WORKSHOP
Jewelry Design In ZBrush
Follow A Real World Design, From Start To Finish
- ZBrush Fundamentals
- Design vs Practicality
- Complex Jewelry
- Molding & Casting
Real World Design For Jewelry.
Jewelry design is a fine art that has exploded with the advent of digital sculpting and 3D printing. In this course, world-renowned jewelry designer Tomas Wittelsbach will teach you his complete production workflow, giving you all the techniques you'll need to create your very own reproducible high-end jewelry.
This Jewelry Design in ZBrush course will consist of ten weeks of LIVE demonstrations and reviews. You'll learn core design skills and be part of a community of artists all working to achieve next level quality in their work.
Most importantly, you'll learn how to train your artistic eye and express something through your work, while creating portfolio ready designs that will impress.
What You’ll Learn
In this course, students will create jewelry from scratch using ZBrush. The course will cover symmetry and textures, hinges and clasps, stone settings and iterations, 3D printing techniques and the business of jewelry. The course will teach students the complete production workflow used by Tomas Wittelsbach to create reproducible, high-end jewelry.
By the end of the course, students will learn how to properly develop real world techniques. Students will also understand how to balance design and practicality. They should also have gained knowledge on how to troubleshoot new problems or tasks.
By the end of the workshop you'll:
- Know how to balance design and practicality.
- Have developed work techniques to apply directly in real-world scenarios.
- Know how to establish and recreate symmetry in your designs.
- Have sculpted and 3D printed your own jewelry.
Tomas Wittelsbach:
Sprints
1
Fundamentals: Elegant Lines
Design vs Practicality / Making your designs read well. Designing with radial symmetry. Projection, extraction, line weight, composition
2
ZBrush Fundamentals
Recreating symmetry. Creating textures. Drawing vs Sculpting
3
Pendants
Blocking out in ZModeler. Sculpting with posable symmetry. Flushing out the design
4
Bracelets
Creating a bracelet and cutting plug. Using the techniques shown in a realistic scenario. Importance of keeping it simple.
5-7
Complex Jewelry Pieces
Creating hinges and separate pieces with Extract. Creating overlap and cutting for Keying. Developing your voice
8-10
Fundamentals of 3D Printing Jewelry
Prepping for 3D print. Molding and casting process. The business of jewelry
Jewelry Design In ZBrush
