How to Build, Texture, and Render a Sci-Fi Box Without Sculpting or Manual UVs

How to Build, Texture, and Render a Sci-Fi Box Without Sculpting or Manual UVs

A simple cube can become a fully textured sci-fi prop without sculpting brushes, manual retopology, or UV work. This workflow uses Substance 3D Modeler for flexible primitive-based modeling, Substance 3D Painter for materials and decals, and Marmoset Toolbag 5 for the final presentation.

When to Stop Detailing in ZBrush and Switch to Substance 3D Painter

When should you stop detailing in ZBrush? It is one of those questions that sounds simple, but it can completely change the way you build characters. The answer is not that ZBrush is no longer useful for detail. ZBrush is still the industry standard tool for sculpting, shaping forms, and adding the features that make a character feel intentionally designed.

How to Stay in the Sculpting Flow with RadialZ in ZBrush

If the goal is to spend more time sculpting and less time hunting for brushes, RadialZ is built for exactly that. Instead of breaking concentration to scroll through palettes, open LightBox, or remember where a tool lives in the interface, it brings the most-used brushes and shortcuts directly under the cursor in a radial menu.

How to Build, Texture, and Render a Sci-Fi Box Without Sculpting or Manual UVs

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

A simple cube can become a fully textured sci-fi prop without sculpting brushes, manual retopology, or UV work. This workflow uses Substance 3D Modeler for flexible primitive-based modeling, Substance 3D Painter for materials and decals, and Marmoset Toolbag 5 for the final presentation.

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When to Stop Detailing in ZBrush and Switch to Substance 3D Painter

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

When should you stop detailing in ZBrush? It is one of those questions that sounds simple, but it can completely change the way you build characters. The answer is not that ZBrush is no longer useful for detail. ZBrush is still the industry standard tool for sculpting, shaping forms, and adding the features that make a character feel intentionally designed.

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How to Stay in the Sculpting Flow with RadialZ in ZBrush

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

If the goal is to spend more time sculpting and less time hunting for brushes, RadialZ is built for exactly that. Instead of breaking concentration to scroll through palettes, open LightBox, or remember where a tool lives in the interface, it brings the most-used brushes and shortcuts directly under the cursor in a radial menu.

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5 Cool Things You Probably Didn’t Know You Can Do In Zbrush

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

One of the easiest ways to improve a ZBrush workflow is not by adding more plugins, more brushes, or more complexity… but by tweaking a few things that are already built into the app.

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How We Made This Dragon in ZBrush and Marmoset Toolbag 5, From Start to Finish

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

If the goal is to create a presentable dragon concept quickly without getting lost in unnecessary complexity, a structured workflow makes a huge difference. What looks like a complex creature sculpt is often just a sequence of very manageable stages: simple blockout, clear primary forms, controlled detailing, a quick PolyPaint pass, and a clean final render.

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How to Send a ZBrush Model to Substance Painter with the Official Bridge

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

If the goal is to move a sculpt from ZBrush into Substance Painter without exporting and managing multiple files manually, the official bridge makes that process much faster. With the right setup, a model can be sent across in one click, mesh maps can be baked automatically, and texturing can begin almost immediately.

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Exploring ZBrush iPad with a Full Character

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

Many people assume ZBrush for iPad is mostly for quick sketching. This guide is a practical counterexample: it shows how a full-body character can be built entirely inside the ZBrush for iPad app, starting from basic primitives, assembling body parts, refining topology, adding accessories, and finishing with a simple PolyPaint workflow.

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The Quick Eye Trick That Makes Any Sculpt Look Finished

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

Eyes are the moment of connection in a character sculpt. A simple, well-painted sphere can turn a rough concept into a presentable piece without complex geometry, shader networks, or time-consuming setups. This workflow focuses on: quick PolyPaint, a few masking tricks to fake depth, and a reusable Z‑Tool eye you can drop into any project.

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Is PolyPaint Worth It?

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

Is ZBrush Polypaint still worth your time? Short answer: yes, especially for stylised characters. Polypaint (vertex colour) is fast, forgiving and excellent for exploring colour, value and composition before committing to textures and baking. Below I’ll walk through a practical step‑by‑step workflow that gets you from a blank sculpt to a presentable, cohesive polypainted character you can export and render anywhere that supports vertex color.

