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Organic Sculpting

Name: Organic Sculpting
Price: 95 USD
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Author: Arsen Asyrankulov

Arsen Asyrankulov

Learn Arsen Asyrankulov’s organic sculpting workflow as he guides you from poetic forms to fully realized 3D art. Build expressive sculptures, develop your visual language, and elevate both your personal and professional creative pursuits.

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Lesson 1
Creating Your Sketch
In this first lesson, Arsen will help you to harness your artistic inspirations and unleash your creativity. You'll learn about Arsen's journey through the art world, and he will break down three of his previous pieces so you can see what made those sculptures tick. Then you'll come up with your own concept, gather references, and create the sketches that will inspire your design for the rest of this course.
- 1h 8m
- 15 Free Videos
- Project Files
Lesson 2
Sculpting Your Model
This lesson will cover the full sculpting process. First, Arsen will take you through ZBrush, along with his favorite shortcuts and tools. While Arsen personally chooses to use ZBrush when creating his art, it's important to note that his same techniques and philosophies can be applied to any sculpting software. After getting comfortable, you will block out your model based on your sketch from the previous lesson, and continuously add more detail until you have a finished sculpt. Finally, you will pose your model. At the end of this lesson, you will be ready for texturing.
- 5h 5m
- 35 Videos
- Project Files
Lesson 3
Shading Your Design
Now that you have a model, you will use this lesson to bring it to life. First, Arsen will go over the basics of Substance Painter, showing various tools and tricks available to you. Once you're comfortable in the software, it'll be time to get painting. You will go into the various sections of the model, and give each area the attention it deserves. At the end of this lesson, your model will be ready to bring into the rendering phase.
- 1h 16m
- 10 Videos
- Project Files
Lesson 4
Rendering the Image
This lesson is where your hard work pays off. After importing your model into Blender, you will be able to experiment with different lighting and angles for your final renders. Feel free to explore various setups you hadn't previously thought of. Stumbling onto interesting compositions is part of the creative process, after all! Once this is complete, you will take your images into Photoshop for post-processing. At the end of the course, you will have multiple portfolio-ready pieces.
- 52 minutes
- 9 Videos
- Project Files

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Arsen Asyrankulov

Arsen Asyrankulov is a Kyrgyzstan-based 3D artist and concept designer whose haunting sculptures and digital worlds merge intricate anatomy with surreal environments. His portfolio spans dark fantasy creatures and cyber-organic forms, with his work gaining acclaim across the entertainment and collectible art spheres.

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Course Lesson Plan

Here's a full list of all the videos in this course.

8 hours 22 minutes
Total Bundle Duration
69 Videos
Video Lectures in Bundle
4 GB of Files
Downloadable Project Files

Tools Used
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The tools listed below are used throughout the lectures of this course. Using alternatives is definitely possible depending on your proficiency, but we can only recommend using these listed softwares.

