ZBrush: Modeling Footwear

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Free Online Course: ZBrush: Modeling Footwear provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 3-4 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. ZBrush: Modeling Footwear is taught by Ryan Kittleson.

Overview
  • Learn the tools and techniques you need to digitally sculpt a shoe. Discover how to create the sole and the basic shape, and how to add laces and fine details to your sculpture.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • Preparing
    • Exercise files
    • What to know
    1. Creating the Sole
    • Importing reference images
    • Modeling the basic sole shape
    • Extruding the sole and tread thickness
    • Tapering the tread
    • Creasing hard edges
    • Adjusting the reference images
    • Making a template for the repeating treads
    • Duplicating the tread with array mesh
    • Cutting the tread pattern
    • Tweaking the tread
    • Bending the sole
    • Tweaking the sole geometry
    2. Making the Upper
    • Making the basic upper shape
    • Drawing out the patch placement
    • Extracting the simple patches
    • Extracting more complex patches
    • Making the tongue
    • Making the cuff
    • Forming the heel tab
    • Finishing the upper elements
    3. Creating the Laces
    • Making a lace grommet
    • Placing the grommets with insert mesh
    • Making a shoelace brush
    • Drawing out the laces
    • Tweaking the shape of the laces
    • Creating the aglets
    4. Adding the Fine Details
    • Sculpting the irregularities
    • Adding leather texture
    • Sculpting specific leather detail
    • Adding fabric textures
    • Sculpting stitches
    • Making stitches with insert mesh
    • Making fuzzy suede texture
    • Adding stitches around the welt
    • Making the final adjustments
    Conclusion
    • Next steps