Zbrush: Concept Kitbashing

1h 41mIntermediate2018-07-10

Authors

Pablo Muñoz

Digital Artist, Creator of ZBrushGuides

Course details

Using the kitbashing technique, you can speed up your ZBrush workflow by quickly producing detailed concepts in 3D. In this course, instructor Pablo Muñoz dives into the topic of kitbashing in 3D, sharing its benefits for rapid prototyping in ZBrush. Pablo explores multiple methods for creating organic and hard surface models using custom kits. Throughout the course, he shares various techniques for reusing resources to create completely different objects.

Learning objectives
What is kitbashing?
Advanced IMM brushes and Curve brushes
Useful brushes for kitbashing
Creating your own asset library
Building organic shapes
Creating and adjusting insert brushes
Building hard surface shapes
Fine-tuning shapes

Skills covered

3D SculptingZBrushPixologicVisualization and Real-TimeAnimation and IllustrationDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - Exercise files

1. Intro to Kitbashing

03 - What is kitbashing
04 - Benefits and practical application
05 - Scratch building for kitbashing
06 - Insert brushes
07 - Advanced IMM brushes
08 - Curve brushes
09 - Decimation Master
10 - Useful brushes
11 - Dynamesh

2. Kitbashing Exercise

12 - Setup and rough base mesh
13 - Inserting larger shapes
14 - Finding the right sillhouette
15 - Inserting smaller shapes
16 - Refining the sculpt

3. Building Your Own Organic Kit

17 - Creating your own asset library
18 - Building organic shapes
19 - Optimising shapes
20 - Creating and adjusting insert brushes
21 - Working with your own resources

4. Building Your Own Hard Surface Kit

22 - Building hard surface shapes
23 - Creating other simple shapes
24 - Fine-tuning shapes
25 - Creating and editing insert brush
26 - Adjusting Insert brushes
27 - Working with your own resources
28 - Detailing hard surface with booleans

5. Model Presentation

29 - Render and presentation