hey lil bro dont know what u were going for when it came to the future spaceship it mayb something from starwars i dont know/? but my favorite is the horse n cart that must have took awhile lol all the details n designing of the cart n wheels. ur ship is really good nice job it looks like the wooden ships u would have seen back then in the pirate days. the whole ship is detailed nicely. 
small_orange_diamond the bull terrier dog is awesome
u do really really well when it comes to dogs man. u reallyb do have a natural talent when it comes to drawing or sculpting dogs!!:)
i should know ive seen the drawings u hav done they r really really good dont stop drawing them u r a natural when it comes to that bro!!!:)keep up the goodwork ttyl
HEY jamespthornton yeah they were test to see what possible with the new features. you will really enjoy using them they are quick and great for block out formā¦
hey Blaine91555 thank you i will take a look at this i appreciate the linkā¦
thank you spaceboy412 the ship is an idea im working on plus its a test to see how how much you can do with just zspheresā¦ i guess i would like to fire it but at the same time i heard sometimes doing it that way can cause your sculpture to explodeā¦ yeah i have been hearing lots of sculptors are now using sculpey i guess not very many use water based clay any moreā¦ i will have to check out this apoxie sculpt never heard of it. thanks again space for the info i very much appreciate itā¦
hey AngelJ thanks i really appreciate that because i really try to improve with every new peice i do along with trying new workflowsā¦ yeah many of my freinds have said i have progressed which makes me happy that im noticable improvementā¦ yeah the boat and the truck was a try at useing the new spheres for something other then organic subjectsā¦ yeah i actually concentrated on the horse alot with the forms and structure its still a work in progress but was a great a way to test the new sketch spheresā¦ yeah the thing i like about sketch spheres is you can use as many as you want to describe the form and get fairly detailed results while still having a fairly small file sizeā¦ Centaur what centaur lol ;)ā¦ hope things slow down for you talk to you soon buddyā¦
hey Les yeah i was trying to go for a sci fi type vehicleā¦ glad you like the horse yeah it did take a little bit of time to get rightā¦ yeah thats what im going for i hope to have some what accurate model when i get done adding all the pieces togetherā¦ glad you like the dog it was just a quick sketch from a sphereā¦ yeah i seem to do alot of dogs probably because i love wolves so much ā¦ thanks bro i will continue to practice on my drawings and sculpture to try to improveā¦ thanks again les it means alotā¦
hope to see you post something soonā¦
some more tests in progressā¦
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some cool sketches herelike the wildebeast
way to go troy, that scene with the lion is great, although do deer like that exist in africa? i have no clue. at first i thought it was strange that the lions head was so raised, in my mind they are always lower, but i watched some videos and that is the way they look, for some reason though the scene is not as dramatic, it almost looks like they are just playing chase and are the best buds, like dogs playing, i donāt know. still really like it and the dirt floating in the air is cool. nice job on the water buffalo too. both of these could use some foliage.
is that a 69 mustang? canāt wait to see you hit it with some of the new hard surface brushes. looking good, the mags are nice. if it is the mustang the side windows are backwards.
hey bro looks good! :):)i really like the deer u did a great on him u do good with deers i also really like the one u drew on the wall in your room man its awesome!!small_orange_diamondA lot of people like that one not just me!! it reminds me of deer back home we used to get. the wildernessbeast is good too spot on as pete would say lolā¦ the lion needs a tail man. 
ur shelby gt is awesome n coolsmall_orange_diamondit really needs some finish work and detail done to it though but its a nice ride small_orange_diamondsmall_orange_diamondkeep it up lil bro:) ttylā¦
Troy1617: Really enjoy the these last ones, very interesting concept zsketch going on. Though the animals are looking very cool, the use of the movement in the terrain to help capture a more dynamic image is very appealing small_orange_diamond. Also nice ride, be neat to see more updates on that as well. Keep knocking em out bud, Iāll be waiting for more.
nice stuff dude, you are improving every step of the way, with the newer models looking more accurate than the previous ones. I highly recommend the planar brushes from 3.5, i think those make hardbody models that much better to do in Zbrush than in a traditional 3d package.
