Superb man…
I liked it very much…want some more posts from you.
thanks for sharing with us.
SN RAJPUROHIT
INDIA
THIS is really excellent, i love the sensation it creates while looking at it…would yoiu happen to be able to explain how you make the shell…or better, maybe a script or a tut? thanx!!! 
Thanks for comments.
baabaa: Thanks, cool name.
Strannik: Thanks, for the moment I will post only on ZBC.
jantim: I render one by one.
Janson: Thanks, and be careful with the “urge for Escargot”.
50: nice to hear from you.
Maggot and vivien: I paint the concentric circles. I only need the right substance for details.
I make ZSpheres on top of a ZSphere to have more polys in the base mesh.
Andreseloy and Sebcesoir: It’s to difficult for me to explain this in English,
so I try to make an example. For ambient occlusion in ZBrush, Meats Meier
has post a shader in this thread: Question about MEATS VIDEO RECAP: composite post process
SnRajpurohit: Thanks.
Ralf Stumpf
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Ralf, they could use you in the next Zbrush Manual. 50.
Awesome stuff… the snail is funny… it inspired me to actually start a proper model, thankyou 
Excellent diagrams Stumpf. Very illuminating. Better than words in any language.
Hi all,
like ever wonderful work
One question: i’ve started the thread about the composite and i’v receive many replies about, but one think i don’t understand;
with this method. render occlusion and other passes and compose all in photoshop doesn’t cast a real shadow… or not.
With traditional 3d softaware you have a channel called “shadow”, here you have only a simulation onto the object but nothingh about the cast shadow onto the near obj…
is this correct?
The shadow down the nail is painted?
Bye
Leo
Ralf, they could use you in the next Zbrush Manual. 50.
That is exactly what I was thinking, but first you need to make the bottom look wet, or gooey. 
Andreseloy
ambient oclusion? this?
Jojota…yes…Meats posted up a very nice material that you could study. I will try to find the link.
Meats material to study is included here…scroll down or up a bit depending on how you have your forum viewing set up.
OK,Aminuts thanks
Awesome stuff! Not only the modelling is just GREAT, you also proof the ‘n00bs’ that you can light/shade a ZB2-document in a just AWESOME way! Thanks for reminding me ZB2 is the very best that excists in this world!
Only 4 hours??!!!?? 
Impressive…
Bello.
Fantastic image friend, it´s a pleasure to see your art. When can we buy your Gnomon DVD´s?
Best regards.
PS: Can you explain your Photoshop method? Thanks
Great!
Nice work! Thanks for sharing!