Designing Jewelry for 3D Printing in ZBrush and Maya

Pluralsight
Course Summary
Throughout these lessons, we'll learn how to model your own jewelry for 3D printing using ZBrush and Maya. Software required: Autodesk Maya 2015, ZBrush, Photoshop CS5.
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Course Description
Throughout these lessons, we'll learn how to model your own jewelry for 3D printing using ZBrush and Maya. We'll explore the steps required to build a dragonfly pendant from scratch. We'll start by using Photoshop to design the necklace, and then we'll move over to ZBrush to create a base from the concept art. We'll also learn some tips and tricks for setting up our model in Maya. By the end of the tutorial, you'll have a solid understanding of the workflows that are required to create a model intended to be 3D-printed in wax and cast in silver. Software required: Autodesk Maya 2015, ZBrush, Photoshop CS5.
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Course Syllabus
Introduction and Project Overview- 1m 1s
—Introduction and Project Overview 1m 1sDesigning Jewelry for 3D Printing in ZBrush and Maya- 1h 17m
—Designing for the Real World 9m 14s
—Using Shadowbox to Create Design 9m 45s
—Adding Detail to the Design 9m 53s
—Continuing to Add Detail 8m 13s
—Applying Polygroups and Decimating 9m 4s
—Exploring Tips and Tricks 11m 15s
—Establishing Quality Check 10m 48s
—Exporting Model for Print 9m 43s