Creating Long Hair Using FiberMesh in ZBrush
In this ZBrush tutorial, we will learn how to quickly setup long hair using FiberMesh onto a simple base head. Software required: ZBrush 4R3.
What you'll learn
In this ZBrush tutorial, we will learn how to quickly setup long hair using FiberMesh onto a simple base head. Until now hair inside of ZBrush has primarily been sculpted. Using the new FiberMesh system inside of ZBrush 4R3 we can take a simple base mesh and apply fibers to the model to create more realistic long hair. With the power of ZBrush these fibers can be quickly groomed to achieve a wide array of hair styles. This tutorial will cover some tips and tricks to help speed up usage with FiberMesh to get your models hair that salon look. Software required: ZBrush 4R3.
Table of contents
- Setting up the Scene 5m
- Looking at Fibermesh Functionality 5m
- Setting up Polygroups Along the Scalp 4m
- Generating a Mask 8m
- Adjusting the Fibermesh Settings 6m
- Using the Groomhairball Brush to Prepare for Grooming 6m
- Establishing the Hairstyle 9m
- Continuing to Groom the Hair 9m
- Using Masks to Groom 6m
- Testing Our Hair with Bpr During Grooming 8m
- Cutting the Bangs 8m
- Grooming the Bangs 9m
- Focusing on the Last Polygroup Sections 7m
- Adding Some Final Tweaks to the Hair 9m
- Creating Eyebrows 9m
- Finishing the Eyebrows and Creating Eyelashes 9m
- Finishing the Eyelashes 7m
About the author
Joseph Drust is an artist residing near the small town of Pittsboro, North Carolina. He graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Game Design. Joseph has over ten years of experience working in the video game industry as a character artist with a focus on modeling and sculpting. He has created character assets for games including Ghost Recon, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow, Ben 10 Alien Force, and Earth Defense Force... more