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5 Cool Cheap Gadgets I Actually Use

February 27, 2026

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

Small, inexpensive tools can remove friction from a creative workflow. The following five gadgets are practical, affordable, and designed to keep focus, comfort, and reference quality high during long sculpting and texturing sessions. Each entry includes a quick overview, how it’s used in a real studio, pros and cons, and who will benefit most.

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Marmoset Made Easy: From Import to Final Render

February 21, 2026

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

If you already have PolyPaint on your ZBrush sculpt, you can take it straight into Marmoset and produce a portfolio-ready render in minutes. No UVs, no baked maps… just Vertex Color, a tidy scene setup, and a simple three‑light approach that gives clear, presentable results fast.

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Wacom Movink Pad 11 Review

February 13, 2026

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

The Wacom Movink Pad 11 is not a mini Movink Pad Pro 14 or a rival to an iPad Pro. It's a different tool with a clear purpose: a compact, portable digital sketchbook that feels surprisingly close to pen and paper. I pick it up and immediately notice how premium it feels. The build, the pen experience, and the software ecosystem all combine into something that I enjoy using for quick ideation, thumbnails, and even light 3D blockouts.

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Movink Pro 14: Desktop-Class Drawing in Your Backpack?

February 6, 2026

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

I spend most of my time drawing, sculpting, and moving files between desktop and mobile, after a few weeks of using the Wacom Movink Pad Pro 14 as my main creative device. I can confidently say this: it’s the first Android tablet that truly feels like a proper Wacom tool, not a compromise. In this review, I cover the unboxing, daily workflow, the surprisingly useful pen-display mode for PC, which apps work well, and the real downsides you should know before buying.

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The Fastest Way To Retopo In ZBrush

January 30, 2026

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

I’m Pablo. I’ve been using the new Retopology brush in ZBrush 2026.1, and I want to cut through the noise: it’s simple, visual, and incredibly useful. It combines the best ideas from earlier tools like ZSpheres, Topology Brush, and ZModeler into a single brush that makes manual retopology quick and, dare I say, enjoyable.

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From Concept to Render: Sci-Fi Character Pipeline

January 23, 2026

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

Character Creator 5 greatly improves the process for quick character iteration and customization adding powerful new tools. This tutorial series guides you through a simplified workflow for creating a SciFi character from start to finish!

Character Design

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Understanding ZBrush's "Logic": My Secret to Learning Faster

December 30, 2025

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

This tutorial breaks down the mental and technical framework I use every time I sculpt. It’s not about memorising features. It’s about building a repeatable workflow that removes hesitation and keeps you moving forward… you can then add extra bits of knowledge as you go ;)

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The Reason Why You Lose Interest In Your Projects

November 14, 2025

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

Why do most creative projects fail? It's not a lack of good ideas. It starts with a spark of excitement, a flurry of notes. You're ready to create. Then, a stall. Motivation dips. Focus blurs. A new idea distracts you. Sound familiar? You're not alone. The problem isn't your idea; it's the lack of a system. I've spent years refining a simple mindset and a practical framework to solve this. It’s the system I use to keep momentum alive and push every idea over the finish line.

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ZModeler on iPad Explained: Tactical Pouch

November 7, 2025

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

Have you ever opened the ZModeler in ZBrush for iPad and felt lost? You're not alone. In this tutorial, I walk you through how I start from a simple cube and build a clean tactical pouch entirely on the iPad. I break down each ZModeler action, UI trick, and workflow choice so you can reproduce this and feel confident moving between the iPad and desktop versions of ZBrush.

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Sculpt Realistic Straps and Bandages in ZBrush

October 31, 2025

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this tutorial, I demonstrate a small change in workflow that makes straps and bandages feel like a single, connected piece wrapped around an arm, not just a series of disconnected loops.

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Bring Comic Art to Life in Substance 3D Painter!

October 24, 2025

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this tutorial, I guide you through everything: where to get it, how to import it, what each slider does, and practical workflow tips so you can add expressive comic hatching to your models without leaving Painter.

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Make PureRef Part of Your Creative Workflow

October 17, 2025

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through my PureRef workflow. I was really inspired by the newer features, not just to collect reference images, but to document the process and take actionable notes while concepting. Here, I’ll break down some of the new features that I use daily now so you can build a PureRef setup that keeps you focused, organized, and ready to pick up right where you left off.

