news and updates

Lectures on Classical Realism

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Mon, 17 May 2010 00:03:00 +0000

From the Art Renewal Center via Digital Wax blog.

An interesting lecture on the relevance of classical realism, and academic art.

http://www.waynetaylordesign.com/digitalwax/2010/5/12/true-art-revival.html

Presenting at the Weta Cave tomorrow

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:54:00 +0000

Hello All,

I will be doing a ZBrush creature design presentation and Q&A tomorrow at the Weta Cave in Wellington, New Zealand. Come on by and say Hi if you are in the area. The Cave is on the corner of Weka and Park roads. Presentation starts at 1pm

http://www.wetanz.com/easter-at-the-weta-cave-all-your-eggs-in-one-basket/

Cheers!
Scott

Digital Sculpting Challenge

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:02:00 +0000

Hello All,

I have the honor of guest hosting the Digital Sculpting Challenge over at CGChannel.com This month's theme is to envision a character from Lewis Carrol's Alice in Wonderland. Come by and check it out or join the fun!

http://bit.ly/9drzuf

Cheers!
Scott

Part 2 of creature tutorial in Imagine FX magazine

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:28:00 +0000

Hello Everyone,

Just a note to let you know part two of my Creature Design tutorial is in issue 55 of Imagine FX magazine. This is thesecond of a two part series where a creature design is sculpted from a single sphere then painted and finished in Photoshop. It is intended as an introduction to new users but also a demo of just how much form and detail can be created with a few simple brushes and a single sphere.

I hope you enjoy it!

Cheers!
Scott

Weta Workshop unveils Rugby World Cup sculpture

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:33:00 +0000

The maquette of the monument was unveiled today in the Workshop!

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/rugby-world-cup/3450374/Rugby-World-Cup-sculpture-unveiled

I was one of the artists who worked on the central figure of this piece.

CG Channel posts sample video from ZBrush Digital Sculpting: Human Anatomy

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:49:00 +0000

Hello All,

There is a new article on CG Channel about the book ZBrush Digital Sculpting: Human Anatomy. Included is another sample video from the DVD which you may find interesting.

http://www.cgchannel.com/2010/02/scott-spencers-zbrush-digital-sculpting-human-anatomy/

Cheers!
Scott

New 2 Part creature tutorial in Imagine FX

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:55:00 +0000

Hello Everyone,

Just a note to let you know I have a tutorial in the new Imagine FX magazine. This is the first os a two part series where a creature design is sculpted from a single sphere then painted and finished in Photoshop. It is intended as an introduction to new users but also a demo of just how much form and detail can be created with a few simple brushes and a single sphere.

I hope you enjoy it!

Also, to those who emailed me about the internship I thank you. I should be getting back to you guys shortly. Thanks for your patience.

Cheers!
Scott

Call for assistance - seeking an intern to assist in ZBrush book production

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:35:00 +0000

Hello Everyone,

I am hoping to find someone interested in helping out in the production of a new ZBrush book. I am working on the update to my first book ZBrush Character Creation on a relatively tight schedule. I need assistance in managing all the new images I am creating for the manuscript. This isn't much work, mainly just renaming a few tiff files and tweaking labels in a word doc. The person who helps will get a firsthand look at the new book and a small financial compensation.

This is a part time internship kind of position suitable for a student or beginning artist. Send me an email at scott@scottspencer.com with internship in the subject field for more info.

Thanks!
Scott

Customize the ZBrush right click menu

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:08:00 +0000

I had a request to show how you can customize the Zbrush right click menu, sometimes called the "quick menu." This video explains the custom UI process as well as assigning hotkeys and setting up your Wacom preferences.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSf6MKzBV9M

My friend Paul Gaboury has another video on the topic of custom menus seen here

I hope you find these helpful!

Scott

Undocumented ZBrush Features Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:35:00 +0000

So here is a neat little something Pixologic threw into the new 3.5B release and didn't tell anyone about : ) There is a new gesture based navigation system in development for ZBrush. Right now it is in its early stages but still fun to use.

To zoom into a part of your model hold shift and draw the stylus pen back and forth over a small area of the model without touching down on the tablet. ZBrush will zoom into this point.
To zoom out hold shift and make a circular motion, again without touching the pen to the tablet.
To rotate around Z press shift, left click and hold on the canvas, then release shift and drag the mouse / pen. This rotates around the current axis of view which has always been a tricky rotation to get in ZBrush!

A cool trick, especially since it saves you a keypress or two. I'm interested in seeing how this develops into version 4.0

Scott

Timelapse Werewolf sculpting sessions - ZBrush

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:52:00 +0000

I was poking around 3D world's website and I found the video files and ZTools for my issue 113 tutorial on sculpting a werewolf. I thought I would post them here if anyone is interested. The video is unnarrated but I hope it may be helpful for folks interested in watching a process for one character start to finish.

