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New to hardsurface modeling

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#1

I’m just practicing hardsurface modeling. The model is not sure to say may be robot arm. I start with shadow box and get rough sketch and retopology it.
Then I tried to get further modeling and I can’t make it to clean sharp edge and smooth surface.
I used standard brush, hpolish, planar, move topo bursh and masking.
I used hpolish to smooth and base line is not sharp. Then use smooth brush and I lost my polish surface , I also tried pinch brush to sharpen my edge but it doesn’t get straight line.
After hours of polishing the model , I’m stuck with the following conditions.

Please help me to get the nice clean edge. Video tutorials may be helpful.
Anyone know video tutorials for hard surface polishing?

Thanks for your time.

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#2

The Planar Series of tutorials in ZClassroom would be a good place to start if you havn’t seen them already.

#3

Some of this may help you:

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?t=095181
Be sure to watch all three movies. (The links to the other two are in the first post on page one.)

There are also movies on http://www.pixologic.com/zbrush/features/zbrush4/sculpt-and-productivity/
http://www.pixologic.com/zbrush/features/zbrush4/paint-and-show/
and
http://www.pixologic.com/zbrush/features/zbrush4/feature-list/

Many of the threads by the Z4 beta testers have really helpful info:
http://www.zbrushcentral.com/forumdisplay.php?f=112

Also a technique here by FoOD: http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showpost.php?p=745852&postcount=707

Finally, don’t forget what’s in the ZBrush 4\Documentation folder. There’s a tutorial PDF that includes things like making that tank!

#4

Thanks zber2

Thanks aurick

you are very kind to me.
I know zbrush 4 can do awasome things and I can’t do is because of my lack of technique.
I miss those tutorials on Zbrush 4 page. Now I have watch them and practice the whole day in z technique.
My model is progress and can make clean line with ClipCurve brushes.
I found that FoOD thread is big help for me.

Although I can’t make the model like other artists in ZBC , I got the Idea.

Thanks alot ZBC.