Why Blockout?

Hey all! I wanted to make a video on blocking out characters for sculpting. So.. uh.. here it is! I wanted this to be something that was software and medium agnostic so that it could apply to more people. Digital sculpting is tough, but I think if you practice those primary forms through doing character blockouts more often, you will see GREAT SUCCESS. hah. Anyway, hope the video is helpful! Feel free to throw any questions in the comments and if you are looking for more of a step by step guide on blocking out characters, check the link below. Okay I love you goodbye.

Want a step by step process guide for blocking out characters in ZBrush? Check out my character blockout tutorial below as well as some of my more recent videos for more awesome ZBrush sculpting tips and tricks!

ZBrush Character Blockout Tutorial

2D to 3D! Sculpting a Baseball Mage from Start to Finish ⚾ GRAND SLAMS ⚾

2D to 3D! Sculpting a Girl from Start to Finish 💪🏼 GETTING SWOLE 💪🏼

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[justanameonyourscreen]

1:13...I sculpt in Blender... but your videos have helped a lot. The tools may have different names...but the technique is the same...thanks

[CattyMintgum]

1:13 Stop it's done now, no need to go any further-

[gregorygrice]

Thank you for reading my mind. Pride is exactly what I as an artist and writer am struggling with, and I would be more than happy to go over it with you. 🌟❤️

[ledf]

what you said about moving forward too fast and not having a solid foundation is basically the main challenge im facing right now 😂 I need to get better at this cuz I think this applies to both organic sculpts and hard surface modeling im currently doing at work. Thank you for this video!!!

[pawpotsRS]

this month I intend to do make a block out first before trying to add detail and it helps a lot really,

[quinnjdq]

I really appreciate the more technical video! I picked up the Charizard tutorial a bit ago on gumroad and its been very useful!

[digitalisdoll]

how did you know I needed this exact video

[londalecarter]

I use blender for sculpting. But i needed this vid. Thanks a lot!

[VaibhavSharma-fzhs]

I don't know why this is in my recommendation, but i am not regretting after watching it.

[DutchDread]

I am so fucked, I studied 3d modeling, and am proficient with Zbrush, however, I am also a computer addict, and someone who gets anxiety attacks as soon as he feels he needs to do something for any reason other than "It happened to be what I felt like doing". This means that as soon as modeling and drawing became something I had to do, I stopped doing it, and I just don't know how to get myself to start again. The more I try to force myself, the more my mind rebels against it.
I play D&D, so I figured I'd try to make those characters to 3d print and even that I could not convince myself to do because I felt forced by myself.
God I wish I could just sculpt for hours the way I waste my life for hours and just enjoy it without

[canaldesugestoesa]

Bro, this is amazing, good for drawing reference.

[dsdgonna]

you are too much good. ok? too much good
you brought me kind of deperate at my sculpts.
i don't wanna sculpt after seen this video. hella!

[Gazing-]

I just subbed. I don't have a computer yet but the whole 3D sculpting thing is very interesting and you make me want to try it out.

[_Junker]

Anatomy is so difficult O_O well done sir !

[razeljoydejesus]

Great Stuff, Dude. New to sculpting, just starting Blender and now I'm kinda curious about this :>

[cyberpunkzombie]

You have a great grasp of human musculature! Amazing vid!

[DannyMacd]

Shit dude you've improved loads lately!

[Karlthuluu]

I get the main idea of blockout, but what I want to know are the specifics around your workflow, like are you using some kind of boolean operation to combine your meshes? When do you increase the polycount(quality) of the meshes? Before or after you combine them?

[bradleycorreia]

wow, your modelling skills are amazing!!

[vjm]

Do you find it more accommodating for creative design by first hand drawing out your design? Or do you prefer to sculpt shapes first, and let it naturally evolve over time?