To download, visit the Pixologic Sculptris website found here: There are other nifty add-ons you can buy for the program, such as GoZ and ZBrush notably. Also, there’s the wonderful Google that likely has information on the topic, so definitely search for tutorials and help threads. I learned how to use the program from exploring all the tools given (getting a general feel), reading the basic tips that appear at the bottom right corner of the screen, and following my intuition, but if you need more help while using the program feel free to comment on this post with your question and I’ll see what I can do to help. The only real downfall in my perspective is it takes a lot of RAM and the coloring capabilities are a little fuzzy if you keep the resolution at a medium level (I later tested it at the highest resolution and it colored so smoothly. Not only is it free, but it is so unique and decently simple to learn (your ability to model subjects properly also depends on the amount of time you have spent studying said subject and your ability to adapt to new programs). If anyone is even the slightest bit interested in 3D modeling, I recommend this program to you. The color map is a bit fuzzy, but that is due to the medium resolution. Since I am fascinated with faces, I decided to model a generic face and torso in Sculptris. So I decided to tinker around with it and really see what it can do. They were amazed by it, and I was as well (more so than my initial impression). I had not explored the program much until I recently showed it to a few artist friends of mine. Literally, you sculpt the sphere by building on it with various tools and flattening, creasing, and inflating different areas. Autodesk 3ds Max, which is a great program, by the way), Sculptris starts you out with a sphere and allows you to sculpt your form from there. While most 3D modeling programs allow you to add shapes and modify them with various extrude, bevel, smoothing tools, and more (i.e. Viesca, the subject of my artistic interests (concept and character art) came up, and he recommended a particular free 3D modeling software called Sculptris, by Pixologic, to solidify (in three dimensions) characters, creatures, and more.Īfter downloading it, I instantly realized how unique of a program it is.

I have never considered combining traditional and digital art beyond scanning in images to edit and color them via Photoshop, and I am interested in working on art traditionally again after printing a digital edit (or perhaps even starting digitally and printing it to work traditionally). Turns out he combines both traditional and digital media, drawing it out on paper, scanning it onto the computer and working digitally, printing it to work traditionally again, and scanning it again until he was satisfied with the product.

He introduced himself as Alain Viesca, and I asked him how he made his work, etc. Sculptris Pro is a global editing mode for ZBrush that provides unique behavior for multiple sculpting and painting brushes. Naturally curious, I walked up and began talking to him. When I was at the Phoenix Comic Convention (back in May this year), I ran across an incredible artist at his booth who had countless breathtaking prints.

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