Inky's Sketch Book

[InkySpot]

Hello Zbrush Central,
I have been an onlooker for quite sometime just being inspired and intimidated by all the talent here, but I have decided to throw my art into the ring.
I went a little bonkers with the Zapplink plugin, it was the first time I used it. I love it.

[InkySpot]

I am new to posting, really. So I am not sure how to display the images right, even after reading the instructions.

[InkySpot]

This is a creature my lady came up with and I tried to visualize. She seem happy with it.

[EricShawn]

Very cute. ***9829;

[InkySpot]

[InkySpot]

Default Zbrush metcap
The metcap was used just to show the details. I am still trying to figure out what color he will be, more likely a greyish/ warm color. His eyes are stand ins.

[Vancross]

It does look like green would suit him.

[InkySpot]

I will add Green to the final color scheme when, I finalize him.

[kskovbo]

The matcap you choose is too confusing in my opinion. Its shows very little depth. Try and do some compositing with the different matcaps. thats what they are there for.

I like your second guy.

[InkySpot]

I will follow your suggestion.
Actually I plan to use a basic MatCap as a base and then during the course of painting him, I may incorporate the other metcap as other forms of maps, but not as a base.

Since this is the first time I am using zbrush this extensively, I am testing my sea legs. This guy is my first full character in Zbrush. (he was first made in Silo, then Maya, then Zbrush).

[InkySpot]

I have always hidden in the shadows, overwhelmed by the amount of talent that comes across here. Keep hoping to do that perfect thing before I post. But that is not realistic.


The Character above was my attempt at Dom of War. The color version crashed (Exploded), so I was not able to compete. I was taxing my computer and I just got started.

I learnt a lot from this piece. I am hoping to finish it once I get more Ram.
He would be just hitting the 10000 poly mark with his weapon, teeth, and eye sub tools.

[InkySpot]

Maybe it was a blessing in deguise that this thing exploded. I was all over the place with the color. I approached it all wrong, and with little ZB knowledge. I will use refs next time, and just plan better.
The high detail took about 7 to 8 hours, the base mesh took longer, and I went through so many concepts before landing on this guy. Even wrote the character's story and entry into the Dom of War Universe.
The symbol would have been a glow map that was steered into it's for head.