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3 Tips in Substance 3D Painter You Need To Know

October 10, 2025

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In my video tutorial, I walk through three small but powerful Substance 3D Painter workflows I use constantly: using custom inputs in effects, building a single pass-through adjustment layer to quickly recolor and tweak materials, and using anchor points as grayscale references to drive targeted edits. These techniques are subtle, non-destructive, and they give you much more control over how materials behave and how easy they are to adapt later.

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My Top 5 Tips To Work More Efficiently With Substance 3D Painter

October 3, 2025

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this tutorial, I’m sharing five useful tips in Substance 3D Painter that I use all to make texturing smoother and less frustrating. They’re not flashy tricks, just practical things like setting up better lighting, managing texture sets, organizing assets, auto-updating linked files, and polishing small surface details. Simple tweaks that really help keep your workflow focused and efficient

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Do's and Don'ts when Sculpting

September 26, 2025

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this tutorial, I walk you through a sculpting workflow that keeps your sculpts clean, modular, and deliberate. Everything I describe comes from experience and long hours in ZBrush, tips that help you build strong foundations first, so detailing later becomes fast and satisfying. This is a process-driven guide: from blocking and foundations to the moment you start adding surface details.

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The ONE Anchor Point Technique You Need!

September 19, 2025

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this tutorial, I walk you through an anchor points approach in Substance 3D Painter that keeps everything within a single mask, while giving you full, reusable control over generators, blending modes, and fine detail. This workflow has saved me a lot of time, and once you understand the idea of thinking in black & white values and building from micro to macro when it comes to tileable textures, it opens up numerous possibilities for tileable materials, such as fabrics, tiles, and woven surfaces.

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Master ZBrush Curves brushes: Tips and Tricks

September 12, 2025

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this tutorial, I provide a clear breakdown of the settings, workflows, and practical techniques that make ZBrush curve brushes predictable and effective. Through step-by-step demonstrations, you will learn how to apply these methods to hair, straps, drapery, spikes, and other curve-based geometry, transforming curve brushes into a dependable part of your sculpting process.

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Stop Posting Ugly Screenshots – Do This Instead!

September 5, 2025

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this tutorial, I’m recapping a practical method that makes ZBrush progress shots read as intentional, clean, and presentable, and the same advice applies whether you work in ZBrush, Blender, or Adobe Substance 3D Modeler. I’m going to walk through the D.F.M. idea that I came up with which stands for Document, Framing, Material and show how a few more minutes of attention changes everything.

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Watch Out ZBrush… Blender 4.5 Vulkan is Here

August 30, 2025

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

I'm a 3D concept artist and educator, and after sculpting in ZBrush for over a decade, today I’m testing Blender 4.5 with Vulkan enabled. For years, I treated Blender sculpting as a secondary option to ZBrush, but Vulkan sort of changes that. In this recap, I'm sharing what I did, what surprised me, and how Vulkan affects my workflow, viewport navigation, and real-time rendering. This is the honest take from someone used to ZBrush's performance expectations.

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Making The Thing: From Blockout to Render

August 26, 2025

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

Welcome to a breakdown of my sculpting process for The Thing! In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through my approach to building a fan-art version of Ben Grimm in ZBrush, from the first blockout to the final polish. In this tutorial, you can keep your workflow clear, structured, and fun, perfect for practice, portfolio pieces, or just sharpening your sculpting skills.

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XPPen Magic Drawing Tablet Review: A Practical Mobile Sketching and Sculpting Companion

August 16, 2025

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

For artists who want to sketch or sculpt on the go, having a device that is quick, simple, and lightweight without feeling like overkill is essential. I've been an iPad Pro user for this kind of work, and while it’s an excellent tool, it comes with a hefty price tag and a file system that, frankly, I still struggle to navigate. Enter the XPPen Magic Drawing Pad, a new Android-based tablet that caught my eye when I got the chance to test it out. It surprised me in multiple ways, and I want to share my honest thoughts on whether it deserves a spot in your creative toolkit.

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How I Textured and Stylized a 3D Still-Life Scenes in Painter

August 14, 2025

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

If you ever feel like your 3D renders look too clean or too perfect, you're not alone. In this tutorial (partnered with Adobe), I’ll share the exact techniques I used to transform a 3D scene into an illustration with a look that’s both unique and deeply personal. Everything is non-destructive, so you can tweak at any point.

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If You Know Photoshop, You Already Know 3D Painter

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

If you know Photoshop, you basically already know how to use Substance 3D Painter... you just don’t know it yet. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how the skills you already have with layers, masks, and adjustment layers translate directly into building complex, realistic materials in Painter. It’s a smooth transition, and once you see it in action, it just clicks.

