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#41

I’ve looked at your other posts, and also have the DVD by Zack. The models you posted are the best of all the things I’ve seen you do. I was specifically curious where you start your model, how you decide certain issues, and how you work. Do you box model and just make cuts where you need them? Do you plan your topology ahead of time, or go with the flow?

I have always been looking for a light body topology that follows the true contours of the muscles, yours seems to do this wonderfully in the chest and back area. It seemed as this was the direction you took when creating the topology. I went as far as to try and reproduce the upper half of the torso, this is what I got.

Was I right about the original starting point and the extruded faces? Or did yu later make cuts that looked like that is what happened? I see alot of the same thing as this all over the model. The arms are especially interesting. You can see that I kept my mesh lighter, and in order to make a good mesh for details, you would have to make subdivisions in appropriate areas. Really, let me know if this is the right direction, or if this is completely opposite of your workflow.

Thanks

#42

the entertainment / games industry would be LIGHTYEARS AHEAD of where it is at now… if everyone was as cool as you…
sharing top level art for everyone to manipulate into there own work… is the way to go.

/bow

#43

trying to delete post.

#44

ahh so its another one of those “FREE” not really free scams.
you can only use the "FREE**************** Models with the Demo zbrush?
lol.

#45

rob…where are ya going with this?

you can use the models in the demo or the full version. If you wanna steal it…well you or anyone are going to whether you have permission or not, it’s a fact of life on this wonderful world wide web. If ya do tho…well that just makes you one of those sad little people we should all say a little prayer for.

The intent is for you to learn something about how zbrush works, not how many people can steal it and use it in their own projects…which by the way I can think of at least one instance I saw where the dog was used but the head was slightly altered…which reminds me I need to find where I saved that link…dammit…anyway…if ya can sleep at night…go for it.

Am sure Mr. Nguyen won’t lose any sleep over it. He has better things to worry about.

In any event what goes around comes around…believe it or not and 10 fold is a bitch.

#46

Man, I’m confused here…

Anyway, sumpm1, I like the step-by-step you posted there. I haven’t seen it done like that before.

Cool.

#47

Thanks, I really want to see how anguyen originally did it.

#48

sumpm1-

i tend to block things out and cut them in later. just less confusing this way. your way is a great start. really interesting. i tend to just use a box and start cutting cuz sometimes youd have to build a creature or something that is totally unlike a human…then whatru gonna do? which ever is faster i guess…not everyone models the same way.

as for my topology…i basically recreate my mesh with drawn in topology and use the shrinkwrap script to keep the details. this way is kinda time consuming but now that the zmapper plugin has come out, you can transfer all the details to ur new mesh without having to run the script at every subdivision. bless that plugin!

i like to draw in my topology instead of modeing them in when im modeling. its just more intuitive for me.

when i create a base model to sculpt in zbrush, i make sure there is enough resolution for the joints and set up basic loops so that when subdividing in zbrush, the topology doesnt fight against the sculpt. and make sure your topoly isnt too heavy at first…like for knuckles…cuz youll get pinching and its hard to sculpt this out in zbrush.

ive gotten both positive and negative feedback about my topology layout. im still figuring out what works and what doesnt. ive heard that the best way to layout your topology is to make it look even as if it were a nurbs patch model. i like this approach better. but then again, some people say its better to model in the conventional polygonal way…but those were the old schoolers…i think zbrush has changed many pipelines and workflows. i was fortunate enough to talk to bay raitt (LOTR) up at valve about this and the advice he gave me was to rig and animate my models to see if it works. hes right. youll learn so much when you rig and animate your models. itll make you a better modeler. for wrinkles and such…dont overdue it by adding geometry, keep it simple…zbrush can do all that detailed stuff. but you should definitely add in resolution where needed (like shoulders and elbows etc…)and not worry about trying to keep the topology even. remember…the audience is not gonna see how clean and even your topology is. theyll only see how smooth the deformations on your characters are.

hope this helps,
anguyen

cntrl - z / aminuts- thanks for all your followups when i didnt have time to answer

#49

does anyone have a zbrush tool of a woman that we could download?

#50

I’ll second that query! I’ve looked everywhere. They are different in a lot of little ways, so trying to adapt the male model isn’t working…

#51

Two arms, two legs, torso, neck, head. Optional edge loops to support a mouth and eyes. Optional fingers and toes.

These things, a base mesh has. Male, female, doesn’t matter.

When you look for more detail than this, what you are seeking is not a base mesh.

#52

Man, thank you very very much! i was needing a horse!

( you give once and you`ll get twice ) :wink:
cheers.-

#53

Hi there, Great models dude…

I am new to ZBrush - And would lie to play around with your dog model - I want to learn how to add fur to your Dog character. Where / how do you download this models?

I am a member of ZBrush Central?

Not sure how to access the link?

Thank you

William