You need hands...

[scraggy_dog]

Hi Guys/Gals and those not quite sure,

I have been struggling trying to create hand's out of z-sphere's for a week of so,I couldn't get a decent result on my first few goes and nearly gave up until I found a script that showed how to do hands....
(Sorry I can't find your name but script was puAdaptHand)

I thought 'ahh we'll see how it's supposed to be done now' but to my surprise when I ran the script I saw that It was the same method i had been trying for the last week. Having got something right without being told how has 'spurred' me on, and I did this hand today.
My question is (Now I'm realising more and more that modelling is best done at its lowest subd for better creases etc)..... How do I define the nails, I have tried lowering that portion of the finger, then using "layer" tool to flatten (not easy at that subdiv level though) so I tried "pinch" to create an "edge" profile then went up a level to see how it looks, but it's not too good.
Anyone help me make nails? Or am I trying at too low a subdivision level yet?

Oh yeah and do you like my hand so far? my First hand in ZBrush :o , I know some of it's a bit off and it's not finished(esp Thumb I think) but I thought I'd better post now, so I can correct anything I may have missed before I divide it again.. Anyone have comments?

Thanks to all & Regards Scraggy

Hands_Nails.jpg

[Frenchy Pilou]

...when you modelize with Zsphere with the Zb2 the cursor change of color when the topoloy is optimal!
Maybe this can help you :)
Pilou

[scraggy_dog]

Hi,
Yes I read about that and sometimes see that and I try to add a sphere only when it is green for good on the cursor.
However during modelling this hand, it seemed however I tried to get it to go from RED to GREEN I couldn't get it to do that in the position I 'wanted to place' the ZSphere.... Do you mean that I should only ever place a z-sphere when it is green?

I also think I know where I went wrong. - When I started this hand "I think" (not sure) I placed all the 'finger' z-spheres along the edge of the main (palm) where the two colours meet - And I seem to remember that tutorial saying that I should use a face, and not an edge...

I still don't know how you can tell from the picture that they are misplaced, could someone please explain how to tell? then maybe it will be easier for me to correct.
Thanks :) Getting there slowly Scraggy