Sculpting Hands in ZBrush Like a Pro

In this ZBrush 2018 tutorial, we cover how to sculpt hands. We are using dynamesh and Sculptris Pro. We're also talking about life as an artist and the insecurities you feel when sculpting, which we feel is an important topic to cover.
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  • @ezot48
    @ezot486 жыл бұрын

    I really had to smile when you talked about the struggle and self doubt when starting a new sculpt in Zbrush because I feel 100% the same every time. I just went halfway through it with a sculpt I am currently working on so it really relaxes me knowing that even professionals like you struggle with the same things. Thank you for being so open and natural and please never stop creating this content, it's awesome how one can learn so much from you whilst being entertained from two very sympathic professional artists. Thank you Morten and Henning :)

  • @giantswing3175
    @giantswing31755 жыл бұрын

    I love the dynamic you two have, your videos are always super entertaining as well as insightful

  • @pen1102
    @pen11026 жыл бұрын

    Creating high detail models and renders just really shows how complicated the universe is.

  • @GordonBagshaw-GBEnglishClass
    @GordonBagshaw-GBEnglishClass3 жыл бұрын

    OMG your transparency as artists... thank you. I liked you because of the tutorial. I subscribed because of your transparency.

  • @Triptweeze
    @Triptweeze6 жыл бұрын

    I think that the self doubt is much more apparent in sculpting than other forms of art. Sculpting is so organic we can change an object quickly and those changes big or small changes the overall look and feel of the sculpt. Personally this is the biggest hurdle to overcome for me lately. I just keep telling myself that it's going to look like trash for a minute, but it's just the frame. Great advice guys.

  • @LordofSeals
    @LordofSeals6 жыл бұрын

    I haven't properly tackled a zBrush project for like a year because of work and such. I feel like I've gone backwards, but this video was exactly what I needed. Keep up the great work guys (:

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thats great, really glad it helped! :) We have a bunch of more ZBrush videos on our channel - if youre interested.

  • @WalterdasTrevas
    @WalterdasTrevas5 жыл бұрын

    I was looking for a tutorial for Blender, but this tutorial was extremely efficient, even being other software. Thank you!

  • @scottshepherd6815
    @scottshepherd68155 жыл бұрын

    Easiest to understand videos ever! Love them!

  • @stephengoodson8554
    @stephengoodson85546 жыл бұрын

    Oh man, I totally get that all the time, i even tell myself it's just impostor syndrome, focus on the forms and it will get there...but in the back of my mind I'm still hating my sculpt. Thank you for talking about this!

  • @harrynnebank8321
    @harrynnebank83216 жыл бұрын

    I've seen a lot ot of people lately, just focusing on learn tools and forgetting to learn the thing which I think is the most important part, Fundamentals, like form, shape, silhouette, color theory etc... , once again thank you guys for the video.

  • @threecolonist
    @threecolonist6 жыл бұрын

    Love your work guys. Best 3d art channel till now...

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @Denns300
    @Denns3006 жыл бұрын

    Sadly I can't put a "heart" instead of "thumb up" for Like. Your contents are as helpful as those of Michael Pavlovich. I am truly grateful for all the efforts you are putting guys. You're a blast. Thank you so much.

  • @Manuela3DArtist
    @Manuela3DArtist4 ай бұрын

    So cool what you do and so cool how much fun you have doing it! All that giggling in between just made my day better! Best regards from Austria ;-) and thank you for the knowledge about hands! It is highly appreciated by a 3D modelling student like me. Thanks again, M

  • @pawpotsRS
    @pawpotsRS5 жыл бұрын

    I can sit all day listening to you guys :) this is like a sound trip while at work.

  • @Makakogod

    @Makakogod

    5 жыл бұрын

    Me too 😜 🤘☺ 🤘

  • @saeedatenzi
    @saeedatenzi5 жыл бұрын

    6:19 golden words. As long as someone think like that he/she will evolve his/her skills and knowledge. Trail and error is the main purpose of practice.

  • @bunnywabbit
    @bunnywabbit6 жыл бұрын

    You nailed this sculpture ;). Very helpful video, thanks guys.

