She is currently a 3D artist at Double Negative. She has worked for facilities including Gentle Giant Studios, Weta Workshop and Weta Digital, on movies including The Hobbit trilogy, Wonder Woman and Valerian. Madeleine Spencer has worked in visual effects, toy and collectible design, and the design of digital maquettes for concept work for over a decade. The seven new chapters cover tools such as 3D extrusion system Snapshot3D intersection masking the new universal camera system and the new non-photorealistic rendering toolset. Updated : The Gnomon Workshop has released another free update to the tutorial, now renamed simply ‘Introduction to ZBrush’, this time covering the new features in ZBrush 2019. In total, the update adds over two hours of new material. It covers ZBrush 2018’s Sculptris Pro dynamic tessellation system, the Project Primitive deformer, automated Polygroup-generation system PolyGroupIt, plus the changes to the UI and sculpting brushes. Updated 16 April 2018: The tutorial has now been updated with seven new chapers covering the new features in ZBrush 2018, the latest free update to the software, which was released last month. Spencer also demonstrates how to use ZBrush in conjunction with other key CG applications, including Photoshop and KeyShot. It then moves onto the individual feature sets, including all of the new features and plugins for ZBrush 4R8, including Live Booleans, VDM brushes and 3D text. The training starts with a brief overview of the UI aimed at new users, and quickstart tutorials on sculpting, plus a more in-depth lesson on painting creature skins using Polypaint. Gnomon describes Introduction to ZBrush 4R8 as “the most comprehensive set of instructional videos ever created for ZBrush users” – with some justification: the tutorial runs to well over 18 hours of footage.Īs well as providing a detailed explanation of every tool in ZBrush, it sets out key ZBrush workflows, from the absolute basics to advanced sculpting and detailing techniques. The tutorial has now been updated to cover new features in ZBrush 2019.Ī complete professional guide to sculpting in ZBrush The Gnomon Workshop has released Introduction to ZBrush 4R8, a comprehensive guide to Pixologic’s industry-standard digital sculpting software, recorded by Double Negative artist Madeleine Spencer. Scroll down for news of the new chapters on ZBrush 2019.

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