ZBrush Creature Design by Spencer, Scott -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Publisher's Letter Dedication Acknowledgments About the Author

About the Guest Artists

Introduction

Who Should Read This Book What You Will Learn How to Use This Book

Chapter 1: ZBrush as a Character Design Tool

First Things First: Some Notes on Conceptualization Some Key Design Concepts

Chapter 2: The Character Portrait: Sculpting the Alien Mystic

Designing a Character Bust: Getting Started Refining the Character Bust

Chapter 3: The Interdimensional Traveler: A Full Body Character Design

Design Journey Establishing Your Basic Figure Refining the Head and Face Revising the Shoulders and Arms Finishing Touches and Final Passes Adaboy and the Saints of Alchemy: A Sculpted Novel by Zack Petroc

Chapter 4: Posing the Interdimensional Traveler

Considerations in Posing Setting Up the ZBrush Document

Chapter 5: Painting the Interdimensional Traveler

Adding Color and Texture with Photoshop Paintover Beyond Color: Lighting Effects Final Effects: Noise and Depth of Field Speculative Anatomy and Creature Design with Tristan Schane

Chapter 6: A Biomechanical Character

Creating the Cyborg Design

Chapter 7: Sculpting a Mermaid Character with Dynamesh

Using Visual Cues to Communicate Character Introduction to Dynamesh Creating the Figure

Chapter 8: Sculpting the Forest Spirit

Using Reference as Inspirational Material Sculpting the Body Sculpting the Head Shapes Refining the Face Refining the Body Analyzing the Shape Language

Chapter 9: Painting the Forest Spirit

Preparing the Model in ZBrush Preparing the Scene, Lighting, and Background in Maya Compositing and Painting in Photoshop

Chapter 10: Rendering the Enforcer

Advantages of BPR Establishing the Lighting Using LightCap Create a Skin Material Paint the Skin Highlights Image-Based Lighting Create the Look of Worn Leather Rendering Metals Create the Final Image

Chapter 11: ZBrush for Digital 3-D Printing

Methods of Rapid Prototyping Applications for 3-D Printing Prepare the Model for Printing Creating a Maquette Exporting the Geometry for Print

Appendix: About the Companion DVD

What You’ll Find on the DVD System Requirements Using the DVD Troubleshooting Customer Care

Index End-User License Agreement

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