Cool video thanks for the shout out :) yes using alphas feels like cheating at times. I think they can look a little stale as well. Best to adapt them where possible and use them more as a guide and starting point :)

@AlHowell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Like I said, I’ve got problems lol

@JayAnAm

2 жыл бұрын

No Grant, just buying the Alphas is the cheat :-)

@thebarrelman1840

Жыл бұрын

grant i love you, but two smiley faces is too much

@dougwarner59

10 ай бұрын

I don't think it is cheating at all. It takes skill to use alphas correctly; If you don't know what you are doing you could just as easily screw your model up instead of improving on it.

The Zbrush one looks way more Natural. but here's the thing about Blender. if you Sculpt in it like Niko "Speedchar" does, it is *SO MUCH BETTER* than pulling super dense lumps of digital clay around, or using Dynotopo. you get a "Feeling" for the shapes much easier.

@JuanGonzalez-df3oj

6 ай бұрын

Well said. Move tool, Draw Sharp and Remesh. I have improved a lot watching his lives. Very skilled guy and tutor.

Found your channel recently on my ZBrushCore journey coming from Blender. Great content and I've been learning quite a bit watching the workflow.

@AlHowell

2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! Thanks for sharing that with me 👍 it’s a fun journey… enjoy it!

@DrangusKahn

2 жыл бұрын

Zbrushcore worth it?

@DSanchez

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrangusKahn I honestly found myself wanting/ needing more tools so I upgraded to the full version. It's good for entry level tinkering but if you want more in your toolbox and cross-between programs you definitely need the full ensemble.

both are so great

New to the channel, really digging the content! Love the music in these videos! Reminds me of mega man or some speed run level of an 80/90 8-bit game! Keep up the incredible work!

@AlHowell

Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks! I really enjoy making them. You are spot on about the music… it gets me pumped!

Zbrush and Blender actually work together well! More like an alternative to Maya rather than ZBrush. Kinda awesome to think though that Blender (which is not a sculpt focused tool) is compared to ZBrush (king of sculpting, no contest). Shows that Blender has come a long way! Nice video!! Subbed.

@GooDogProductions

8 ай бұрын

Agree here. Some functions in Blender are way better than ZB, like being able to scale things like CAD software which I use for jewelry. But there are some tools and talents that only ZB can do...I use both. I'm taking a long break from ZB so I can better learn Blender. What I love about Blender is that I can render my work right there. in the same shed.

@mr.j7899

8 ай бұрын

@@GooDogProductions haha same. Blender's Cycles is so fast and easy to use. I use Blender for my renders too. Wish I could try Marmoset but it's expensive. I've seen the comparison and it's faster and better than Blender's.

I feel like putting vs gives out some kind of opposition, it seems like you guys arent competing at all! But merely working alongside each other on a similar piece! The commentary is fantastic and very respectful of the other's work. I very much feel like this compares two very different artists rather than two softwares, either way, great video!

@AlHowell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I agree with you... It was definitely not a competition between the two of us. It's mainly for entertainment purposes with some zbrush and Blender comparisons.

@tom_paul_3d

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlHowell agreed, and you guys did very well

I know this is a old video but im wanting to get started in sculpting and i want to make cartoon/anime type style and was wondering if z brush or blender was better for that

@AlHowell

Жыл бұрын

If you are new to sculpting I would check out Blender first. This video should give a little more context of that kzread.info/dash/bejne/m3maz8-QZaq2pNI.html

Wow, it's not the tool, but the person who uses it. It's nice to see sculpting like this in blender.

@AlHowell

2 ай бұрын

It's just entertainment and neat to see some of the different approaches

impression almost everyone does their soft in soft soft but record their voice in ProTools. Not sure why. Would like learning how to do

I recommend Blender to anyone who wants to learn 3D, and that includes sculpting, but ZB is still the king IMHO!

@AlHowell

2 жыл бұрын

Truth

@devilik3692

Жыл бұрын

so why blender if other is king? wanna learn for 3d printing

@gcharb2d

Жыл бұрын

@@devilik3692 Blender is free, has a huge community, tons of free and paid tutorials, it does a lot more than ZB, ZB can handle more resolution, if you want to sculpt models with an insane amount of details, ZB is the way to go, ZB also has somewhat better brushes, both Blender and ZB are well suited for 3D printing!

@devilik3692

Жыл бұрын

@@gcharb2d thats pretty much what i understood zbrush better details and sculpting is only thing that interests me because everything else is not needed to 3d print model. it also has steeper learning curve than blender? which one is easier to learn assuming i dont know either ?

@luisgallardo8810

Жыл бұрын

​@@devilik3692 blender because of the huge community

Which one do you recommend for someone who wants to learn how to sculpt?

@AlHowell

2 жыл бұрын

If you are new to sculpting, give Blender (free) or Zbrush Core Mini (free) a try. Zbrush is $900. Blender is more powerful than Zbrush Core Mini, however ZBC Mini is super easy to pick up and learn.

Your sculpture videos are amazing, greetings!!!

@AlHowell

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Do you sculpt too?

@marcelstocker01

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlHowell Yes, I use Blender and I'm learning ZBrush, your videos are very inspiring!

@AlHowell

2 жыл бұрын

That's so exciting! Any day that I get to sculpt is a good day.

At first, I liked the zbrush one better but when he started using the alphas my eye gravitated to that dragon more, it's probably because I think of 3d printed models mostly with this stuff and that one looks like it'd look better at a 3d print.