***EDIT ADDITION***
Courtesy of 3D World magazine here is a PDF of the original tutorial text

Download the ZTools from this tutorial

Timelapsed videos
no narration

Part 1 ZSphere start

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Original 3D world link

http://www.3dworldmag.com/page/3dworld?entry=3d_world_113_s_zbrush

New John Brown sculpting DVD

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:28:00 +0000

Check this out! John Brown has a new 2 DVD set on sculpting creature and character busts at 1/4 scale. I got this from John a few days ago and it really rocks. He covers making quick silicone block molds- pouring up clay copies, and sculpting in facial expression studies. There is even a section on using photoshop to design paint schemes.

This is a great addition to his instructional DVD series. Its definitely worth picking up!
http://www.figuresandfocus.com/

Good stuff!

Anatomy model from Julian Murray

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:29:00 +0000

My friend Max Patte a brilliant sculptor you should check out, just showed me this new anatomical study head from sculptor Julian Murray. Sculpted at 1:1 scale it looks like a lovely piece of art in its own right as well as a useful reference piece. I will definitely be getting one soon. Interested buyers should contact Julian at julianmurray573@btinternet.com for pricing and info.

More updates to come

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:58:00 +0000

Hello All,

Just to let you know I have a review of ZBrush 3.5 in the new 3D world magazine. Check it out for a rundown of the new features. Also, keep an eye peeled for my character creation tutorial in 3D World!

More tutorials and videos coming soon so keep your eyes peeled.

Scott

News and updates

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:11:00 +0000

Hello All,

Just to let you know I have a review of ZBrush 3.5 in the new 3D world magazine. Check it out for a ruindown of the new features. Also, keep an eye peeled for my character creation tutorial in 3D World!

More tutorials and videos coming soon so keep your eyes peeled.

Scott

Sorrowful Ogre bust available for purchase

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:20:00 +0000

The new Amazing Figure Modeler features a writeup by Mike Falcigno of the Sorrowful Ogre bust. Thanks to Mike for such a nice review. The bust is available for purchase now for $160 plus shipping. This is a limited run of 50 castings. Hollow resin foam filled.

See the page at my site here for more information

S

Site revision and new interview

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:07:00 +0000

I have taken the site down for a long overdue revamp. There is a body of work I either haven't been allowed to show or just haven't photographed yet that will soon be up in the gallery section.

In the mean time here is a new interview from Gnomon.

ZBrush Character Creation nears publication

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:18:00 +0000

Wow,

I just wrapped the book up and it should be available very soon. What an amazing experience. I want to thank everyone who ordered a copy. I hope you enjoy th ebook as much as I enjoyed putting it together!

Here is the Amazon link for those interested!
Cheers!
Scott

Grindylow released

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:41:00 +0000

The Grindylow sculpt I did for Gentle Giant has released as an AFX exclusive. The Merperson was started from scan data but the Grindylow is a digital sculpt. There was actually no data on that character.
Check it out here
http://www.shopafx.com/hapoexmemibu.html

Siggraph 07

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:11:00 +0000

Had a great couple days presenting at the Gnomon and Pixologic booths. When I looked across from the Pixo booth I got the neat suprise of seeing the "Stingerhead" ad hanging above the Cintiq booth!

Video Demo - Skin Painting with Polypaint in ZBrush 3

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 18:41:00 +0000

View or download the video here.

ZBrush 3 release

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Tue, 22 May 2007 17:51:00 +0000

Im sure you know ZBrush 3 has released. I was asked to write a review of the new release for AWN. You can read the article here
http://www.vfxworld.com/?sa=adv&code=319b255d&atype=articles&id=3291

Also be sure to check out the betatester profiles available at CGNetworks
http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=4080&page=2

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:21:00 +0000

Wacom asked to use the Stingerhead in their new Ad run for the Cintiq. Thanks Wacom!! BTW The Cintiq is amazing, get one if you can!!

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:29:00 +0000

The Gnomon Live event has come and gone and thanks to everyone who came and listened. I hope you enjoyed it. In other events here is a series of interviews about the studio from Tina Wood. You can get a look at the shop and what we do.

http://www.on10.net/Blogs/tina/gentle-giant-studios-part-one-the-greatest-studio-on-earth/

http://www.on10.net/Blogs/tina/gentle-giant-studios-part-two-still-the-greatest-studio-on-earth/

and

http://on10.net/Blogs/tina/gentle-giant-studios/

enjoy!

S

Updates

noreply@blogger.com (ein doppelganger) — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:27:00 +0000

Heres the banner for my current online class.

and my Gnomon Live presentation is moving along. Trying to pull it all together. I hope it will be a good demo for all.

Currently working on several projects at Gentle Giant, not sure if I can admit to any of them in print online yet.

Between terms at Gnomon. In April I will be back with 3 classes Intro to ZBrush, Digital Sculpting and Human Anatomy, and Advanced ZBrush. I will also have another online section of Advanced ZBrush running.
www.gnomononline.com

www.gnomon3d.com