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Easy way to mirror objects with subdivisions in ZBrush

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this tutorial, we’re covering how to mirror subdivided objects without losing your sculpted detail. Let’s dive in and break down how you can mirror subdivided objects in ZBrush, keep all your details intact, and save yourself a ton of frustration. Plus, I’ll show you some behind-the-scenes tricks and how to create a custom button (micro) that streamlines this entire process.

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Texturing A Sci-Fi Weapon

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

Here's a fun series on how I texture sci-fi weapons using Substance 3D Painter. I cover both stylized and realistic looks, share some of my go-to techniques, and show how I set things up for final renders in Blender. Great if you’re working on your own designs or just want to pick up a few new tricks.

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Every ZBrush User Needs To Know These 5 Tricks

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

Here are 5 ZBrush tricks (hidden gems) you probably didn't know! In this tutorial I'm going to show you a cool tip to use interactive lighting, achieve ideal Dynamesh resolution based on your details, control FiberMesh growth using morph targets, and a few other useful tips!

Hair & FX

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What's the Secret Behind Anchor Points?

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

Have you ever marveled at how some artists seamlessly blend complex textures in Substance 3D Painter? The secret isn’t magic—it’s the clever use of anchor points. This powerful feature often flies under the radar because it can be a bit tricky to understand at first. But once you master it, anchor points give you incredible control over your materials, allowing your layers to interact in ways that truly elevate your textures.

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Review video - XPpen Artist Pro 16 Gen 2 tablet

December 6, 2024

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this video I’m going to do an unboxing and quick overview of the XP Pen Artist Pro 16 (gen 2) tablet. I’ll also show you how to set it up and the way that I customize it to work with ZBrush and Photoshop.

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ZBrush for iPad is out!

September 12, 2024

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

Hey! In this video, I’m sharing my thoughts on the ZBrush app for iPad Pro. I got to try it out during the beta testing, and I’ve been exploring how well it brings ZBrush’s features to a more portable device. If you’re interested in sculpting on the go or just want to see how it works on a smaller screen, stick around—I hope this gives you a good idea of what to expect!

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Quick and Easy Iridescent Material

August 20, 2024

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this quick tutorial I’ll show you a simple and effective way to recreate the iridescent effect in your materials using Marmoset Toolbag 4, Blender and ZBrush. There are multiple applications for this type of material so give it a go and see where you can apply it!

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Quick review of the SpaceMouse Wireless bluetooth

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this "Quick review of the SpaceMouse Wireless Bluetooth!" video, I’ll show you the compact, versatile SpaceMouse Wireless for its intuitive dial and seamless 3D navigation across applications like ZBrush, Substance Painter, and Blender.

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How to present your 3D characters in a simple and effective way

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this video, I'll show you how to present your 3D characters effectively, even if they're unfinished, using ZBrush and Blender. Learn practical tips for lighting, materials, and contrast to create professional-looking renders.

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Dune Sandworm

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this tutorial series I’ll show you how to create a ‘fanart’ concept of the movie Dune, including the sandworm and desert assets.

Compositing

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Transforming a spare Room into a cozy Studio Office for Digital Artists

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this in-depth guide I cover the steps and materials I used to convert a spare room into a studio office on a budget!

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CC4 to ZBrush workflow with the Face Tools Plugin

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this in-depth tutorial series, I’m going to take you through the entire process of creating a custom set of expressions with dynamic wrinkles for your character using Character Creator 4 to setup the project and the ZBrush Face Tools plugin from Reallusion to adjust all your expression morphs and high-frequency details inside ZBrush.

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ZBrush detailing brushes pack: Bark & Wood Brushes Overview

February 16, 2024

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

This is a quick video overview of the most recent 'Bark & Wood Brushes pack' for ZBrush. I'll show you how to use these brushes to sculpt details in ZBrush with ease and I will also cover some of my favourite brushes from this collection to show you how I used them to create cool patterns and details in my sculpts.

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ZBrush Tips and Tricks: Creating a Baseball

January 23, 2024

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

This tutorial covers the creation of a baseball from a simple QCube using various tools and features within ZBrush to simplify the process of polishing, detailing and placing geometry over the sphere. The subject of this tutorial is a simple baseball but the focus of this video is on the various unknown tips and tricks of the workflow.

