Digital Creature Creation in ZBrush, Photoshop, and Maya - Lynda.com training course

In this course I present the skills digital artists need to create photorealistic 3D creatures for film, video, and game production. The course covers basic design, sculpting, texturing, posing, and lighting and demonstrates real-world workflow, starting with the basic sculpture in ZBrush and moving it into Maya for finishing, while editing textures in Photoshop.

Go to the course page on lynda.com here:
http://www.lynda.com/3D-Animation-Character-Design-tutorials/Digital-Creature...

Topics Include:
Brainstorming and refining a character concept
Installing custom brushes
Optimizing tablet settings
Posing the ZSpheres in ZBrush
Sculpting muscles and midsize shapes
Working with DynaMesh
Using GoZ between ZBrush and Maya
Creating topology for animation
Sculpting fine detail
Cleaning up a mesh in Maya
Creating the UV layout
Lighting and shading
Painting texture maps
Posing with Transpose tools in ZBrush
Batch rendering a turntable animation

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[Doclolwut]

Hello! So I've been interested in 3D modeling for a while now, but definitely want to improve on my character/organism modeling, so I've kinda been a great fan of your videos! I'm planning on subscribing to Lynda tonight to view your more in depth tutorials, however, I am not in possession of ZBrush. That being said, I have a student license with Autodesk, and have Maya and Mudbox. Would it be possible for me to follow using Mudbox rather than ZBrush?

[squirc]

@Doclolwut Some of the things can be translated to mudbox, but other things (especially zspheres and retoplogy) will not. Thanks for your support! it means a lot to me

[subd3]

Mr. Kittleson, what are you using to support your Wacom tablet on? I'm having ergonomic issues with my tablet. It seems to be a great idea to have it angled a bit. Is there any other tips for Wacom users? I also have a 3D mouse called the Space Navigator. Do you know of anyone who has got it to work with Zbrush?

[squirc]

@subd3 I place my tablet flat on the desk, pushed back on the desk so that my hand is about 12-14 inches from the edge of the desk. making sure the the chair is at the right height relative to the desk is important as well. I don't know about the Space Navigator mice. good luck!

[juancasinisterra]

i cant become a member in lynda cuz i dont have a credit card. what do i do???

[squirc]

@juancasinisterra Get a prepaid card. works the same and anyone can get one.

[Quindal]

I'm ready to get started.. hey, wtf, the video stopped xD

[ThePlugTurtle]

this guy is such a knob

[Quikie93]

@souske25 how do you mean?

The videos? only the introduction

[redmoonspider]

I absolutely love your work.The serious art on you website is just jaw dropping.