  • @jessegames6975
    @jessegames69755 жыл бұрын

    Yes , keep the videos like this where you show and explain your process of thinking in the sculpt

  • @visuart
    @visuart5 жыл бұрын

    Oh, hell, definitely the thumb is super tricky... from bottom to the tip. Great job! as usual guys! THNX 4 sharing

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    5 жыл бұрын

    Cheers Ángel!

  • @tanisaguinsin
    @tanisaguinsin5 жыл бұрын

    YEEEESSS to 3D printing :), In fact, just yes to all your video ideas

  • @culibarri7
    @culibarri76 жыл бұрын

    Love the new logo!

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @AlexandrCherednichenko
    @AlexandrCherednichenko5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome channel. Thank you guys

  • @mdsanima
    @mdsanima6 жыл бұрын

    great work! Now I following you and like this. keep going

  • @MadPonyInteractive
    @MadPonyInteractive5 жыл бұрын

    Thx for the video, you guys are my favourite KZreadrs. A video on the pipeline for 3d printing would be awesome.

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Really appreciate it :D It's actually on our list. We'd love to make a video about that

  • @sudharsansuresh170
    @sudharsansuresh1706 жыл бұрын

    Very very important topic Covered. Hands? No! IT IS MORE THAN THAT! Well done!

  • @Kaylx3
    @Kaylx36 жыл бұрын

    Nice work! So I see that you are talking a lot about Scott Eaton for your anatomy reference. Would you advice to test his course for anatomy sculpt, or now do you know some better course or books for that (and maybe a bit cheaper)? As a student, its kinda hard to find the best reference alone for learning these things.

  • @toddlawrimore3577
    @toddlawrimore35776 жыл бұрын

    Around the 10 minute mark you mentioned feeling like a fraud. Too funny. Been doing 3D for over 20 years and every project has some unique challenge that makes me feel so inadequate. Thanks for sharing! Never considered that others have that sensation too.

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    6 жыл бұрын

    It's such a weird feeling, isnt it? Like you say, you've been doing it for 20 years, and still you have the feeling of 'damn... maybe I'm just a cheater after all...' /H

  • @tzeghost
    @tzeghost2 жыл бұрын

    Love the video. However you guys should explain more on how you do things like how you extract the fingers, which shortcuts are you pressing. How do you move the fingers etc.

  • @thexenobunny
    @thexenobunny4 жыл бұрын

    I'm practicing Zbrush again. Your video on eyes has led me to more experimentation in creating separate detail body objects and then merging them into the concept model (merging subtools). This seems to be a more effective learning strategy (cuzz I get the needed geometry to experiment).I expect I will be doing this with my models hands and feet. I began with a zsphere character but of course I do not have the division levels/polys to effectively work the folds or buildup on fingers. Should i copy my current model's hand, chop it off from the body and merge it after rebuilding it with higher resolution or make a new hand like the one you made here and try merging it over a stump?

  • @nanfredman1991
    @nanfredman19916 жыл бұрын

    The encouraging comments are sure welcome. Now I want to sculpt a hand...

  • @scutum_
    @scutum_2 жыл бұрын

    Actually, I quite miss the old vibe in this channel. Like a kind senior or an old friend giving you advice. Though the content this channel provided is still extremely high quality, I always feel a sense of distance from Henning and Morten now. Yet I am still glad for you guys' company doing great and I appreciate all your hard work! Just saying that I kind of miss the old vibe. Watching or listening to you discuss all kinds of topics is relaxing.

  • @dariabonecrack5607
    @dariabonecrack56073 жыл бұрын

    That was really helpful 😃

  • @maddiemonster
    @maddiemonster4 жыл бұрын

    I miss you guys! You hit the nail on the head about imposter syndrome! Everything looks like shit until it doesn't :P

  • @nickzardiashvili624
    @nickzardiashvili6246 жыл бұрын

    Wow, this tutorial was really handy! I am confident that now I can handle scultping much better and I really gotta hand it to you for putting so much effort into your videos. On the other hand, I would appreciate a tutorial about legs as well, cause I can't quite seem to get my foot in the door of leg scultping and I did find a very course on it online, but it would cost me an arm and a leg. You modelled the left hand here, but I suppose I can simply mirror it and it would be all right? Thanks guys, anything regarding modeling and sculpting, I can always rely on your helping hand.