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Sculpting Stylised Hair in ZBrush

December 19, 2023

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this video tutorial, I'm going to break down a series of simple steps to sculpt any type of stylised hair in ZBrush. You can use any of the default brushes or grab the free pack of Sculptris Pro brushes and follow along.

Hair & FX

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Stylised hair sculptris Pro brushes

December 6, 2023

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this tutorial I’m going to show you how to use the free pack of 15 Stylised hair brushes with Sculptris Pro and the workflow to create cool effects within ZBrush using them.

Hair & FX

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Using 3D Sampler and ZBrush: To create cool Embroidery Patches

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this tutorial I'll show you how to create some awesome embroidery patches using Adobe 3D Sampler and ZBrush. In this video, you'll learn how to create really cool patches. I’ll use a hoodie as a test object and show you a cool non-destructive workflow so you can change the patch design with a few clicks. I will guide you through the process step-by-step, so you won't miss a thing!

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My top 5 PurRef Tips for digital artists

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this post, I'll show you how to create custom presets with shortcuts, use PureRef as a guide for aligning and measuring things, avoid color distractions with the grayscale image and color picker, focus on specific areas of an image with the cropping tool and hide feature, and track your creative process with screenshots. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro, these tips will help you to organize your references and make the most of your time and let's dive in!

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Photogrammetry Just Got Easier: Create awesome 3D models from photos with Substance 3D Sampler

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

This is a quick video to show you how the new 'photogrammetry' feature from Substance 3D Sampler works. Although the object I use in the tutoarial looks simple, it is actually a complex object to get right using purely photos as imput data... so the results are pretty impressive.

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Detailing an Insect Head in ZBrush with Custom Brushes

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

I'll cover the use of the different brushes and what type of effects they produce as I detail the insect head. I you already have the insect brushes pack and want to follow along, check out the free resource at the bottom of the page!

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Posing characters in ZBrush with ‘AccuRig’

February 17, 2023

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this free tutorial series, I’m going to take you through the entire process from sketching an idea in Krita (2D) and turning it into a full 3D character in ZBrush that we can then pose using ‘AccuRig’ from Reallusion’s Character Creator 4. The focus of the series is in the setup of a humanoid character in ZBrush so that it can be rigged and easily posed (potentially animated) using CC4.

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Wacom Cintiq pro 27” review

February 6, 2023

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

With the new Cintiq Pro 27”, Wacom has revisited and, in my opinion, improved the ergonomics of the Cintiq. The new model is lighter, brighter, and sharper and the express keys are now at the back. The Pen has also been updated with customisable parts and even a weight to tweak how it feels and balances on your hand… a very nice touch.

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Complex Polypaint Texture with history recall brush

January 12, 2023

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this tutorial, I’m going to cover the use of the History Recall Brush (normally a sculpting brush) to create complex textures for your characters and creatures. I’m going to show you how easy is to customise a brush to paint interesting textures and to re-use the first pass on a texture to build complexity with colour adjustments.

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Creating a Belt with a know int ZBrush

December 22, 2022

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

This video tutorial covers the modelling of a simple 'belt' with a knot wrapped around the waist of a character. This exact same technique and steps can be applied to a wide range of things to add visual interest or extra accessories to your characters and creatures.

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4 Simple techniques to create horns in ZBrush

November 15, 2022

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this tutorial, I go over 4 techniques that you can use to create horns in ZBrush for all your creature needs. These techniques are really powerful for all sorts of things not just horns so keep an eye on the steps of the workflows and let me know in the comments of this page how you are using these methods for something else!

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My favourite Wacom trick for sculpting with references

November 8, 2022

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

This is a very quick video to show you one of my favourite tips when working with ZBrush on a Cintiq and a second monitor. This is one of the 'productivity hacks' that I've been ask to share before so this video should cover the setup and how easy and effective it is.

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Creating a Plasticine Material with ZBrush and 3D Painter

October 26, 2022

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

Grab a coffee, this is a long video… I’m going to cover the full process of creating a Plasticine Material for PBR workflow using ZBrush and Adobe 3D Painter. I’m also going to show you how to render in Adobe 3D Stager to complete the look of a rough plasticine model.

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3 Cool ways to create wings for Dragons or bats in ZBrush

October 11, 2022

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this video, I’m going to show you a step-by-step of how to create the geometry for the wings of a bat or a dragon using different techniques in ZBrush. All three techniques I’ll be covering can be beneficial in other situations not just to create wings so the focus is on the workflow and what the tools allow you to create.

