Introduction to ZBrush

Introduction to ZBrush In this 7.5 hours long series, you'll learn everything you need to know in order to get started with ZBrush 2020! Learning ZBrush can be incredibly frustrating and after having taught ZBrush to students for years - both in class and online - we've done our very best at making the best Introductio

Zbrush for Ipad - 3D Sculpting Simplified

Start your Digital Sculpting Journey with this Course and learn all of the necessary tools inside of Zbrush for Ipad while creating amazing sculptures.

Understanding ZBrush's "Logic": My Secret to Learning Faster | Pablander Academy

This tutorial breaks down the mental and technical framework I use every time I sculpt. It’s not about memorising features. It’s about building a repeatable workflow that removes hesitation and keeps you moving forward… you can then add extra bits of knowledge as you go ;)

ZBrush - The all-in-one-digital sculpting solution

ZBrush is a ditigal sculpting application loved by professional and independent artists the world over.

Stylized Character Sculpting in ZBrush - Majora & Skull Kid

Stylized Character Sculpting in ZBrush - Majora & Skull Kid In this 10 hour course, we will go through, step by step, how to create Skull Kid with Majora's Mask from the franchise The Legend of Zelda. You will be able to follow along with every step as nothing is skipped or time-lapsed. There's full commentary for

Introduction to Sculpting

Introduction to Sculpting If you've ever wanted to learn how to sculpt, Introduction to Sculpting will give you the tools you need to become a great artist. With over 14 hours of high-quality training, you will be introduced to concepts that will transform your art. Learn what appeal is, understand gesture, block out y

Do's and Don'ts when Sculpting | Pablander Academy

In this tutorial, I walk you through a sculpting workflow that keeps your sculpts clean, modular, and deliberate. Everything I describe comes from experience and long hours in ZBrush, tips that help you build strong foundations first, so detailing later becomes fast and satisfying. This is a process-driven guide: from blocking and foundations to the moment you start adding surface details.

The importance of blocking your ideas first | Pablander Academy

Before diving into details, make sure your primary shapes are rock solid. It’s tempting to start refining too soon, but a weak foundation will make everything harder down the line… so let’s break down this sculpting process for The Thing (Ben Grimm from Fantastic Four) using 5 distinct steps to go from simple blockout to a polished, textured, and posed model. This workflow keeps things structured and efficient, ensuring your primary forms are strong before moving into details.

Making The Thing: From Blockout to Render | Pablander Academy

Welcome to a breakdown of my sculpting process for The Thing! In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through my approach to building a fan-art version of Ben Grimm in ZBrush, from the first blockout to the final polish. In this tutorial, you can keep your workflow clear, structured, and fun, perfect for practice, portfolio pieces, or just sharpening your sculpting skills.

ArtStation - Tutorial: Combining meshes seamlessly with Remesh by Union

ZBrush - The all-in-one-digital sculpting solution

ZBrush is a ditigal sculpting application loved by professional and independent artists the world over.

From Basics to Advanced 3D Sketching

I will share with you my techniques for sketching in 3D using ZBrush, from basics to advanced. (Important: This is not an intro to basics of ZBr...

Creature Design Class

This is a class created out of my creature design workshop, 4+ hours of video demonstrating the full process of creating this charact...

Zbrush Stylized Characters

Learn the basics of Zbrush and Digital Sculpting while creating a Stylized Oni Character from scratch

Creating a Souls Boss in ZBrush

Creating a Souls Boss in ZBrush If you've ever played a Souls game and been awestruck by the world-building and designs, you've come to the right place! In this 18-hour course, the aim is to create a thematically similar character to those of the beloved Souls universe. Let's take a ZBrush journey together and explore

Advanced Character Creation with Ben Erdt

Advanced Character Creation with Ben Erdt Join senior Blizzard character artist Ben Erdt and learn to build advanced characters for game cinematics! You'll learn to analyse a concept sketch, sculpt your character in ZBrush, create materials in Painter, light and present your work, and much more. After completing the co

Realistic Character Portrait Masterclass

Realistic Character Portrait MasterclassWe're excited to present our very first Exclusive Character Masterclass! With over 20 hours of expert training, you'll learn how to make a full character bust for production. Every single step is shown in real time without time-lapses, from the first brushstroke in ZBrush to the

Creating Creatures for Games - The Complete Masterclass

Course Overview Duration: 50 Hours 30 Minutes Software: Blender, ZBrush, Marmoset Toolbag, Substance 3D Painter, Unreal Engine 5 Videos: 112 fully subtitled lessons Topics Covered: Creature sculpting, retopology, low-poly creation, topology optimization, UV mapping, UDIM workflows, baking, texture painting, hard-surfac

Realistic Character Creation | Full 3D Tutorial Series

Learn to Create Studio Quality Characters & Build a Professional Portfolio!

ArtStation - AAA Game Character Creation | Step by Step Guide | Full Course | Tutorials

Tutorials - AAA Game Character Creation | Step by Step Guide | Full Course, USD $110.00. Welcome to AAA Game Character Creation Full CourseWhy should you take this course?The gaming and animation industry is now much...

Master ZBrush Curves brushes: Tips and Tricks | Pablander Academy

In this tutorial, I provide a clear breakdown of the settings, workflows, and practical techniques that make ZBrush curve brushes predictable and effective. Through step-by-step demonstrations, you will learn how to apply these methods to hair, straps, drapery, spikes, and other curve-based geometry, transforming curve brushes into a dependable part of your sculpting process.

A Useful 3D Cam view! | Pablander Academy

Turn the boring reference cam in ZBrush into something actually useful that you can use for reference while sculpting or texturing! So you know how ZBrush has that camera view widget on the top right of the interface... you can click around it to move the camera and snap to different axes. Well, you can actually customise this quite a bit and make it way more useful than just a button for navigation.

Simulate ‘Tight Clothing or Tiny Fabric Wrinkles | Pablander Academy

Alright, I wanted to share one of my favorite techniques to simulate ‘tight clothing’ or tiny wrinkles on fabric like this:

Creating a glove in ZBrush | Pablander Academy

I thought I share a simple but effective technique to produce clothing accessories like a glove or a boot that will conform to the volumes of the body. Here is the render of the quick blockout of the glove we are going to make:

Projecting surfaces in ZBrush | Pablander Academy

For this tip, I thought I follow up with something we did on today’s ZBrushLive stream. We wrapped up this simple character project and added some details using the projection method (like the patch and logo on the jacket:

ZBrush tip: Scales and Lizard skin details | Pablander Academy

Alright, let's get into this tip. This is something that doesn't require much setup and once you understand the basics of the workflow, I'm sure you'll be using this for a whole bunch of other stuff... it's really cool.

Quick Hard-surface polishing technique | Pablander Academy

I have a very sketchy model for a 'robot' head that I've been sketching with Dynamesh on a single subtool. Also I've gone through the process of polygrouping a few areas of the sketch based on what I think could be the large pieces that make up this robot:

Blender Fundamentals 4.5 LTS: Sculpting - Blender Studio

Start learning Blender at your own pace with this complete fundamental course.

Introduction to Sculpting in Blender

Introduction to Sculpting in Blender Learn how to sculpt in Blender with our easy-to-follow course, taking you through everything you need to know! You'll learn how to use the different sculpting tools in Blender, such as dyntopo and remeshing - as well as sculpting techniques like understanding how to create appealing