Advice for sculpting stlylized cartoon hair in ZBrush, please.

GreenBeams

Hello there,

i'm new to zbrush and have been wrestling with a character bust and am a little stuck when it comes to the hair. I've got where i am so far with move, clay buildup and DamStd.

Please can anyone help with some advice on how to sculpt stylized hair in ZBrush?

Or, is it just a case of drawing in bigger shapes then methodically working them smaller? Any help would be great, thanks!

asdaq

I'd use also brushes "trim adaptive" and "pinch".
Try to play with the settings of the brush curve - may give you more more variations of the hair strands.

There is great thread about sculpting hair somewhere here. I can't find it now, maybe somebody else will post a link.

BTW: nice character, bit like Goscinny&Uderzo's Asterix.

AQ

stevston89

Stylized hair isn't about the details it's about the large forms and flow of the hair. I would work on getting broader/ chunkier shapes and not worrying bout the individual strands. Take a look at this video by Josh Singh he goes over hair at somepoint:
http://www.cgmeetup.net/home/zbrush-character-modeling-for-league-of-legends/

Abidus

stevston89 wrote: »

Stylized hair isn't about the details it's about the large forms and flow of the hair. I would work on getting broader/ chunkier shapes and not worrying bout the individual strands. Take a look at this video by Josh Singh he goes over hair at somepoint:
http://www.cgmeetup.net/home/zbrush-character-modeling-for-league-of-legends/

That was really insightful, thanks for sharing!

Stockwell

Abidus wrote: »

That was really insightful, thanks for sharing!

Yes that is really a great vid breaking down some really great techniques. I wanted to link that same vid when i saw this, but couldn't remember what MOBA it came from, glad someone else did.

Would love to see an update on your sculpt after implementing your new found insight. I really like the head, but the beard lacked for sure. Can't wait to see more!

GreenBeams

@asdaq - Thanks for the advice and the comment - it's actually meant to be a character study of Getafix from the Asterix comics! ^^

@stevston89 - i think i'm going to have to do some extensive beard research to find the larger shapes. In the comic, it's just a single shape so i'll get on to that. Thanks so much for the video link. I'm about to watch it now but it already looks super helpful!

@Stockwell - Thanks for the compliment! I'll post whatever progress i make, be it good or just plain cakpie xD

Thanks again everyone for the kind words and help

JoshWilkinson

I don't really do character work but I saw this some time ago and thought it was an awesome workflow. http://www.zbrushworkshops.com/lessons/sculpting-dynamic-hair-know-zbrush-inside-and-out-with-ryan-kingslien/

GreenBeams

BringMeASunkist wrote: »

I don't really do character work but I saw this some time ago and thought it was an awesome workflow. http://www.zbrushworkshops.com/lessons/sculpting-dynamic-hair-know-zbrush-inside-and-out-with-ryan-kingslien/

T'is yourself!

thanks for the video link. I'm going to finish this try out first and then se where i am.

Here's where i am at the moment just on the beard:

GreenBeams

another little update:


and:



on we go!

GreenBeams

And i think this is it for the hair... It's a little crowded but i'm happy with it overall. Thanks so much for all the help. I do love PolyCount!

Suba

I absolutely that Getafix. Pretty rare to see that style in 3D. You did really great, especially with the beard.

GreenBeams

Suba wrote: »

I absolutely that Getafix. Pretty rare to see that style in 3D. You did really great, especially with the beard.

Thanks very much and nice of you to say so ^^

GreenBeams

dustinbrown wrote: »

Danny Williams made a good video on sculpting hair.

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Another excellent reference, thanks!

And thank you for introducing me to Danny Williams, this guy's stuff is wonderful!