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3D Sampler materials Exposed Parameters

September 27, 2022

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

You can now expose the attributes of your material in 3D Sampler so that the settings can be tweaked in other software when exported as .sbasr files! In this video, I’ll give you a quick demonstration of how it works.

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A quick tip to practice anatomy in ZBrush

September 5, 2022

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

This is a very quick video to show you a tip for your anatomy practice sessions in ZBrush. This video is in response to some of the questions I got about the time-lapse tutorial I’ve shared before

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How to Record a Clean Timelapse Video in ZBrush

September 1, 2022

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this video, I’m going to show you how to create a clean time-lapse video from your ZBrush sculpting sessions. I’m also going to cover a very simple way to automate the process of adjusting the settings for your time-lapse movie by creating a custom Macro button.

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Creating the Handle of a Katana’s hilt (Tsuka) with ZModeler in ZBrush

August 22, 2022

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this quick tutorial, I’m going to show you how to create the intricate woven patterns of a Japanese sword using the ZModeler tool in ZBrush. We are going to focus only on the handle (Tsuka) of the Katana’s hilt (Koshirae)

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Creating a Realistic Iris for an Eye in ZBrush using FiberMesh

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this video, I’m going to show you a step-by-step of how to create the geometry for the wings of a bat or a dragon using different techniques in ZBrush. All three techniques I’ll be covering can be beneficial in other situations not just to create wings so the focus is on the workflow and what the tools allow you to create.

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Comic-style outlines with geometry in ZBrush

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this short video tutorial, I’m going to share a quick tip to create comic-style outlines in ZBrush using geometry. You can achieve a very decent ‘comic look’ using the Comic material I shared in this tutorial, but this additional tip allows you to control the outline to make it more consistent or even ‘sculpt the thickness’ yourself… Also, it works as an outline on any material so you don’t need to rely on the comic shader ;)

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Create a comic-style render in ZBrush with a custom material

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this video, I’ll walk you through my updated ZBrush material for comic-style rendering. The new material has some small refinements and it now works quite well with polypaint so you can build all the assets for your next graphic novel in ZBrush and render them with a single BPR!

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ZBrush single render tips with BPR filters

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this video, I cover a few tips and tricks to rendering your models inside ZBrush with a single BPR pass and some filters to enhance the look of the image.

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Connecting ZBrush and Marmoset for a quick sketch

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this video, I cover a simple but powerful process to render a quick rough sketch from ZBrush into Marmoset Toolbag 4. To connect ZBrush to Marmoset in a single click I use the ZBrush Compositor plugin

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Lost Creature Dark Forest Project breakdown

January 19, 2022

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this video tutorial, I’m going to break down the various process and steps I took to create the ‘Lost creature dark forest’ concept in Character Creator 3, ZBrush and Blender

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ZBrush 2022 features overview

November 23, 2021

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this video, I cover the new features of ZBrush 2022 using a custom UI with a dedicated palette to keep track of what's new.

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How to Make an Ancient Artifact Wall in ZBrush

October 12, 2021

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this video, I walk you through the blocking of a simple scene in ZBrush using primitives and booleans. I used custom brushes to do a quick detailing pass and then I cover the rendering process with some lighting tips in Maverick render.

Rendering

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Adobe 3D Tools Workshop

September 21, 2021

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

This is a series of 8 tutorials to introduce you to the power of the Adobe 3D tools and how to the integrate. Throught the videos, I'll cover everything from building custom materials from photos to the final render.

Materials

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ZBrush Masking Tips and Tricks Series

August 24, 2021

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

This is a video series of 8 tutorials covering a variety of tips and tricks to use and leverage the masking features in ZBrush.

Sculpting

Texturing

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ZBrush Custom Alphas from Custom Brushes

August 17, 2021

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this short video tutorial, I'm going to show you a quick way to create custom alphas to details your ZBrush sculptures using custom (or standard) brushes.

Sculpting

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Adobe 3D Tools Project Breakdown

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

This is a short series of 4 videos covering the process of sculpting, materials creation, texturing and rendering of this project.

Breakdowns

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Quick look at the 3D SpaceMouse Pro

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

This video should give you a quick idea of how the 3D SpaceMouse Pro can be setup for different software and help you boost productivity.

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Sketching with ZBrush VDMs and Sculptris Pro

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this tutorial, I walk you through the process of creating a couple of custom VDMs in ZBrush and using them to iterate and produce variants on a 3D sketch.

