ZBrush Intermediate Class

This was a screen grab from a 3d model I'm working on in Zbrush.  I'll post more pictures as it progresses.  Maybe we'll even get into texturing in this class. :)  I can't wait!

New in progress picture.  I love the software update addition of dynamesh.  It redistributes the spans of the 3d mesh in such a work flow friendly way.  So I just kept on modeling down from the head for the entire body and it kept giving me the geometry I needed.  Today I'll be working on the feet and the hands and maybe I'll do some sketches of for the final pose and armor.

I started using reference for the abs.  Still a long way to go.  I'm trying to come up with some armor sketches next. :)

Statue of Mary Restoration

Before photos of the statue:

In Progress:

After Photos:

This statue was pretty challenging.  As always the difficult part is the sanding/smoothing of the cracks.  In this case the cracks were in the statue itself not the paint.  So I smoothed them and then filled and sanded the rough spots.  Next up was quite a few priming coats.  Then the best part...the actual painting!  I used Nova color acrylic paints.  I painted the robes first because it's the largest area and then began the skin tones.  I'm always happiest when all the bright white is off the statue.  Then your eye can really see the colors.  I gave it a matte varnish finish but it still made it glossy.  This was a really fun commission!