Just wondering, where do you get all the animal references for your works, any particular site worth of mention?
hey Gary Komar thanks glad you lke itā¦
hey spaceboy412 thanks glad you like the lion im really finding sketch spheres interesting in what they are capable ofā¦ yeah they do supposedly there are small herds of red deer there i thought it was kind of weird to when i heard it maybe i should have of made an antelope insteadā¦ yeah there in a static pose for now cant seem to get the posing to work right when rigging it with an armature especially on the zaxis when rotating i hope this is fixed by zbrush 4ā¦ yeah i agree still figuring out a good way to make foliage and plants and grass with zkiffs i am understanding them more thoughā¦ yeah i was going for 1968 shelby gt 500 but still working on it right now yeah im still experimenting with hard surface brushes got distracted with other things thoughā¦ so hopefully i wll update it soonā¦
hey Les thanks glad you like the deer yeah i still need to finish the mural on the wall as well as get back into paintingā¦ yeah im not sure about the wildebeast it still has a ways to go before theres a likenessā¦ happy your satisfied with the shelby so far i thought you might like itā¦
thanks AngelJ glad you like them still getting used to zskiffs but i am learningā¦ yeah that lion sketch was just a test to see what sketch spheres are capable of doingā¦ yeah still working on the car hope to have updates soon hope to see some more work from you soonā¦
hey KonginChains thanks im glad there is noticeable improvement in my work i try to improve with every new workā¦ yeah i have been experimenting with them hard surface brushes some times i can get the result im going for but most of the time its hit and miss with themā¦ but they do come in handy i will try to incorporate them more in my work flowā¦
well i have been collecting books and animal reference since i have had a passion for them since i was youngā¦
some sites you may find useful for reference areā¦
http://www.corbisimages.com
http://www.arkive.org/
and of course google you can find many thereā¦
also videos help to i have large amounts of animal footage i have acquired over the years and use it often when trying to see what a shape or form looks like from all angles
as for books some of the ones i have been using areā¦
An Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists http://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Animal-Anatomy-Artists/dp/0486200825
Animal Anatomy for Artists: The Elements of Form http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Anatomy-Artists-Elements-Form/dp/0195142144/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b
Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the Worldās Wildlife http://www.amazon.com/Animal-Definitive-Visual-Worlds-Wildlife/dp/0756616344/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258486773&sr=1-1
The Artistās Guide to Animal Anatomy http://www.amazon.com/Artists-Guide-Animal-Anatomy/dp/0486436403/ref=pd_sim_b_38
How to Draw Animals http://www.amazon.com/Draw-Animals-Perigee-Jack-Hamm/dp/0399508023/ref=pd_sim_b_6
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Mammals http://www.amazon.com/Princeton-Encyclopedia-Mammals-David-Macdonald/dp/0691140693/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2AVW99U3D7XGW&colid=ZWGPSW1AKYAG
Artistās Photo Reference: Wildlife
also one more that i really recommend getting is
Cyclopedia Anatomicae http://www.amazon.com/Cyclopedia-Anatomicae-Gyorgy-Feh%C3%A9r/dp/1579125913/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258487925&sr=8-1
these are just some that i use every now and then but really all you need to do is do a search on google and you can really find all the reference you needā¦ i hope that helps you a littleā¦
some more zskiff sketchesā¦
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Cool! I really like your Zsketches! Especially the elephant, the aligator and the cat. small_orange_diamond:)
yeah troy youre zbrushs madman
Great work! Youre the only one crazy enough zo build zsphere cars:D
or are we the crazy ones ?
hey Moni-Poroni thank you i really like your work as wellā¦ i like to do animals the mostā¦
hey Disco Stu thanks glad you like it so farā¦ the only mad part about doing it was creating the tires entirely out out sketch spheres but so far im surprised what they are capable of i hope they continue to be integrated with every new release im looking forward to what new features get integratedā¦ were all crazy in our own way it depends on how you look at itā¦
experimenting with hard surface brushes should have something new soonā¦
Hi Troy,
I just got through looking through your thread, great stuff here. You really have a feel for animals, my favorite subject matter.