Sculpting

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Posing Humanoid Characters In and Out of ZBrush

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this video I'll show you how to pose your characters in ZBrush using the transpose master and a more advanced method using Mixamo and Blender and importing the posed model into ZBrush (while keeping Subdivision levels).

Modeling

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Let's Make a Custom SCAR BURSH in ZBrush

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this quick tutorial, I cover the creation of a custom brush in ZBrush to create 'skin scars’

Sculpting

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Creating a custom ZBrush UI that works

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this video, I'm going to show you how to customise your ZBrush UI with a purpose.

Productivity

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My Favourite ZBrush 2021.6 features

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this short tutorial series, I’m going to walk you through some of my favourite features from the ZBrush 2021.6.2 update. There are some nice general updates but I’m going to focus on 6 specific features/brushes and show you practical examples and how I use them in my projects.

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3D Concept Art workflow overview

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this short video, I'm sharing one of my workflows using 3D tools like ZBrush and Marmoset to iterate, design and produce the concept of a character.

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Patches PBR textures

December 8, 2020

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

The ZBrush Compositor plugin can help you create very intricate textures for PBR workflows.

Materials

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Hand Painted Skin Texture using ZBrush Polypaint

December 8, 2020

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this video tutorial, I’ll walk you through a few Polypainting techniques to texture skin. This process is ideal if you already have a fair amount of sculpted details on the model.Although the workflow I explain in this tutorial is specific to the creation of human skin, it’s a process that can be applied to anything you want.‍

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ZBrush 2021 Intro Series

August 26, 2020

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this tutorial series, the focus is on the new Dynamics of ZBrush 2021 and the workflows that could benefit from this feature. We’re are going to take a simple 3D sketch of a character (which you can download from the resources) and work on various pieces of cloth, fabric, and skin folds to refine the concept using dynamics.

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Stylised Hand-Painted textures

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this tutorial we'll be creating multiple hand-painted texture maps for PBR workflow

Texturing

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Intro to ZBrushCore MINI

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

A quick introduction to ZBrushCore MINI with some ‘workflow tips and tricks’

Sculpting

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Sculpting Hair and Beard in ZBrush

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this video, I’m going to show you a step-by-step of how to create the geometry for the wings of a bat or a dragon using different techniques in ZBrush. All three techniques I’ll be covering can be beneficial in other situations not just to create wings so the focus is on the workflow and what the tools allow you to create.

Sculpting

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Working from home - Productivity TIPS

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

For everyone now working from home, here is what I’ve learned from years of freelancing. This quick guide is about a series of practical tips for general productivity and project management

Productivity

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ZBrush BPR Settings for illustration

February 2, 2020

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

Using ZBrush BPR and NPR filters to render your models with an ‘illustration mood’

Rendering

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Creating HAIRCARDS with the ZBrush Compositor

January 21, 2020

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

We’ll use the ZBrush Compositor plugin to send the ZBrush mesh to Substance Painter and create the hair textures.

Compositing

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ZBrush Compositor Fixing issues and re-lighting technique

January 16, 2020

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

The ZBrush Compositor plugin can help you create very intricate textures for PBR workflows.

Rendering

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Intro to ZBrush 2020

January 5, 2020

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

The quick overview of the new features!

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ZBrush 2018

December 5, 2019

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

An in-depth overview of the ZBrush 2018 release and its features.

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ZBrush Compositor plugin

December 4, 2019

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

This is a video series introducing you to the ZBrush Compositor plugin to render ZBrush sculpts with Marmoset and/or 3D Painter

Rendering

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A Guide to speed up ZBrush Character Creation

October 22, 2019

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this article, I share my workflow to speed up the creation of characters in ZBrush using Character Creator for setup and posing

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Stylised Tileable Textures in ZBrush

September 17, 2019

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

In this video, I’m going to show you a step-by-step of how to create the geometry for the wings of a bat or a dragon using different techniques in ZBrush. All three techniques I’ll be covering can be beneficial in other situations not just to create wings so the focus is on the workflow and what the tools allow you to create.

Texturing

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Low poly hair cards from FiberMesh

August 11, 2019

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

A mini tutorial series covering FiberMesh for long hair and baking ‘hair maps’

Hair & FX

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FiberMesh trees and forest

Pablo Muñoz Gómez

Using FibrMesh in ZBrush to easily create complex organic shapes like trees

Modeling

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