Keyshot Release History How To Sandwich Gold

Just like the craftsmen who created the originals did not care whether every circle was perfect or not.

Then the challenge became, how fast could I do such a complicated piece Since my husband and I adopted 3 young kids just 8 months ago time is not something I have much of anymore but Im determined to keep learning ZBrush so I can use it to illustrate our childrens stories.

I needed a big dose of inspiration and needed to get up to speed on the new features of 4R7.

So I picked out a favorite historical piece and set out to see if I could complete it.

The first issue was choosing what method to create the metal base I went a couple of wrong directions and then went with the ZModeler and a Qcube to start with.

Unfortunately, I did have a computer crash and lost some of the first steps being recorded.

At some point I deleted all the of the cube sides except the top plane so that I could move the points around quickly and get my pattern shape.

Things progressed quickly and I knew I could get all of my patterns worked out and use the ZModeler Brush to go back and add thickness and raise the edges.

Ive recorded the process from here so that I can remember the journey of this piece.

There may be better ways to do some parts, but I keep going till the end and complete the piece.

I took metal working class in college and have some basic knowledge of how the piece might have been put together.

There are a LOT of stones in this piece Each one would have to be shaped and fitted.

And here I sit shaping stones and fitting them into place in digital form.

I really loved that piece Saddly, I lost the files because of a computer virus.

Luckily, I had made some videos back then and a few renders to remember it by.

Starting along the bottom row, I polypaint one lotus and see what steps and colors I work best.

I think it looks more realistic to have a random stone tinted a different color.

Keyshot Release History How To Sandwich Gold

If I 3d print this one day, Ill have to either model each wing stone or figure out how to sandwich gold and stone parts together.

ZBrush Version 10 will be so awesome I cant even imagine what it will be like for them in the distant digital future Im sure one of them will be designing ZBrush flying cars and 3d printing them out in the garage.

Took a few minutes to send to KeyShot, but not bad once it was there.

I love being able to save camera angles and the renders are so quick I try out nearly every single backdrop and environment with this piece.

The winning environment is pixologicbarcelonachurch.hdr.

It really makes the gold work seem just the right color.

I could certainly keep going with adding more ZBrush cracks and playing with renders but it is time to move on for now.

Remember kids. One day you will look back on your mothers work.

Dont laugh. I may not be designing flying cars or making movie monsters, but I was thinking of you when I put in all these late night hours to learn a program, become a better artist, and inspire your future artistic creations.