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= Environment Sculpting =
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Digital sculpting is the process of creating a high-resolution 3D model with a series of painting strokes, using a pressure-sensitive tablet or screen. Usually the details from these models are baked into a [[NormalMap]] for a lower-resolution in-game model.  
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Environment sculpting is the process of creating a high-resolution 3D model with a series of painting strokes, using a pressure-sensitive tablet or screen. Usually the details from these models are baked into a [[NormalMap]] for a lower-resolution in-game model.  
  
  
  
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== Sculpting Tutorials ==
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== Sculpting Apps ==
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See [[Category:Tools#A3D_Sculpting_Software|Category:Tools]] for sculpting apps.
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== Base Meshes ==
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See [[BaseMesh]] for downloadable meshes and base mesh modeling advice.
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== Character Sculpting ==
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These cover hard-to-find subject matter, or they offer in-depth explanations of reasoning and technique. If you're looking for music-only timelapse head sculpt videos, they're widely available [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbs=vid:1&q=time+lapse+head+sculpt elsewhere].
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* [[Image:EnvironmentSculpting$sculpt_zbrushclothestutorial.png]] <<BR>> [http://www.selwy.com/2009/zbrush-clothes-tutorial/ ZBrush Clothes Tutorial] - by ''[http://www.selwy.com Benjamin "Selwy" Leitgeb]''<<BR>>In-depth tutorial about how to model folds, with references and videos.<<BR>><<BR>>
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* [[Image:EnvironmentSculpting$sculpt_mashrumishuclothing.png]] <<BR>> [http://www.fx81.com/blog.htm Shirt, Pants, Facial Sculpting Timelapse Videos] - by ''[http://www.fx81.com/info.htm Mashru "MM" Mishu]''<<BR>>Silent timelapse videos showing the sculpting of clothing and facial features.<<BR>><<BR>>
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* [[Image:EnvironmentSculpting$sculpt_zbrushfurfabtorres.png]] <<BR>> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcNnCCpNaco Fur Tutorial timelapse] - by ''[http://www.youtube.com/user/fabtorres fabtorres]''<<BR>>Silent timelapse showing the sculpting of a small section of fur on a sphere.<<BR>><<BR>>
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* [[Image:EnvironmentSculpting$sculpt_zbrushintrobook.png]] <<BR>> [http://www.amazon.com/Introducing-ZBrush-Eric-Keller/dp/0470262796 Introducing ZBrush] - by ''[http://www.bloopatone.com/blog/ Eric Keller]''<<BR>>($) Book with in-depth introduction to ZBrush 3.1 (ZBrushCentral [http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?t=64373 thread here])<<BR>><<BR>>
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* [[Image:EnvironmentSculpting$sculpt_repeatedpatterns.png]] <<BR>>[http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=71712 Sculpting methods for repeated patterns] - a ''[http://boards.polycount.net/ Polycount]'' thread<<BR>>How to lay down a repeating pattern like scales, knitted cloth, fur, etc.<<BR>><<BR>>
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== Hard-Surface Sculpting ==
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Most mechanical modeling is done with [[Subdivision Surface Modeling]] but digital sculpting apps can also be used for mechanical work.
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* [[Image:EnvironmentSculpting$sculpt_cardwellmudboxhardsurfaces.png]] <<BR>> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=126YvIpwXHQ Mudbox - Hardsurface Forms - Freestyle] - by ''[http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/dave-cardwell/1/318/b0b Dave Cardwell]''<<BR>>In-depth video tutorial with voice-over.<<BR>><<BR>>
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* [[Image:EnvironmentSculpting$sculpt_mechanicalmoondonghwa.png]] <<BR>> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skp_HSyCV0E ZBrush - Mechanical Sculpting timelapse] - by ''[http://blog.naver.com/dilblo moondonghwa]''<<BR>>Music-only timelapse showing bio-mechanical sculpting techniques.<<BR>><<BR>>
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* [[Image:EnvironmentSculpting$sculpt_preservinghardedges.png]] <<BR>> [http://vimeo.com/9473973 ZBrush - Preserving Hard Edges From Maya To ZBrush] - by ''[http://vimeo.com/nickz Nick Zuccarello]''<<BR>>In-depth video tutorial with voice-over.<<BR>><<BR>>
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* [[Image:EnvironmentSculpting$sculpt_hardedgehighpoly.png]] <<BR>>
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[http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=47041 Hard edge - highpoly] - a ''[http://boards.polycount.net/ Polycount]'' thread <<BR>><<BR>>
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== Environment Sculpting ==
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* [[Image:EnvironmentSculpting$sculpt_christopher.png]] <<BR>> [http://www.jmchristopher.com/portfolio/rockTutorial/rockTutorial.html Rock Sculpting Tutorial] - by ''[http://www.jmchristopher.com Jacob M. Christopher]''.<<BR>>Sculpting unique non-tiled rock forms with Maya, ZBrush, Photoshop, and Unreal.<<BR>><<BR>>
 
* [[Image:EnvironmentSculpting$sculpt_christopher.png]] <<BR>> [http://www.jmchristopher.com/portfolio/rockTutorial/rockTutorial.html Rock Sculpting Tutorial] - by ''[http://www.jmchristopher.com Jacob M. Christopher]''.<<BR>>Sculpting unique non-tiled rock forms with Maya, ZBrush, Photoshop, and Unreal.<<BR>><<BR>>
 
* [[Image:EnvironmentSculpting$sculpt_rooz3d.png]] <<BR>> [http://www.youtube.com/user/rooz3d#p/u Rock sculpting videos] - by ''[http://www.rooz3d.com Behrooz 'rooz3d' Roozbeh]'', a Naughty Dog artist working on Uncharted 2.<<BR>><<BR>>
 
* [[Image:EnvironmentSculpting$sculpt_rooz3d.png]] <<BR>> [http://www.youtube.com/user/rooz3d#p/u Rock sculpting videos] - by ''[http://www.rooz3d.com Behrooz 'rooz3d' Roozbeh]'', a Naughty Dog artist working on Uncharted 2.<<BR>><<BR>>
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== More Information ==
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See [[Category:Tools#A3D_Sculpting_Software|Category:Tools]] for sculpting apps, see [[CharacterSculpting]] for character-based tutorials, see [[BaseMesh]] for downloadable meshes and base mesh modeling advice.
  
 
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Revision as of 10:23, 17 August 2010


Environment Sculpting

Environment sculpting is the process of creating a high-resolution 3D model with a series of painting strokes, using a pressure-sensitive tablet or screen. Usually the details from these models are baked into a NormalMap for a lower-resolution in-game model.


Sculpting Tutorials

Tiled Sculpting

Sculpting in order to create a tiling NormalMap or DisplacementMap texture.

Optimization And Re-Topology


<<Anchor(Re-Topology_Apps)>><<Anchor(Hard-Surface_Sculpting)>>

More Information

See for sculpting apps, see CharacterSculpting for character-based tutorials, see BaseMesh for downloadable meshes and base mesh modeling advice.

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