@AlHowell

2 ай бұрын

He did a great job in Blender

I need to start sculpting soon

@AlHowell

2 жыл бұрын

It’s has been awhile since I’ve seen a video from you…

@73ckn9

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlHowell ya, recently got my back injure and couldn’t sit for too long so decided to take break

@AlHowell

2 жыл бұрын

@@73ckn9 I'm so sorry to hear that. So does this mean you are doing better?

@73ckn9

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlHowell ya I’m getting better

@AlHowell

2 жыл бұрын

That's good to hear 👍

What i am confused about is there is to compare the tool and there is also to compare of the process which is more about the way to approch sculpting, so here i do not see really where would Zbrush shine compared to Blender... which to me is good topic to talk about.. I start sculpting in blender i love it but unsure about switching to Zbrush i get so confortable with Blender

@AlHowell

6 ай бұрын

For most people, Blender will do just fine for them

i eventually want to use zbrush in the end or after a year would learning blender now because its free waste my time where i have to relearn the tools again once i pick up zbrush?

@AlHowell

7 ай бұрын

It will not be a waste of time. All of the foundational skills you are learning in regards to sculpting will transfer to Zbrush. How to use the brushes in Blender will transfer as well, they will just be called new things. The largest hurdle (other than price) will be navigation and UI.

@williambo5989

7 ай бұрын

@@AlHowell Thank you a new subscriber!

@Jez2008UK

5 ай бұрын

Everybody is different, but I've had zBrush for many years, and just its UI and navigation has been why I haven't learned it. I've recently started learning Blender (I've been a 3DS Max user for 20 years) and am learning to sculpt in Blender and it is sooooooooo nice and easy (I still can't sculpt but it's no longer the UI or the navigation as the problem, it's just practice). So, I opened up zBrush a couple of times just to see if I felt any more comfortable now I know a bit more about sculpting and the answer was still NO! I STILL feel lost and overwhelmed in zBrush due to its interface, and the many, many buttons and options. Maybe in a few more years time :) AlHowell is right, 100%.

@williambo5989

5 ай бұрын

@@Jez2008UK thanks zbrush is expensive

Great video man :D so blender is not that bad haha

@AlHowell

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! lol

Thank you for tNice tutorials. You've done a great job breaking down the features and build. I can now concentrate on my instead of the

if someone is good with blender how long will it take him to adapt to zbrush if he never used it?

@AlHowell

7 ай бұрын

It really depends... I'd say 1 month... but, I made a few videos on the matter here: Quitting Zbrush for Blender? You'll Need This Add-on... Part 1 kzread.info/dash/bejne/n6Ol07OAYc6tXbg.html Quitting Zbrush for Blender? Part 2 | Industry Compatible Keymap kzread.info/dash/bejne/mGxps66RmqWzhc4.html Quitting Zbrush for Blender? Part 3 | Four Tips to Ease Your Pain kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZHt6zMOtnsncd7A.html Quitting Zbrush for Blender? | Dynamesh in Blender | Part 4 kzread.info/dash/bejne/gqubmdipcc7RmbQ.html Quitting Zbrush for Blender? Sculptris Pro in Blender | Part 5 kzread.info/dash/bejne/gqubmdipcc7RmbQ.html

@williambo5989

7 ай бұрын

@@AlHowell thank you again

I haven't been able to get sculpt working. Very frustrating.

@AlHowell

2 жыл бұрын

Bummer… are you in 3.0? What kind of computer are you running?

@basspig

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlHowell I've been through every version since 2.79 and currently on 3.0. I'm running an i7-9700K / Z390 motherboard, 64GB RAM, RTX3090 GPU at the moment and Wacom Intuos tablet and stylus. The problem is that not many of the sculpt tools seem to do anything when I select a tool and try to apply it to high poly primitive.

@AlHowell

2 жыл бұрын

That’s so strange… obviously your system should work… and it’s the same results with a mouse?

@basspig

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlHowell yeah, even worse because now I'm trying to paint/sculpt with a bar of soap as opposed to a pen/brush. It moves mesh around, but makes ugly geometry in just a few short strokes. Looks like hell with jagged teeth.

@AlHowell

2 жыл бұрын

@@basspig lol! What brush are you using? What you described is what happens while using the snake hook brush, move brush etc… you would need to use voxel remesh/ dyntopo to give your sculpt more resolution. (I apologize if you know all this. KZread comments are tough to trouble shoot through)

6:45 me too

gun dragons

I´m in love with tNice tutorials tutorial!!!!

Valley of the suck, know it so well! Sup to Ryan!

@AlHowell

2 жыл бұрын

Don't we all lol!

I know your Problem way too well I'm that weird Guy that Sculpts every single Scale by Hand ...

@AlHowell

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad someone can relate! lol

@eskey6772

Жыл бұрын

@@AlHowell Takes a lot longer, but it's very much worth it :)

Being smarter isn't cheating

Is it me or the narration is not sinc whit the video ?? 🤔

@AlHowell

Жыл бұрын

I probably just screwed up

gime 3 or 5 reason why zbrush sculpts are more detailed than blender sculpts

@AlHowell

2 жыл бұрын

While this video has more detail in the Zbrush sculpt, we were not comparing that. I do know that blender starts to slow down way faster than Zbrush in terms of polycount

@justshady

Жыл бұрын

zbrush is made for sculpting. Nothing out there can come close.

after soft soft).

Grant dragon looks way better sorry

@leahjanulgue7200

23 сағат бұрын

I'm one of Sir Grant pupil from his online course xD

You should start cheating. the alphas make the dragon look amazing.

A voiceover can't be more annoying

@AlHowell

Ай бұрын

Oh it could