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    6 жыл бұрын

    Amazing, really glad it was helpful! Here's another one which might be helpful to you :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/m3WKqcV8pbbQqKQ.html Yes - you'll just mirror the hand or any other body part. Thats a one-click solution which works really well. Thanks again!

  • @nickzardiashvili624

    @nickzardiashvili624

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, but that was not a genuine question, in case you haven´t noticed the comment is just a string of puns :D (make the right hand and then it will be ¨all right¨, ¨handy¨, ¨gotta hand it to you¨) What really really was genuine was my sympathy for the tutorial, you guys are great! I really did learn some useful stuff. Have a nice day.

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    6 жыл бұрын

    Haha! I completely missed that :D Your pun game is too strong for me.

  • @GeorgeSladkovsky
    @GeorgeSladkovsky6 жыл бұрын

    Hey guys! In your video "Improving your ZBrush Sculpts - Top Tips" you promised to make an additional video on surface refinement using only clay buildup brush. Are you planning to make it? Thanks!

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    6 жыл бұрын

    It's on our list! :)

  • @lcabilo
    @lcabilo6 жыл бұрын

    show the process of 3D printing this hand :D

  • @shaylatwitchell2567
    @shaylatwitchell25672 жыл бұрын

    I really needed to hear that part about how you feel all that doubt in the inital stages or half wonder if you are the worst artist ever and forgot literally everything, because... I go through that a lot and sometimes wonder if like idk i'm just not cut out for some stuff or that a 'pro' probably doesn't have much ugly phase as i do. and sure, with experience that 'ugly phase' of the sculpt or drawing or animation or whatever form of art an artist does, probably doesn't last as long as you get used to stuff, but... I guess I just really needed to hear that. There's this sort of pressure in the air that if you don't crank things out immediately you're like trash or whatever, and it doesn't help with how competitive the industry can be. I feel a little less down about myself now, and a little more like maybe my teachers were right about me having some skill and that although I have a lot to learn still, that I'm not as terrible as I thought, and that maybe it won't be as impossible for me to learn and improve as I believed. Here's to hoping I can eventually start seeing the skill in myself that others see in me, and that I can remember how much fun art is and let go of that pressure just a bit so that it doesn't suffocate me. Thank you.

  • @madefrans2683
    @madefrans26835 жыл бұрын

    nice tutorial. thks man :)

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Much appreciated.

  • @GabeCorso
    @GabeCorso5 жыл бұрын

    Can I be the one doing the Blender comment? :D When you talked about the difference in amount of detail in Sculptris, I had to think about "Dynamic Topology" in Blender's sculpt mode ^^ great video :)

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hah! There's always that one Blender comment :D

  • @Rheyndraziel
    @Rheyndraziel7 ай бұрын

    I think the best way to sculpt hands or anything else is to reference tons and tons of references .

  • @JoePetrakovich
    @JoePetrakovich2 жыл бұрын

    Does anyone know how that transpose gizmo thing is creating a mask?

  • @jvh927
    @jvh9276 жыл бұрын

    Could you please do how to sculpt the whole arm!! I always have trouble haha😅😅

  • @riggerdgenxron1402
    @riggerdgenxron14025 жыл бұрын

    will zremesher work on a model, made with sculptris pro mode on?

  • @bluethumbbuttoneek9465

    @bluethumbbuttoneek9465

    4 жыл бұрын

    Try it out

  • @douggoldengolden72
    @douggoldengolden725 жыл бұрын

    What do you guys think of using zbrush on a wacom tablet

  • @bluethumbbuttoneek9465

    @bluethumbbuttoneek9465

    4 жыл бұрын

    I use zbrush on a wacom , worth it

  • @baileypaseur2654
    @baileypaseur26546 жыл бұрын

    Have you guys ever used Substance Painter? Also I love the videos always so informative.

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    6 жыл бұрын

    Love Painter! It's such a fun application to use. And thank you! :) /H

  • @baileypaseur2654

    @baileypaseur2654

    6 жыл бұрын

    FlippedNormals Is it used much in the industry?

