Sculpting a Scarecrow in ZBrush

Learn a variety of powerful digital sculpting techniques by creating a fun and whimsical Halloween scarecrow in ZBrush.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. Getting Started

• Setting up the course files
• Setting up a custom UI in ZBrush

2. Base Meshes

• Creating base meshes in Maya
• Importing base meshes into ZBrush
• Creating base meshes from ZSpheres
• Learning about DynaMesh and ZRemesher
• Using DynaMesh and ZRemesher
• Creating a rope by drawing a curve with a custom brush
• Repairing rope with DynaMesh and ZRemesher
• Adding new base meshes to Scene

3. Sculpting Details

• Sculpting a button
• Button holes and stitches
• Sculpting the hat
• Hat band and patch
• Hat stitches
• Bending the hat and creating a crease
• Texturing the hat
• Sculpting and texturing the head
• Handkerchief cloth folds
• Glove sculpting
• Glove leather texture
• Glove seams and stitches
• Sculpting details Into rope necklace
• Finalizing details In rope necklace
• Creating wood grain
• Sculpting the branch
• Sculpting the lantern handle
• Carving a pumpkin
• Adding details to the lantern

4. Review and Cleanup

• Reviewing work and duplicate gloves and arms
• Exporting subtools to Maya for adjustments
• Building a simple rig in Maya
• Repositioning the arms and hands
• Repairing geometry and exporting from Maya
• Importing repositioned components back to ZBrush
• Assessing work In progress
• Reposing a character

5. Final Polish, Polypaint, and Rendering

• Restoring a low-poly mesh
• Polypaint with the dark-to-light technique
• Adding highlights to your model
• Polishing your model with Polypaint
• How to use render settings in ZBrush
• Creating a final render in Photoshop

Conclusion

• Final wrap-up