Course ( ZBrush-101 )

Learn ZBrush! Although this course is open to anyone, you should not start your CAD journey here. However, if you are an intermediate to advanced user of other CAD programs you will take your skills to a whole new level. You will be able to create anything you can dream of. You will stand out from the competition. No knowledge of ZBrush is required before starting.

Learn to create organic shapes of all kinds. Whether you are starting in ZBrush or importing your models from MatrixGold, Rhino, or some other CAD software, you will be able to unlock sculpting abilities that will rival and exceed any wax-carving technique.

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Coral Reef Ring

Creating organic jewelry is what ZBrush is all about. Learn several new ZBrush concepts to create a Coral Reef Ring.

Make a starfish while learning ZBrush’s Sculpris Pro mode and the Snake Hook brush. Then add the details using InsetMultiMesh and Curve brushes.

Use Thickness from Dynamic Subdiv to start a sand dollar and continue to shape and sculpt it in Dynamesh. Then, learn to create your own IMM brush using the starfish and sand dollar models.

Finally, create a beautiful coral setting for a marquise cabochon using procedural textures and Surface Noise. 

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UV Sculpted Rings

Learn all about creating UVs in ZBrush. Then learn to apply any seamless alpha map onto them. This is, perhaps, my best “secret hack” I can share with you. It will unlock the door to thousands and thousands of designs.

Learn to bring in any seamless pattern (from your own creation or your favorite Marketplace) and apply it to a specific location on your model using Surface Noise then extract or deform it into beautiful 3D depth.

Next, learn to use a combination of Dynamesh, Polish, Smooth, and other Brushes to enhance your model.

Learn this secret recipe and you will do things you never thought possible in CAD.

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ZFloral Bezel Ring

Learn all about ZRemesher. Convert your models into a beautiful sculpt-able topology. This is the key to repairing topology. Also learn Mirror, and Smart ReSym to fix broken symmetry.  

Learn to Stencil your patterns anywhere you like onto your 3D models. Then use Brushes to create the 3D details.

Next, learn to Dynamesh and repair bad topology as your sculpt. Think of it as the ultimate shrink-wrap around your model. You will even be able to split your model apart and merge it back together. 

Finally, learn to precisely control the resolution of your output geometry with the Decimation Master plugin. Wow!

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ZModeler Ring

Learn about scaling and moving SubTools precisely. Learn all about another extremely valuable plugin called RingUtility. This one you are going to need to install properly, and I will show you how. 

The ZModeler brush allows you to do precise mesh editing. Learn to QMesh polys, Insert edge loops, Bridge edges, and Move and Stitch points. 

Learn all about Polygroups, Crease, Dynamic Subdiv and ArrayMeshes. Finally, learn how to export your models with the 3D Print Hub. 

Wow! This is another jam-packed lesson. Are you ready?

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Brushes 101

Wow! You are going to take a major step into the ZBrush world by learning all about Brushes, Strokes, Alphas, Textures, Colors, Materials, Layers, Image Plane, Symmetry, Extract, and Masking.

This lesson is packed to the brim with information as we start to look at painting and sculpting in ZBrush. Learn to use an image as a reference and source to develop into an extracted 3D model.

Practice tracing a snowflake pattern before sculpting details onto it. 

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