Zbrush Hard Surface Sculpting Tips -- with Marco Plouffe

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Marco Plouffe from Keos Masons was with us for an interview covering a lot of zbrush hard surface sculpting secrets.
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00:00 Introduction
01:10 Working with Subdivisions
05:07 Blocking Out a Character
07:37 Relax Smooth
09:51 Move + Accucurve
11:05 Dam Standard, Trim Hole
14:05 Masking Tips
16:51 Creating Mold Lines
19:09 Using Alphas
19:40 Polishing
22:22 Conclusion

[@walken4prez]

It can't be said enough: this is by far the highest quality channel of its kind. Every video is bursting at the seams with applicable, insightful, concise information wrapped in a clean presentation. Absolutely incredible. Thank you for creating this content.

[@Outgang]

Thank you LaughingMan! It's a pleasure to make content like this when I see that people appreciate it as much as you.

[@tomoyaogawa4485]

I always struggle with doing organic hard surface modelling and this video helped me to understand the workflow better. Thank you!!

[@silvaright]

Really admire this guys work, been a fan for a couple years now, it was great to see his process.

[@jacekb4057]

I found your canal lately and I just can't stop watching. Amazing videos! Thank you!

[@jabajabaheyhey]

holy sh*t the relax smooth brush I had no idea about. game changer

[@pav3d1]

Great video full of interesting tips! Keos Masons are some of the best artists in the industry

[@png.thomaz]

This channel was the best thinh that I've found this week!

[@laughingbear8615]

i have been struggling with hard surface in zbrush for a while this video is really helpful.

[@009Kanishk]

This is my first watching one of your videos and you voice bamboozled me! Great video btw

[@feenux09]

the "like" counter is off the roof x)

[@nayandurge8877]

Fantastic work🤩

[@Hallis6818]

Great editing, thanks for the extra effort

[@3dbznessdesignz855]

its the Diwali gift from you specially Laura and Marco too ..Happy Diwali to both of you and the entire outgang team you al lare doing fab work tons of love and respect

[@Outgang]

Thanks a lot Biz! Happy Diwali to you as well.

[@jcarlosdesenhos]

FANTÁSTICO!!!!! Obrigado por compartilhar sua incrível arte!

[@rockon8174]

Good stuff!!!! Straight to the point!!!!

[@ajlbeer]

Thanks for this one, really nice demo.

[@frellinghazmot4443]

Finally KZbin recommends me something that I actually like.

[@adrient104]

It was really interesting to see Marco shaping a full blocking and cut inside as he went, for such had-surface models.

[@ceegeevibes1335]

GREAT interview.. many insights!

[@elimbekadambek8330]

Yeas great interview with many “Like”

[@LikeAwesome]

thanks, guys! that was very interesting!

[@FalipeSheep]

This is so useful. Thank you!

[@3dartstudent973]

Actually this viduo is treasure to me, thank u a ton, as beginner this answers couple of questions that i was confused about

[@AndreySarafanov]

Thank you! Very valuable tips.

[@mattzart]

Very informative video! Thank you so much.

[@Alexander_S_K]

I was using backface automask modifier for my masks but the depth method for the mask brush feels better and easier. Thanks for the protip!

[@justnil2k197]

This is freakin awesone tips.

[@efjey]

Haha I loved the "pro tip". Quality editing!

[@michaelnowaczewski7288]

I use zbrush for 6 years and didn't know about smooth relax ^^ Thx great content!

[@weegson]

This is awesome!

[@top1hit]

Honestly, I can't always find enough time to watch many hours of streams, so your channel is a salvation for me. Thanks for your work and a special thank you for the timecodes. By the way, Laura is cute

[@clay-sculpting]

Learned so much in these 25 minutes! Thanks!!!!

[@Outgang]

Cheers Clay!

[@Krankin]

Thanks for sharing!

[@bryanharrison3889]

Best intro ever recorded.

[@Venom-cv2rz]

Thanks for the video

[@mcfahr3655]

works, keep up the good work man

[@syedaligll7474]

Worked thank you alot! you're the best bro liked

[@sepehrrajabi1112]

Fantastic tips and tricks 👌. 😍🤩😍

[@camelot974]

«What’s your favorite cookie recipe?” So random 🤣 Great video, as always 👍🏻

[@adrianperez3878]

Thank you so much for this content =)

[@andersongarcia-yy4qx]

amazing channel

[@Annatar0]

The relax smooth brush tip is very useful in cases where you want to keep the shape but just smooth the surface out. This tends to happen a lot in the shaping process of the sculpt. Also using DamStandard to define hard surface shapes is very useful.

[@MEneifal]

Great tips

[@sairajesh6895]

Finally thank you very much

[@TheGreatArlei]

Thank you so much for this episode and for all your work by the way! I was wondering, what's the music you used on the outro? It's lovely! Keep up the great work and take care.

[@Outgang]

All of Outgang's music is an original composition by our resident musician (Frederick Genereux). We're planning to release Outgang, volume 1 soon.

[@pixbstudios]

Just like a magician says Abra ka Dabra before performing his magic, the same way Marco says Pro Tip!

[@DeejayGrafixx]

don't let marco's low res camera fool you,this dude is a 3d god

[@Outgang]

I see his low-res camera as a reminder that it is better to block out with a low-resolution dynamesh.

[@ModifyChanelLive]

This is amazing ! Very useful video ! Thank you

[@MovingDungeons]

Smooth relax! 9.00, top tip, thanks :)

[@artdigitalenergy3917]

Awesome 👍

[@jimmywong6561]

Great Pro tips, and cookies.😀👍

[@madmodder]

soo once you have a nice dynamesh block in, how do you go about splitting it up into various parts for refinement?