Really interesting what you are doing with the zspheres too, I havenāt had a chance to try them yet. It looks like a lot of fun.
Thanks for posting all of the reference links, I am going to check into some of them for myself.
Keep up the great work.
BTW, your dog on post # 138 of the dog has such a wonderful feel to it, he is my favorite I think. I really like the forms you built up on him.
Heather
hi DirtRunner im glad you like my thread that makes me happy that you say that because i have always felt animals had had a special place in my heart i really hope that drawings and painting get better as my zbrush skill progresses. yeah zspheres are amazing in what there capable of with a little planning but i do hope that pixologic in time will adapt some type of voxel technology like 3d coat has or something similar to sculptris localized subdivisions, from what i tried i really like what sculptris has done. your welcome i have been collecting reference my whole life books, video and pictures they all help me alot to get my structure right when i choose a specific animal. actually truth be told i always wanted be a zoologist or marine biologist before i became sick , so since then i have tried to take my love that i have for animals and make art with itā¦ yeah that dog was just a quick demonstration i was doing for my brother because he asked me to show one of his friends that walked into my room because he really thinks im good at it so the sat on the bed and watched me sculpt for 30 to 35 minutes, the funny thing about him though was in my earlier work i never put the eyes in till last so when i asked him if he thought it looked some what good he would always say āit doesnāt look right it needs some eyesā it always frustrated me because i was always focused on the structure and foundation never to spheres i could just append later on so i have started to add eyes early on lolā¦
oh on a side note im trying to get into modo is there any body that has any good render setups they wouldnāt mind me using as a stage to get some descent lighting of my model because i have seen some great results from the renderer and all i really have ever used is zbrush for rendering because im thinking of getting the lighting studio http://www.luxology.com/store/SLIK/, that luxology came out with recently it looks promisingā¦ thanks again for your helpā¦
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nice wrk troy and good improvement - like your forms alot - would strech your poses little more apart from that - really cool stuff man:D
thanks - FoOD - love seeing your work and your hard surface work flowā¦ it makes me happy i am showing improvement in my work and strength in my forms. looking forward to seeing your next piece always inspiring seeing what you come up withā¦
hey sorry for the absence just got back from visiting my newly born niece from up north she was very beautiful and work of art her self. i am taking a break from the lion for now till zbrush 4 comes out so i can use reference overlay in the new features zbrush4 will have i think me and space have waited long enough.
wanted to ask some one here if they can tell me how to set up a large format wacom intous 4 to mirror the medium sized standard intous 3 what would i have to do to acomplish this because large intous 4 for zbrush is far to tireing to sculpt with,ā¦ thanks again for any help or advice you can give me on this matterā¦
well here are some more sketches, first the start of digital bust of a semi serious clay sculpture im working on at the moment which will only be the second one i have ever done will post pictures of it when its farther along, hopefully you will like the outcome. also i did quick portrait of a friend when i went over for dinner. thanks again to all of you for your continued supportā¦ good to be backā¦
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This oneās so cute :3
hey troy these new dogs are looking great, i really love the first one, it really has weight and i like the gauze effect your strokes are making.
the man is interesting, is it based on anything.
the second dog is a good start, the whiskers are a nice idea but need further posing in more angles
thanks Revvels happy you like it very first thing i did with sketch spheres.
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Hi troy, I noticed that you are looking to get some workflow hints for working with hardsurface in Zbrush. Shadowbox may be a good start for you. If youāve never used shadowbox though there is a tutorial in my thread and Etcher (Geert Melis) has some excellent video tuts on using shadowbox in his thread. http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthrā¦By-Geert-Melis. Here are a lot of shadowbox tutorial by many different artists on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/results?searcā¦l0l53l53l1l1l0
Ezra
Thanks
EZRA52 for all the tips going to experiment more with hard surface sculpting looks like other zbrush artists are getting great resultsā¦Looks like I will have to give shadowbox a try and hardsurface a tryā¦
Well itās been along time since I posted here on zcentral but Iām trying my best to get back into my art, despite unforseen circumstancesā¦ What better way to start than zbrush4r7ā¦
This is my first sketch with zbrush4r7 update started from a sphere as alwaysā¦
