3D Creature Design with ZBrush and Photoshop

Sculpting Rough Shape 1

A course by Rowena Frenzel , Freelance 3D Character Artist

98% positive reviews (53)

2,033 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Sculpting Rough Shape 1

Overview

“Let me show you the basic steps of sculpting a rough shape and the right forms to have a good starting point for later details.”

In this video lesson Rowena Frenzel addresses the topic: Sculpting Rough Shape 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: 3D Creature Design with ZBrush and Photoshop. Bring highly detailed animal characters to life through digital software using the natural world as your inspiration.

Partial transcription of the video

“Sculpting Rough Shape Finally, we can start sculpting. In this lesson, I will show you how you can sculpt a very simple but visible shape. You can use the references you collected in the beginning to find the right shapes. Let's have a look. There's one more thing we have to prepare for. We have to paint some simple shapes onto our reference images. I have here the dinosaur body, which we need for the whole body of the creature, and I also have here the cat head, which we also need for our head. What do I mean by painting simple shapes on it? When we go into the sculpting mode, we need to m...”

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Course summary for: 3D Creature Design with ZBrush and Photoshop

Level: Beginner
98% positive reviews (53)
2033 students
6 units
28 lessons (6h 36m)
15 downloads

Category
3D & Animation
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Pixologic, ZBrush
Areas
3D Modeling

Rowena Frenzel

A course by Rowena Frenzel

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Freelance 3D Character Artist

Rowena Frenzel is a freelance 3D character artist based in Germany. Her love for art began at a young age when she would draw anime and cartoons in her spare time, but video games were what really sparked her desire to pursue a career in creativity. She went on to study at media design school where she learned the basics of filmmaking, editing, graphic design, and more, before attending a private school to hone her skills in 3D design. After graduating and searching for a job in the field, she began posting her work online, which kick-started her freelance career as a 3D character artist.

She now shares her designs with 30K followers on Instagram and has worked on projects including the Tom and Jerry Movie and board game titles like Lord of the Rings. She’s created characters for Studio Wildcard, FlippedNormals, and more.