ZBrushCentral Highlights May 9-13

May 16, 2016, 9:21 am

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Here are the ZBrushCentral highlights for the second week of May! Be sure to check out the recently uploaded ArrayMesh webinar as well as the new beginner’s sculpting guide in ZClassroom!

The video recording and full breakdown for the ArrayMesh webinar is now up! Take advantage and put those skills to use!

ZBrushCentral member Blush has shared some great new sculpts! Check them all out here!

This character by ZBrushCentral member Demon Hughes was inspired by characters from his favorite games including The Last of Us and The Division! See the breakdown here!

Impressive original sculpture by ZBrushCentral member LvChangbo1991. See more of it here!

Let’s welcome new ZBrushCentral member Toto Dost to the Top Row with his first post! Concept by Zeen Chin

ZBrushCentral member Henning Sanden has provided a nice breakdown for this sculpt of Disney’s Beast!

Polaris from the Marvel Universe by ZBrushCentral member Marlon Nunez. Great pose and style! See an explanation of the hair here!

Elrond: Great bust by ZBrushCentral member Helena Shin. See a breakdown here!

You may have seen pics of this Deadpool statue driving around Japan, it was made with ZBrush! See the ZBrushCentral post!

NecroCyborg: designed and rendered in ‪ZBrush‬ by ZBrushCentral member Santiago Betancur. See more renders here!

This unique Demon Dark Knight is by ZBrushCentral member Max777. Cool concept!

Carnage sculpt for XM Studios by Caleb Nefzen. Awesome work here! Very intricately detailed design!

Penguin fan art by ZBrushCentral member Fabio Nishikata. Nice job! Great interpretation of a classic villain!

This great mech helmet is by ZBrushCentral member Octavio Liborio. See more here!

Max Headroom piece made using Sculptris by ZBrushCentral member Serek

Know anyone using ZBrush for the first time? Start with this beginner’s lesson on ZClassroom!

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Thai University Adds ZBrush to their Digital Art Curriculum

May 18, 2016, 4:56 pm

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Rangsit University in Thailand has recently added ZBrush to their Digital Art curriculum. The students there have begun learning how to do everything in ZBrush from sketching and painting all the way up to sculpting and preparing for 3D printing.

Come and check out the ZBrushCentral thread featuring work by these talented students! The work being produced is already looking amazing!

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ZBrushCentral Highlights May 16-20

May 23, 2016, 9:47 am

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Lots of cool stuff for you this week on ZBrushCentral! Remember to vote your favorites for the ZBrushAwards, voting is almost closed!

Dragon head sculpt by ZBrushCentral member Romain Pommier. Would make a nice piece for the mantle!

Hero Realms game art paintover by ZBrushCentral member Antonis Papantoniou. Beautiful!

This scene was created by ZBrushCentral member Patrick Evrard for the Humster3D contest!

Drone by ZBrushCentral member Andy Jones. Great hard surface sculpting here!

Come see more of the mechanical creations by ZBrushCentral member Hagai Itzhaki! Great use of ZModeler!

Tiberio: A well executed realistic portrait by ZBrushCentral member Cecio. Great job!

WarMac: this mechanical beast was made by ZBrushCentral member Tmnivision. Excellent!

Check out the detailed breakdown and tutorial video for this Joker by ZBrushCentral member Joe Grundfast!

Star Realms game art by ZBrushCentral member Antonis Papantoniou. Awesome paintover of ‪‎ZBrush‬ sculpts for an illustrated look!

Space Machine: a man and his massive mech vehicle/suit by ZBrushCentral member Vinci. See the full image here!

ZBrushCentral member Marco Mendoza shares some fantastic Dragon Ball fan art! See it here!

ZBrushCentral member Kris Kelly shares some of the work he did on Call of Duty. See the sculpts here!

Barbarian character by ZBrushCentral member Rogerio Stefanuto. Awesome work!

Realistic bust of Joel from The Last of Us by ZBrushCentral member Shaleni1987. See closeups here!

Pixologic team member Joseph Drust has an active ZBrushCentral thread focusing on concept sculpting here!

Star Wars fan art by ZBrushCentral member Dmitrij Leppée. See the rest here!

Edmund: a cool new alien creature by ZBrushCentral member Arnaud Lonys.

