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How to make realistic "leaves" in ZBrush 4R6 (Bonzai Tree)

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#1

Hi guys,

this is my first thing I am developing in ZBrush ever (see picture). I mainly did the bark and some moss, but then I started thinking about “how to do the leaves”. I tried searching the internet for bonzai tree leave tutorials but nothing really came up, just a lot of tutorials about doing the “base” without the leaves.

I hope someone can help me out and give me some tips and directions on how to create realistic leaves that would fit my bonzai tree.

Thanks in forward for your reply.

Yours sincerely,

GZ

P.S. Image uploader aint working so you can find my current image here

#2

Micromesh on dummy objects maybe. Make 1 leaf, don’t go overboard with polys. Or images of leaf on planes. Maybe fibermesh.

#3

Yes, as Doug says, MicroMesh is a good way. You can read about it here, and there’s a sample under the Projects tab in Lightbox:
http://docs.pixologic.com/user-guide/3d-modeling/micromesh/

#4

awesome, thank you very much!

I also found this, maybe this can help anyone else out to :slight_smile:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBcMoEjN6yI