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    6 жыл бұрын

    In games it's used a LOT - and in film, it's becoming more and more popular. It's definitely a tool worth learning.

  • @rvv27
    @rvv274 жыл бұрын

    Hi FlippedNormals, Can II Purchase/download those hand models from your store? I tried but didn't find them

  • @rvv27

    @rvv27

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Flippednormals Please assist

  • @coloradoing9172

    @coloradoing9172

    2 жыл бұрын

    Did you find them?

  • @BehindTheVoicePod
    @BehindTheVoicePod6 жыл бұрын

    You guys are so good at making tutorials but I wanted to ask something I want to be an environment artist or designiner and for now I have been working on interiors and exteriors so is it necessary to take a course or I can learn online?

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! We made a video some days ago talking about learning online which might help :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/imSZuMqoacXKg5c.html It might be worth taking some good courses, as they can really progress your skills. If not, figure out what work an environmental artist is doing (by talking to people doing it) and do what they're doing. Hope this helps! /H

  • @BehindTheVoicePod

    @BehindTheVoicePod

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yea I know its good to go for courses but I feel like I will waste a whole lot of money into it and also talking to people who are doing environment designing is good but I just don't know anyone

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    6 жыл бұрын

    You can find a lot of people on LinkedIn and Artstation. Maybe try contacting some people there where you're sending them a polite message about wanting to do what they do. If they have some specific advice. I find that most people are pretty helpful.

  • @BehindTheVoicePod

    @BehindTheVoicePod

    6 жыл бұрын

    So basically you mean doing some trail and error and hope that they will help

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yes - getting in touch with people who do what you want to do and get specific advice as to what they think you should do based on your current portfolio. That way you're sailing with a clear goal in mind instead of just trying out things and seeing if they work.

  • @ronak8637
    @ronak86376 жыл бұрын

    You guys should do 3ds max tutorials to cause lots of people use max

  • @xxTacolord
    @xxTacolord4 жыл бұрын

    So did this ever get printed?

  • @glhrmmarques7134
    @glhrmmarques71344 жыл бұрын

    10:50 I heard that voice all the time LOL

  • @KRGraphicsCG
    @KRGraphicsCG5 жыл бұрын

    Hands... the BANE of my existence... until recently, hands were tough to start... and all I had to do was use Dynamesh and a shitload of insert capsules

  • @andrewjwhitus
    @andrewjwhitus2 жыл бұрын

    The hand was intelligently designed :) Even your subconscious knows it :P

  • @edgarzolotuhin4638
    @edgarzolotuhin46386 жыл бұрын

    Hello guys! I recently got myself z brush 2018 aand opened it only once. Any suggestions where to start from?

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    6 жыл бұрын

    Sure do! kzread.info/dash/bejne/ka1_qcicoJXgY84.html

  • @edgarzolotuhin4638

    @edgarzolotuhin4638

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you kind sir 🤗

  • @fractalelement857
    @fractalelement8575 жыл бұрын

    for production how do you create nails? are nails separate object or not ?

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    5 жыл бұрын

    Depends how detailed you want your character. If you want closeups of the nails, make them separate, but keep it combined for simple characters

  • @fractalelement857

    @fractalelement857

    5 жыл бұрын

    ok, and what kind of a material to use for nails in 3dsmax? any tutorials about this ?

  • @user-hl2ht3mc4h
    @user-hl2ht3mc4h4 жыл бұрын

    it took me 20 minutes to create the base mesh which you didnt show at the beginning of the video

  • @thatfunkadeus
    @thatfunkadeus2 ай бұрын

    I was nervous that I was using sculptris pro because I pictured these guys bein like "noob using a crutch, not even gonna learn anything" and now I come here and theyre like "dude sculptris pro rocks im gonna use this shit all the time" lmao

  • @mordecai1484
    @mordecai14844 жыл бұрын

    Best way to sculpt hand and get a really good base is to use Zspheres IMHO. Same for the Bodies.

  • @bluethumbbuttoneek9465

    @bluethumbbuttoneek9465

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yesir I find it really nice too to start from zspheres :)

  • @karthickeyan.m8035
    @karthickeyan.m80356 жыл бұрын

    FlipedNormals are you sure you're not partnered with "foundry"? your logos are crazy similar LOL 😛...