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New ZBrush book: Sculpting from the Imagination

May 25, 2016, 11:31 am

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Our friends at 3dtotal Publishing have just launched their latest book, Sculpting from the Imagination: ZBrush, a first-class anthology featuring 50 talented ZBrush artists who share their stunning 3D sketches, artist tips, and invaluable insight into their workflow. To celebrate, 3dtotal has given us an exclusive free extract by freelance digital sculptor James W. Cain – we hope you enjoy it! If you like what you see, grab your copy today from 3dtotal’s online shop.

Download your free PDF sample here! Sculpting from the Imagination SAMPLE

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ZBrushCentral Highlights May 23-27

May 31, 2016, 10:22 am

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Spring is nearly over and Summer is upon us! We’re closing out the month of May with some fantastic artwork by our ZBrushCentral members!

Racing Princess: See more of this piece by ZBrushCentral member RaisingHeart designed to resemble Japanese animation style!

Ogre: A great bust by ZBrushCentral member Adam Skutt. More here!

ZBrushCentral member TheKoncepts shares some of the hard surface work he’s doing in ZBrush!

ZBrushCentral member Follygon shares this stylish pen holder he designed! Great job!

ZBrushCentral member Felipe Pesántez has shared a collection of his ZBrush work! See it here!

The Last King: this new character comes to us from ZBrushCentral member Diego Sain. Video here!

ZBrushCentral member Mateusz Wojtas shares his final school project. See the sculpting and printing process here!

Our friends at 3DTotal have released a new book Sculpting from the Imagination: ZBrush! Check it out here!

Check out this awesome zombie bust by ZBrushCentral member Obriy!

ZBrushCentral member Steve Lord shares a piece he did for McFarlane Toys. Check out the use of ZSpheres!

Fan art for The Order 1886 by ZBrushCentral member OscarBV3D. Original work by Adam Skutt

This cool steampunk mask was done by ZBrushCentral member Saroop_Sharma. Very stylish!

Lord Gugtungr: New personal work by ZBrushCentral member Vitaly Bulgarov now on Top Row!

Two Face figure by ZBrushCentral member Jesse Sandifer. Looks incredible!

Neolibyan: by ZBrushCentral member Tushank Jaiswal. Concept by Marko Djurdjevic

ZBrushCentral member FunkyBoy has shared a collection of his work for the last two years. Great stuff!

Tank Girl fan art by ZBrushCentral member V_Vertex. Very cool!

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ZBrushCentral Highlights May 30

June 6, 2016, 10:01 am

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ZBrushCentral artists are starting off June with a bang! See the great stuff they’ve been cooking up!

Night Stalker from DOTA 2 by ZBrushCentral member FunkyBoy. See a full breakdown here!

Hungry Hulk: a new original piece by ZBrushCentral member Aram Vardazaryan. Great concept!

Serpent God: by ZBrushCentral member Fredo Bernardo. You must come take a closer look at this one to see the details!

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Jeff Bridges likeness by ZBrushCentral member Frix. Great job on this one!

ZBrushCentral member Chalian shares this mech armor as a personal project. See the full progression of the model here!

Torq Angex: Armenian mythological hero sculpted by ZBrushCentral member Aram Vardazaryan

ZBrushCentral member Marlon Nuñez shares his 1/4 scale Polaris figure! Excellent work!

ZBrushCentral member Brian Baity added some familiar faces to his Creation Crib! More here!

ZBrushCentral member Bernard Benetau shares his incredible professional work here!

ZBrushCentral member Caleb Nefzen makes it to Top Row with this awesome chess set! See it here!

ZBrushCentral member Abraham Valdez shares work from Metal Gear Online! More here!

Abraham Lincoln portrait by ZBrushCentral member Shonen. Top notch work here!

ZBrushCentral member Zhelong Xu Shares this beautiful jade dragon sculpt which has landed on Top Row!

This impressive armor suit is by ZbrushCentral member UltraVD. Great job!

ZBrushCentral member Damian Jara has just shared a taste of his recent work!

Undead Guardian: latest work by ZBrushCentral member Saitiago Betancur for Libel Studios!

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Learning ZBrush for Korean Speakers

June 14, 2016, 10:36 am

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Artist Ryan Lim has written an educational book entitled “Learn ZBrush 4 Beginner’s Guide” for the Korean reader. Learn how to design a character from initial concept to final render with this complete guide! You can purchase the book by clicking the link below. Be sure to share with Korean speaking friends looking for a quality ZBrush guide!

Purchase “Learn ZBrush 4: Beginner’s Guide here!

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ZBrushCentral Highlights June 13-17

June 20, 2016, 8:59 am

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We hope everyone is enjoying their Summer so far! Here is some top quality ZBrush art you’re sure to love!

