when smoothing? 100%? 50%?, or 40%?

[@FlippedNormals]

Pretty low intensity, maybe around 40% - and with a low pressure on the hand.

[@heknah]

FlippedNormals thank you for the tip!

[@heknah]

Quick question. How does one submit a 3D model to you guys for a possible critique?

[@TheRabidgoalie]

I don't know if this will be of much use to anyone, but Complete Anatomy by 3D4Medical is a really good tool that will allow you to view different layers of the anatomy. It is primarily for medical students and it basically allows you to 'dissect' the human body, but not in a "we are totally going to prison for this" way. I purchased the 2018 version and it looks like they switched to a subscription based approach, but there is a free version that you can check out. I don't know what features the free version has, since I do have a license for it (apparently), but it is free so it may be worth a look.

[@IfthiAli]

You guys mentioned a sculpting class you guys took. Got a link to it?

[@FlippedNormals]

www.scott-eaton.com/anatomy-for-artists-online-course This one!

[@Giogiogio4]

Yep this one is awesome. Dont forget to define that crackiest maximus

[@IGarrettI]

Could we get another video on surface anatomy? Cuz i feel like I know muscles, bones, but how do I make it look NATURAL. YOu did touched on it in this video, but I would love to see more, or perhaps get some guidance where to look further into it. Also, Link your discord please? Or is it a patreon or something like that feature

[@FlippedNormals]

discord.gg/uXtDUqs :) Here you go! Also, more anatomy coming up.

[@ADI-xp4qe]

Games like Fortnite use protruded muscles as their art form! So what would you say on using the muscles the mesh had as form of stylised character!

[@FlippedNormals]

For sure! You can definitely stylize it a lot.

[@lalitkhachane]

I know it's silly to ask but i want to buy a pen tablet, and i want to know what pen tablet you will recommend in small budget?

[@FlippedNormals]

I'd probably go for this one :) uk-store.wacom.com/Catalog/Pen-Tablets/wacom-intuos/wacom-intuos-s-black#/undefined1

[@lalitkhachane]

Thank you very much. I was just afraid to buy any tablet without knowing anything about it. Thanks.

[@Mahesh.Ranganathan]

Request: Could you show how to measure your body and set proportion right in zbrush? Thanks :D

[@FlippedNormals]

Honestly, we just look at a lot of reference. There are some general human guides, but just match your characters up with some good reference :)

[@nxtlvl2116]

yes u don't need to get it right in mm just use ur eye if u feel something wrong that mean something wrong keep tweaking if is hard for u use tranpose

[@kloa4219]

Use reference, draw frequently to get a good feel, or count by heads. Here's how I measure them: Head-->Mandible-->Nipple-->Middle of rectus Abdominis-->bottom of rectus abdominis-->middle of rectus femoris-->bottom of patella/kneecap-->bottom of gastrocnemius-->bottom of feet

[@Dulika63]

on 3:45 you mentioned the website but I couldn't understand you. What is the website called?

[@IGarrettI]

3d scan store .com

[@gaurav5696]

www.3dscanstore.com/ You get 3d models made by 3d scanning real people

[@jefferson6983]

i hope you can give me some feedback or advice on my first sculp :)

[@rishen]

You mean like Goldmember's fasha? :P

[@JB-wr3ri]

How important is it really to know the names of the muscles?

[@FlippedNormals]

I like to think of knowing the names like knowing street names in a city. You can totally know the city without knowing any street names, but it's a lot easier to talk about specific parts if you know the names. It's the same with anatomy terms. If I say "ehh the middle forearm muscle" its not very specific, but if I say "extensor digitorum", people who know the terms will know exactly what I'm speaking of. It's more important to know the function, shape and placement of the muscles than their individual names, but it does help. Hope this sheds some light on it! :) /H

[@JB-wr3ri]

It helps a lot. I was also wondering does that hurt you in the industry if you don't know the names of the specific muscles?

[@FlippedNormals]

One of the best sculptors Ive ever met didnt know most of the names, he just knew the shapes. He did fine. That said, everything helps - whatever edge you can have on your competition will help you.

[@JB-wr3ri]

Thank again, you guys are the greatest.

[@abhijeetsiddam6145]

Getting the skin over the muscle is trickery part and so do the elbow to wrist muscles.... long way to go

[@tetsuooshima832]

...and in the end after all that 'natural look' talking, this model still look ripped x) So this is just another example of anatomy-to-not-follow-too-much lol smooth it up !

[@FlippedNormals]

Oh, the model can can still look ripped - the point we're trying to make is that it can look ripped and natural, while before, it''s lacking a lot of skin and natural features :) Hope that clears it up.

[@kongchho]

I disagree it's no where near comic book or body builder levels.

[@daniboiyy]

how is the tax 7$$$$$ on your course(zbrush beginner's course), is it because you guys are in the U.K, or something??!!!

[@FlippedNormals]

There's a 20% VAT on all the courses if you personally are located in the EU, which we have to do by law. If you're seeing the VAT and you're from outside the EU, make sure you're not going through a VPN

[@daniboiyy]

yeah, im from USA, but it is still 7.80$, idont know about the VPN though.

[@FlippedNormals]

Hmm, that shouldnt happen, Make sure there are no proxies or anything going on.

[@helios4753]

The elbow area is a fucking nightmare to sculpt so mush subtle shit going on in there.

[@FlippedNormals]

Oh yes, it is! One of the hardest areas of the body.

[@jpeg.jordaan]

haha only reason i know of the brachialis is because of watching alot of gym videos

[@FlippedNormals]

Haha nice! Really helps with the anatomy going to the gym

[@naB4o0o]

You skipped leg day...

[@catatanzbrush3047]

are u guys couple?

[@KRAZYkKID12345]

loool

[@ollicron7397]

This is just excessive movement I'm sure you could've just polished (not smooth) everything and lightly gone over areas with a lazy stroked dam standard. It's often the case for good results to work smarter not harder. But an insightful lecture nonetheless.

[@hankb7725]

one person speaking is always ok. but theres something about hearing two people you can't see is extremely irritating, don't know why. makes your videos almost impossible to sit through. can you guys take turns making videos or something?