Introduction to ZBrush

Level: Beginner
7 hours
ZBrush 2020
Released: 2023

Learn ZBrush the Easy Way

Learn ZBrush without the headache. In this 7.5-hour course, we’ve brought years of classroom and online teaching experience into the ultimate beginner’s guide.

We know exactly where students get stuck, so we’ve built a streamlined path that bypasses the frustration and gets you creating professional-grade sculpts right away.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Perfect for Beginners

This is the definitive, fast-track guide to ZBrush. We’ve packed an entire university-level curriculum into one comprehensive masterclass, covering every essential tool and technique you need to hit the ground running.

Start Sculpting in ZBrush

Beyond the technical buttons, you will learn the sculpting techniques used by industry pros. By learning these proven methods, you will gain the confidence to create high-quality models consistently.

Making a Cave Troll

You'll learn how to sculpt a cave troll from scratch using proven and simple sculpting techniques.

DETAILS

What You'll Learn

  • Learn the Interface: Conquer the ZBrush learning curve by mastering navigation, custom hotkeys, and the essential UI settings used by professionals.
  • Essential Toolset: Get hands-on with the core features that matter, including Dynamesh, Sculptris Pro, ZRemesher, and Subdivisions for a flawless workflow.
  • Advanced Sculpting Features: Expand your technical range with powerful tools like Live Booleans, ZModeler, NanoMesh, and the Xtractor brushes.
  • Texturing and Presentation: Learn the art of Polypainting, working with Alphas, and using Spotlight to bring color and high-end detail to your models.
  • Practical Project: Put it all together by sculpting a Cave Troll from a basic block-in to a finished creature design.

What You Get

  • 51 Videos Available for Streaming
  • Custom UI and Hotkeys
  • 2 Free Alphas from the FlippedNormals Skin Kit
  • Base Mesh
  • Project Files
  • Help Doc PDF

Requirements

  • You do not need any previous experience with ZBrush to take this course.
  • We recommend that you sculpt with a tablet instead of a mouse.

Skill Level

This course is perfect for complete beginners to ZBrush.

Your Instructor

Meet your teacher, Henning Sanden. He's been making characters in 3D for 20 years, creating characters for on blockbusters like Alien Covenant, Pirates of the Caribbean, Venom, Pacific Rim: Uprising, Batman V Superman, and many others! He's also been making tutorials professionally for the last decade, making him perfect for teaching this course.

Course Contents

  • Interface, Navigation and Saving 4 videos · 28m
  • Brushes, PolyGroups, Gizmos and Masking 6 videos · 50m
  • Dynamesh, Sculptris, SubD, Zspheres and Subtools 8 videos · 55m
  • Alphas, Layers, Custom UI and Morph Targets 4 videos · 28m
  • ZRemesher, Reprojection and History Recall 3 videos · 19m
  • Polypaint, Spotlight and Noisemaker 4 videos · 31m
  • ZModeler, Booleans and Nanomesh 5 videos · 37m
  • UV Master, Morph UVs, Fibermesh and Posing 4 videos · 29m
  • Decimation and Map Exporters 3 videos · 20m
  • Cameras, Lighting, BPR Filters and Timeline 6 videos · 50m
  • Cave Troll: From Start to Finish 4 videos · 1h 34m

Industry Experience You Can Trust

From blockbuster films to AAA games, our instructors have contributed to some of the industry’s most recognized projects.