[@haolai9481]

May I ask if the zoom out in 15.26 is left click or right click？Need to turn on symmetry?Thank you

[@CryptoFeeders]

Tried but in my aftre releasing shift key and drag with smooth brush , there is difference as u told about smoothrelax. Is there another way to use relax .??

[@TanatomorFozis]

More pro tips! Thx, btw:D

[@caseyforster4613]

Quick question, if you block out the whole silhouette from the same sphere, how do we break the silhouette down into subtools after all is said and done in the block out phase?

[@Outgang]

Look for Split Masked Points under Tool->Subtool->Split

[@caseyforster4613]

@@Outgang Thank you so much for the response! much love guys!

[@koko-nl5tp]

8 or 10 millions per subtool. Amazing. I don't expect that.. I hope my computer can handle that. hahaha.

[@joelsukkau7470]

Yay! Found another killer 3D KZbin channel

[@jaze_ph]

Outgang is super awesome! Any good recommendations guys that is kinda similar to outgang channel (even if paid) that is focused on 3d environments? Thanks!

[@marsmotion]

do you ever look into use of 3dcoat?

[@Oakbeast]

Spot on demo good SIR!!

[@hammad0]

Early on, You ntion a tutorial You've made, concerning the content setup. I can't seem to see it in Your description though?

[@BungieStudios]

I was struggling for days on triangular torso planar faces in Blender. I watch him accomplish it in seconds using sculpting. 🤯🤦‍♀

[@undo8k296]

May i know, what computer spec Marco Plouffe using on Zbrush ?

[@ngontri9921]

Cool

[@nayandurge8877]

Can you make full workflow

[@ShroodleYT]

He's a beautiful young lady.

[@RDD87z]

i would love to seee how do people retopo these kind of super hard surface detailed models... with lot of pieces. specially for games.. omg.. thats crazy :D

[@Outgang]

One approach I've seen that works consistently for games is just shrink-wrapping a low-res on top of all the details.

[@RDD87z]

@@Outgang true makes sense because most of the micro detail can be achieved with normal maps and some deep shadows on the albedo. Thank you

[@sun_beams]

The airhorns fucking killed me hahaha "PRO-TIP"

[@sekker2k446]

So good, the BEST part were the pro tips😂

[@SkemeKOS]

Whats with the make up and hair??

[@pablopenza1170]

how can i get this matt 9:59 render mat2. It's not grayed out like basic material

[@Outgang]

Marco's material really looks like the basic material to me. I you mean the fact that the inactive subtools aren't turning dark like usual, there's a setting for that under Preferences -> Edit -> Inactive Subtool Dimming. Is that what you're looking for?

[@pablopenza1170]

@@Outgang IDK, I mean, I did some changes with the light, like changing ambient from 3 to 8 and I got something more similar to this. it's like my basic material is grayer than his. I feel that his has a more white tone, even if i let the same RGB. Maybe are my windows colors settings... BTW, TKY for the tip.

[@lauragallagher3187]

@@pablopenza1170 I do some post production on the videos and often boost the midtones a bit, I think that's what you're seeing.

[@andresagudelo502]

how much professionalism, I would love to know where I can get that kind of alphas you use.

[@bunnyfreakz]

Every subtool 10 million? He have beast PC.

[@d100763]

"this is a simple shape"....me sculpting for ten hours...

[@TheGreatArlei]

You get a dollar for every time Marco says like!

[@Outgang]

Haha! I'd be rich :)

[@LovePrj]

just realised he says "like" a lot

[@MatheusLB2009]

14:10 Drink water every time he says "like"

[@DmytroChynin]

coll stuff like :)

[@joeg7096]

heehee the ending

[@caffeinatedteddy2110]

10:27 every project has those moments that just doesn't make sense but it would feel weird if they didn't happen

[@macgruber4689]

Idk, feels like "Plouffe" is like "Porsche", the e at the end isn't silent."Plouff" sounds like french kid shooting a toygun :D

[@user-ff2mu4fh4v]

it's a french name though, so the 'e' is silent

[@macgruber4689]

@@user-ff2mu4fh4v i'll give that "e" a voice no matter what but thanks bro.

[@demianpelos]

ZBrush complicate simple stuff like moving geo to another layer so confusing

[@slothsarecool]

I just wish the zbrush UI wasn’t so overwhelming haha, it hasn’t changed in like 15 years

[@Outgang]

There's enough functions and buttons to launch a rocket in space.

[@edrevvvv]

how many million polys have those mechas? i dont understand how this can be rendered anywhere xD

[@MyFilmex]

Like like

[@konstantinchulanov5258]

like

[@TataNog]

Too much premium information wow

[@bolitvega1954]

active points are lesser than how many times he said "like".

[@ZephrusPrime]

Looks like I'm gonna need a little more RAM...

[@TOPP3R1993]

I gave up counting the word "like" after half the video, but nonetheless nice tips

I'd like to ask how he posing that complex characters

[@jaypatel6284]

for first 10 seconds i was confused

[@johnnynoggy]

Foda!

[@philmehrart]

7:35 RIP headphone users

[@Outgang]

haha!

[@dash9655]

Guy like, says "like", like every 5-6 words. Like.

[@shaderclo]

You counted how many times this guy said: like. Lost my count at the 1828th time! Lmao But great stuff nonetheless

[@stevezy4772]

i am confused...

[@eugeozuberg2092]

Will i watch your channel 24/7 just to look at that beautiful face of yours? *yes*.

[@luisenriquedavila1391]

Outgang are you woman or men??

[@Outgang]

I'm a trans woman

[@cyanide227]

drop the word "LIKE" you gonna improve 80% without like