-= Unveiling the Digital Clay "Essentials" toolkit (pre-launch till 21/09/20) =-

[Digitalclay.xyz]

The Digital Clay series has been quiet for a while… but it’s back with something special.

I poured heart and soul into the creation of Essentials.
I call it an “experience” for Zbrush as it radically transform it into a digital sculpting atelier.
Exploring it in the video is probably the best thing to do but it’s my hope that this will ignite that artistic spark we all treasure so much and keep you growing as an artist whose art matters.

And this is “Meditations on Rapture - n.1”. The first of a new series I’m exploring, completely made with the Essentials toolkit.

[Digitalclay.xyz]

Hey guys I decided I will use this post to give an highlight of what’s included in Essentials as many people may not have time for the whole video

HEADS AND UI
3 base meshes included (1 study head + 2 proportion sketches") and the whole minimalist, digital atelier UI.

THE CUSTOM BRUSHES
9 Custom brushes designed to help you sculpting powerfully, spontaneously and gesturally. These are not intendend as “textural brushes”. It feels more like… digital clay!

INTERACTIVE PROPORTION GRIDS
Overlay two tradition tested proportion grids to quickly gauge your sculptures.

THE AUTOREMESH
Automatically duplicate, remesh, subdivide and reproject your sculpt into a clean one. In one click.

THE DIGITAL CLAY MATERIALS
Two simple but powerful Digital Clay materials.

THE LIGHT SETUPS
Four dramatic light setups in one click.

THE CINEMATIC RENDER
Create the signature Digital Clay BPR cinematic render in one click.

THE TURNTABLE TOOL - CUSTOM ANIMATION
Render out a lossless movie (PNG sequence) of your custom animation in one click.

THE TURNTABLE TOOL - 360
Render out a 360 as a lossless movie (PNG sequence) in one click!

[Digitalclay.xyz]

By the way feel free to use this as official Q&A and WIP thread as some people messaged me with multiple questions… I’m here to help!

[Jaime]

Thanks so much for the wealth of information but most of all, your passion into it
Jaime

[Geert_Etcher_Melis]

Thanks for sharing this - look forward to trying it out !!

[Digitalclay.xyz]

Thanks to you guys for allowing us to create “dreams on pixels”

[Digitalclay.xyz]

Hey man, awesome… feel free to post your experiments in this thread: it’d be cool to keep this as a sort of mini repository atelier !

[Digitalclay.xyz]

Also attaching here the latest episode where I riff on “perfect imperfection”, our artistic voice and how it can shape our journey.

[AllEyesOnMyPony]

It’s so nice to be part of it even at very begining stage. Cant reming myself how many times i watch Your studys with lot of knowladge, motivation and inspiration at same time. This peace is still wip and i still trying to define more shapes, values but as an journey itself it is mind blowing! Ohh btw critique is always welcome!

[Digitalclay.xyz]

You got a really cool sketch there, I see you’re after an initial spark… keep going man and thanks for appreciating the series!

[Antone_m]

been playing with the brushes and testing the render setting, really cool stuff
thought of sharing some really fast sculpts I did

[Digitalclay.xyz]

Hey Antone … really cool seeing your sketches here!!