Author: Webmaster K

To model from scratch or not. This question has caused great debate between modellers and Poser users.

Here is a visual demonstration of what a good base mesh can be. All the faces in this article were built off the same base mesh, which can be downloaded at the end of this article.

Quad meshes are ideal for digital sculpting and 3d animation. Sculpting on a mesh with a mixture of quads and non quads can result in pinching and sharp angles in unwanted areas. Here I present some cases where polygons can be converted into quads.

Applying a female touch to my face anatomy studies.

Practice sketches (maquettes) in Zbrush. Just testing my knowledge of Head anatomy. Many thanks to ZBrushworkshops.

I have created some scripts to assist with scene creation in Blender. These scripts are free to use and modify with attribution. I am distributing them under the MIT license http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php. View the scripts here.

What is so great about BSurfaces? Put simply, BSurfaces allows an artist to create an intricate surface with just a few hand drawn lines…

Topology matters.

When building 3d models I’ve seen time and time again that topology can affect how a model bends, how it looks in certain lighting and even how well it can be morphed.