3D Character Design: From Drawing to Modeling

Blockout in ZBrush 2

A course by Segun Samson , Visual Development Artist

100% positive reviews (47)

1,480 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Blockout in ZBrush 2

Overview

“Here, I will block out my character's head. ”

In this video lesson Segun Samson addresses the topic: Blockout in ZBrush 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: 3D Character Design: From Drawing to Modeling. Give a new dimension to characters by creating your protagonist in Photoshop before giving it depth and volume with ZBrush and Maya.

Partial transcription of the video

“Blockout in ZBrush I'm going to try to block out these headphones a bit, insert a ring this time. Over here, it's clearly like that. Ok, let's cut this way. I'm going to insert a different cylinder now. Let's use Mirror. I'm going to mask out the hairline for her. Clicking on Ctrl, I'll go up here and click the MaskLasso. I'm still on Ctrl, go to Stroke, then Lazy Mouse. I'm masking, so Ctrl on Mask and Ctrl + Alt on Mask. I want to extract this. I'll go Extract, reduce the thickness. That doesn't look good, let's increase it a bit. That's it, I can accept. That looks ok. I'll smoothen it o...”

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Course summary for: 3D Character Design: From Drawing to Modeling

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (47)
1480 students
4 units
19 lessons (4h 38m)
9 downloads

Category
3D & Animation
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Maya, ZBrush
Areas
3D, 3D Character Design, 3D Design, 3D Modeling, Character Design, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Segun Samson

A course by Segun Samson

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Visual Development Artist

Segun Samson has been working as a visual development artist with a focus on character design for over eight years. His love for animated movies, comics, and video games began when he was a child, and it's what motivated him to start creating his own characters and worlds as a profession. He is a self-taught artist who learned through mentorship classes and online art courses. He landed his first full-time job working as a comic artist for one of the biggest films in West Africa and hasn’t looked back since.

He has worked for companies like Triggerfish Animation, Lantern Books, Dreamcast Animation Studio, Gamsole, Genii Games, Flaunt Production (Monster High: Electrified), and Sunrise Productions (Jungle Beat: The Movie).