Substance Painter
Blender
ZBrush
Adobe Photoshop

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Lesson 1
Creating Your Sketch
In this first lesson, Arsen will help you to harness your artistic inspirations and unleash your creativity. You'll learn about Arsen's journey through the art world, and he will break down three of his previous pieces so you can see what made those sculptures tick. Then you'll come up with your own concept, gather references, and create the sketches that will inspire your design for the rest of this course.
1h 8m
Total Lesson Duration
15 Videos
Video Lectures in this Lesson
Project Files
Downloadable Project Files
Introduction
Meet ArsenPreview00:37
Course OverviewPreview01:11
Artistic JourneyPreview07:29
What Is Organic Sculpting?Preview02:31
Choosing a Direction
Harnessing InspirationsPreview02:59
Anatomy of Personal ProjectsPreview15:01
Brief Builder ToolPreview02:03
Choosing ReferencesPreview03:41
The New Brief Builder AppPreview01:05
Preparation ExercisePreview01:07
Sketching
Symmetry vs AsymmetryPreview02:03
Asymmetrical SketchesPreview11:00
Symmetrical SketchesPreview10:19
Detail SketchPreview06:30
Conclusion
HomeworkPreview00:45
Lesson 2
Sculpting Your Model
This lesson will cover the full sculpting process. First, Arsen will take you through ZBrush, along with his favorite shortcuts and tools. While Arsen personally chooses to use ZBrush when creating his art, it's important to note that his same techniques and philosophies can be applied to any sculpting software. After getting comfortable, you will block out your model based on your sketch from the previous lesson, and continuously add more detail until you have a finished sculpt. Finally, you will pose your model. At the end of this lesson, you will be ready for texturing.
5h 5m
Total Lesson Duration
35 Videos
Video Lectures in this Lesson
Project Files
Downloadable Project Files
Introduction
Lesson Overview00:11
Learning the ZBrush UI
2D Paint vs 3D Edit01:40
Navigation04:01
File Handling02:08
Customizing the UI04:46
Main Tools
Primitives and ZSpheres07:37
DynaMesh03:42
Sculptris Pro08:10
ZRemesher06:23
Brushes
Main Sculpting Brushes18:25
Advanced Brushes15:55
Left Shelf Tools10:25
Masking06:46
Selection02:56
Organization Tools
Polygroups04:22
Gizmo06:28
SubTool Actions18:36
Symmetry09:31
Polypaint08:40
UI Exercise00:56
Blocking the Main Shapes
ZSphere Blockout10:00
Blocking the Body12:35
Blocking the Face13:55
Tweaking the Model11:50
Blocking Exercise01:13
Sculpting
Creating the Mask18:00
Face Details14:03
Defining the Hair10:18
Shaping the Shoulders10:58
Refining the Shoulders14:40
Reviewing the Sculpt09:36
Model Output
Creating UVs07:02
Exporting07:50
Posing20:17
Conclusion
Homework01:30
Lesson 3
Shading Your Design
Now that you have a model, you will use this lesson to bring it to life. First, Arsen will go over the basics of Substance Painter, showing various tools and tricks available to you. Once you're comfortable in the software, it'll be time to get painting. You will go into the various sections of the model, and give each area the attention it deserves. At the end of this lesson, your model will be ready to bring into the rendering phase.
1h 16m
Total Lesson Duration
10 Videos
Video Lectures in this Lesson
Project Files
Downloadable Project Files
Introduction
Lesson Overview00:09
Substance Painter
Substance UI09:50
Painting Basics05:10
Placing Materials06:01
Tweaking Materials15:20
Painting the Model
Painting the Body16:08
Face Tones04:23
Body Details11:33
Texturing Recap07:22
Conclusion
Homework00:48
Lesson 4
Rendering the Image
This lesson is where your hard work pays off. After importing your model into Blender, you will be able to experiment with different lighting and angles for your final renders. Feel free to explore various setups you hadn't previously thought of. Stumbling onto interesting compositions is part of the creative process, after all! Once this is complete, you will take your images into Photoshop for post-processing. At the end of the course, you will have multiple portfolio-ready pieces.
52 minutes
Total Lesson Duration
9 Videos
Video Lectures in this Lesson
Project Files
Downloadable Project Files
Introduction
Lesson Overview00:34
Blender Basics
Intro to Blender03:15
Importing Assets01:40
Setting Up the Frame13:40
Final Renders
Camera Shots05:48
Post-Production18:45
Final Render Review04:21
Conclusion
Different Possible Approaches02:41
Homework01:30

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Organic Sculpting

Arsen Asyrankulov

Sculpt your imagination.

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What you'll learn

Creating Your Sketch

Sculpting Your Model

Shading Your Design

Rendering the Image

Meet your instructor

Arsen Asyrankulov

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Elias Ravanetti

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Course Lesson Plan

Tools Used ?The tools listed below are used throughout the lectures of this course. Using alternatives is definitely possible depending on your proficiency, but we can only recommend using these listed softwares.

Lesson 1

Creating Your Sketch

Introduction

Choosing a Direction

Sketching

Conclusion

Lesson 2

Sculpting Your Model

Introduction

Learning the ZBrush UI

Main Tools

Brushes

Organization Tools

Blocking the Main Shapes

Sculpting

Model Output

Conclusion

Lesson 3

Shading Your Design

Introduction

Substance Painter

Painting the Model

Conclusion

Lesson 4

Rendering the Image

Introduction

Blender Basics

Final Renders

Conclusion

Homework can be cool.

There's no homework yet

Tools Used
?
The tools listed below are used throughout the lectures of this course. Using alternatives is definitely possible depending on your proficiency, but we can only recommend using these listed softwares.