  • @sanyaiase2165
    @sanyaiase21655 жыл бұрын

    My work looks like shit!! But im working on getting better....Hopefully

  • @equinox18
    @equinox185 жыл бұрын

    u can also use the z sphere

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yup! Whatever you feel comfortable with :)

  • @equinox18

    @equinox18

    5 жыл бұрын

    tnx for the amazing vids by the way. luv it :)

  • @nxtlvl2116
    @nxtlvl21166 жыл бұрын

    need a video how to sculpt the forms and how we can train our eyes to see forms in refe and how u the pro artist see the refe and how to anylize it i know it's long request but i think a lot of begginer artist need this thanks and sorry for my engrish maybe after i "MASTER" the anatomy i work on my english

  • @josephbrandenburg4373

    @josephbrandenburg4373

    6 жыл бұрын

    I don't think there's a lot to it. Learn everything you can about the underlying structures and spend time life drawing. Practice sculpting, and be prepared to do stuff over and over. What is probably more important is funding good reference. You can't just use anything you find online. There was an article on a concept artist's website I would point you to, but I'm at work so I can't search for it now!

  • @nxtlvl2116

    @nxtlvl2116

    6 жыл бұрын

    if u can after work post the link or tell what the title of article thanks

  • @fractalelement857
    @fractalelement8574 жыл бұрын

    15:08

  • @fractalelement857
    @fractalelement8575 жыл бұрын

    14:41 nails

  • @baukepost2753
    @baukepost27536 жыл бұрын

    Noooo, the video is already finished!

  • @edwardvandermeer7455
    @edwardvandermeer74554 жыл бұрын

    "Get comfortable with sucking" What?

  • @halafradrimx
    @halafradrimx6 жыл бұрын

    No, saving time is always paramount in any sort of production. Therefore, HAVE YOUR IMM FINGER BRUSHES. Don't waste your time masking and pulling and using dynamehs.

  • @38dedo
    @38dedo6 жыл бұрын

    You should have used the nail on the thumb as the thumbnail

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    6 жыл бұрын

    Oh man... missed opportunity!

  • @Anak1t
    @Anak1t6 жыл бұрын

    What are their names? I can't for the life of me hear them properly when they introduce themselves, I think one of them is called Morton and the other name starts with H

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hey! Henning and Morten :) flippednormals.com/about/ /H

  • @Anak1t

    @Anak1t

    6 жыл бұрын

    omg thank you so much, lol I never imagined you yourselves would respond, love the vids guys, keep them up :)

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    6 жыл бұрын

    No worries dude! Happy to help :D

  • @dodruku
    @dodruku6 жыл бұрын

    Hey guys, nice video as usual. The "purgatory" stage you talk about seems to be pretty much the same thing that Ryan Kingslien refers to as "the Valley of the Suck" kzread.info/dash/bejne/g3urvKuocresiLw.html . Just thought you might find this interesting, that's all. Plus it's a catchy term.

  • @FlippedNormals

    @FlippedNormals

    6 жыл бұрын

    That's a great term! I think Ryan is spot on here. Thanks for the video.

  • @purelife9000
    @purelife90006 жыл бұрын

    "Well-designed" is the right terminology.

  • @mushudamaschin2608
    @mushudamaschin2608Ай бұрын

    1:51 Me wondering how to extrude the finger 👁👄👁

  • @nodesofnature603
    @nodesofnature6036 жыл бұрын

    A new starting artist will have no problem due to the Dunning-Kruger effect. But a pro artist will be put down by his ego.

  • @Cloudy0w0
    @Cloudy0w05 жыл бұрын

    Pros usually get the proportions right tho, I was waiting for you to fix the little finger and the thumb but you never did

  • @MrWizzleTeets
    @MrWizzleTeets6 жыл бұрын

    You need to trim your finger nails!

  • @TonyFlanagan69
    @TonyFlanagan692 жыл бұрын

    Due to the support this channel has shown for the Nazi regime in Ukraine, I am closing my subscription. Please keep politics and propaganda out of the Industry.