Dark Fantasy Character Design in ZBrush

Dark Fantasy Character Design in ZBrush

“We have reached the end of our journey, thank you very much for joining me on this adventure! I hope this course has been useful to you. To help you carry out your project, I will review the key phases to follow. Then I would like you to briefly explain what you have done at each stage and accompany the explanation with one or more images. I invite you not to reproduce verbatim the design that I developed in the course. Dare to make your own character so that it can serve as a piece in your portfolio. The brief and the sketch Remember to list the general characteristics of your character. It is also valid to think of a mini-story for him. This way it is much easier for one, as a character designer, to know which line to go for or which elements to take into account so that the design is based on the requirements. This exploration stage is very important, so you refine your ideas more and you can arrive at a more solid conception of your design. Once the final sketch of this is defined, it is already much easier to flow in 3D to take it to the next level. Character Construction Start by creating your base structure for the character, defining its primary shapes very well. This is the most important stage before going up to the secondary and tertiary stages. If there are no good primary forms defined, the others are not going to look good.

Refinement Once you have your shapes well defined, you can start finishing and give the last details to the sculpture, such as wrinkles, pores, scars, among others. Render and latest details When you have your model in the render engine, look for lighting that fits the character and makes it stand out so that the design draws more attention. The presentation is very important to create a good impact on the public and finish your project. Once you have everything ready, upload your presentation to the forum, by clicking on “Create your project”. Each new job enriches us all! Analyzing the works of the community and seeing what decisions others have made is a good way to continue learning. So I encourage you to comment on the other projects as well. I will respond as soon as I can and give you my feedback on your project. Bye!”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project We have finished the course. I want to thank you for taking it. I hope it has been of great help for your process as an artist. Always keep in mind your references to enrich your character. Add elements according to what you write in your brief. Do not clutter the design with things that are not relevant. Remember that the simple, but well executed always has more impact. I invite you not to reproduce verbatim the design I developed in this course. Dare to make your own character so that it can serve as a piece for the portfolio. I would love for you to upload your progress to...”

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Course summary for: Dark Fantasy Character Design in ZBrush

• Level: Intermediate
• 95% positive reviews (39)
• 1995 students
• 5 units
• 24 lessons (8h 14m)
• 7 downloads

• Category

  3D & Animation

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop, OctaneRender, ZBrush

• Areas

  3D, 3D Character Design, 3D Modeling, Character Design