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HOW TO CREATE A CHAIN MAIL HOOD IN ZBRUSH by ALEXANDER REBHOLZ

In this post you will see HOW TO CREATE A CHAIN MAIL HOOD IN ZBRUSH by ALEXANDER REBHOLZ.

1. Start with a bust

 

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2. Mask the hood

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3. Tool > Subtool > Extract. For settings see image. Hit Accept when you are done.

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4. Draw Polyframe (Shift+F)

 

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5. Remove the border and the inner part: SHIFT+CTRL Click on them until they are hidden. Then click “Del hidden”

 

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6. Click on Tool >Polygroups > Auto Groups. Select any unwanted parts and remove them

 

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7. Use ZRemsher several times to reduce the polygoups. Setup see image. Use ClayPolish in between to make it smooth.You can also use Edge Loop > Delete Loops plus ZRemehser afterwards to get nice and even Polygroups. You might also want to try the Deformation > Relax and/or Polish button.

 

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8. Open a new SubTool with the Miromesh you would like to insert.

 

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9. Go back to your created hood. Select Render > Render Properties > Draw Micromesh. Click Tool > Geometry > Modify Topology > Micro Mesh and select the SubTool you opened before. Make sure you uncheck PolyF for better visibility in the next step. Now click on BPR (SHIFT+R)

 

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10. If the MicroMesh looks weird click on Spin Edge and/or Align Edge and create the Micro Mesh again. Repeat until you are satisfied with the result.

 

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11. Click on Tool > Geometry > Convert BPR To Geo to create a new Subtool.

 

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Website: http://www.alexander-rebholz.de/

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