Sunday, September 29th, 2024Posted by Jim ThackerThe Gnomon Workshop releases Introduction to ZBrush 2024html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"The Gnomon Workshop has released Introduction to ZBrush 2024, a comprehensive guide to the industry-standard digital sculpting software, recorded by Madeleine Scott-Spencer.The tutorial a new version of the popular beginner-to-intermediate-level training course, updated for ZBrush 2024 comprises over 18 hours of video training.A complete guide to sculpting, texturing and rendering in ZBrushFor some years now, Scott-Spencers ZBrush training for The Gnomon Workshop has provided an invaluable introduction to the software, and is updated with every major release of ZBrush.The training begins with a quickstart tutorial for users entirely new to ZBrush, covering the process of sculpting a character bust using DynaMesh.In subsequent chapeters, Scott-Spencer revisits the character to create a full-body creature sculpt with fine details, including wrinkles and pores.Other key topics covered include modeling hard-surface props, creating cloth and costume elements, texturing, posing figures, and rendering images within ZBrush.As well as the training videos themselves, viwers of the workshop can download a range of supporting files to help follow the tutorials.About the artistMadeleine Scott-Spencer is Head of Assets and Visual Development at Cinesite. She has worked in VFX and collectible design for nearly two decades, for studios including Weta Workshop and DNEG, on movies including The Hobbit trilogy and Wonder Woman.Price and availabilityIntroduction to ZBrush 2024 is available via an online subscription to The Gnomon Workshop, giving you access to over 300 detailed tutorials. Subscriptions cost $57/month or $519/year. Free trials are available.Read more about Introduction to ZBrush 2024 on The Gnomon Workshops websiteHave your say on this story by following CG Channel on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). As well as being able to comment on stories, followers of our social media accounts can see videos we dont post on the site itself, including making-ofs for the latest VFX movies, animations, games cinematics and motion graphics projects.Full disclosure: CG Channel is owned by Gnomon.Latest NewsChaos releases Vantage 3.0 in betaMajor update to the real-time ray tracing renderer adds initial support for USD, MaterialX, 3D Gaussian Splatting, and volumes.Friday, September 5th, 2025Chaos adds AI Material Generator to V-Ray 7.1.2 for SketchUpExperimental cloud-based tool generates PBR materials and texture maps from real-world reference photos. Find more details here.Thursday, September 4th, 2025Get free Maya character rigging toolset mGear 5.1Update to the open-source Maya rigging and animation framework resolves compatibility issues with popular blendshape editor Shapes.Thursday, September 4th, 2025Ephere releases Ornatrix 3ds Max 9Check out the changes to the 3ds Max hair plugin for games and VFX, including a new Warp Roots modifier to help groom feathers.Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025Ephere releases Ornatrix Maya 5Check out the changes to the Maya plugin for creating hair and fur for games and VFX, including fast new workflows for braiding hair.Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025Tutorial: Creating Sci-Fi Electrical FX in HoudiniMaster efficient workflows for creating professional visual effects with The Gnomon Workshop's intermediate-level Houdini tutorial.Saturday, August 30th, 2025More News3D Gaussian Splats are being added to the glTF standardFree add-on turns MetaHumans into rigged Houdini charactersReallusion releases iClone 8.6Reallusion releases Character Creator 5SideFX just released Houdini 21: check out its five key featuresChaos releases V-Ray 7.1 for BlenderWacom becomes Blender's latest Corporate PatronXencelabs launches the Pen Display 24+Master Procedural Workflows for Games Using HoudiniRE:Vision Effects releases video and animation upscaler REZUp 2AMD releases FidelityFX SDK 2.0 and UE5 plugin with FSR 4 supportCLO Virtual Fashion releases Marvelous Designer 2025.1Older Posts