ZBrushCentral member Dmitrij Leppée modeled, retopologized, manually polypainted and rendered this head in 24 hours from a dynamesh sphere. Amazing!

ZBrushCentral member Daniel Peteuil definitely paid attention during Scott Eaton’s “Sculpting the Figure in Motion” workshop and it shows!

Bunnies by ZBrushCentral member Magdalena Dadela inspired by the work of Beth Cavener.

Some creepy parasitic creatures by ZBrushCentral member Maarten Verhoeven. More here!

ZBrushCentral member Francis-Xavier Martins shares his character models for a TV ad!

Food Fight! See more of this hilarious scene by ZBrushCentral member Caetano Silva! Modeled in ZBrush and textrured using PolyPaint!

Fortune teller character for a new iPhone app by ZBrushCentral member Kris Kelly. Great realism!

Charlize Theron as Furiosa 1/6th sculpt by ZBrushCentral member Hossein Diba

ZBrushCentral member Abner Marin shares some amazing 3D prints he made using ‪ZBrush‬

ZBrushCentral member Gio Nakpil shares some of his recent sculpts! Come take a look!

Very nice horse anatomy study by ZBrushCentral member Arume123

ZBrushCentral member Zhao Long shares his studio’s amazing 3D printed figures here!

ZBrushCentral member Sasi Kumar shares some of the great jewelry designs he’s done!

Lion muscle study by ZBrushCentral member Tony Camehl. Quality work, Tony!

Check out this orc warrior by ZBrushCentral user Rohit Singh Bhui! Great job!

Street Fighter sculpts by ZBrushCentral member Guillermo Empinado. See more of his great work here!

Top Row steampunk styled character by ZBrushCentral member Caio Fantini

Realistic cinematic character by ZBrushCentral member Andrei Cristea. Read about the hair creation here

Tyrande: a Top Row personal project by ZBrushCentral member George Panfilov inspired by the Warcraft universe!

Avengers piece for Iron studios by ZBrushCentral member Ricardo Mariano

Recent Warcraft model by ZBrushCentral member XJGD4321. Fantastic work on this figure!

Gorgeous Watchmen illustration by ZBrushCentral member Jon Foster. See the full image!

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Compositing ZBrush BPR Passes In Photoshop

June 22, 2016, 9:58 am

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Pablo Munoz has released a new tutorial over at ZBrushGuides.com that you may find very useful if you are looking to step your comping game up! The complete guide covers everything you need to know about compositing ZBrush BPR render passes in Photoshop.

Head over to ZBrushGuides.com to check it out!

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The Shirley Technique

June 24, 2016, 12:30 pm

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ZBrush was born out of the pursuit of art, but as time goes on and the application becomes adopted by a wider variety of people from different industries and backgrounds, we at Pixologic find ourselves continually inspired by the ways that creativity itself is harnessed as a utility to directly improve the quality of life.

Shirley Anderson is a cancer survivor whose story is both tragic and touching. With the help of 3D printing through the powerful combination of ZBrush and Formlabs printers, artistry and medicine came together in order to restore dignity and quality of life in a way that is becoming more and more common thanks to technology and limitless imagination.

Read Shirley’s story in detail on the Formlabs website and feel inspired!

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ZBrushCentral Highlights June 20-24

June 27, 2016, 9:32 am

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June is almost over and the great ZBrush art just won’t stop! Have a look at last week’s top picks from ZBrushCentral!

ZBrushCentral member Dmitry shares an amazing dragon sculpt which you can see here!

Beautiful still life showcasing intricate lighting by ZBrushCentral member Grant Warwick

Great biomedical work by ZBrushCentral member JojoZB! Click for more images!

Pirate character modeled by ZBrushCentral member Ajoypaul for Lakshya art challenge!

One Piece fan art featuring Monkey D. Luffy by ZBrushCentral member Toto Dost

Top Row Grimgar Goblin modeled by ZBrushCentral member Maria Panfilova. See the full creature here!

Check out the detailed breakdown for this hard surface perfection by ZBrushCentral member Sven Rabe!

Great tribute to Wendy Corduroy by ZBrushCentral member Yury Muzyrya. Awesome work!

This Top Row post features Artorias from Dark Souls by ZBrushCentral member Yogesh Sharma

ZBrushCentral member Khiew Jit Chun got 2nd place in the THU CG Challenge with this image! Congratulations!

Exotic Experience: This expertly executed Top Row piece is by ZBrushCentral member CICI TANG. Beautiful!

Latest personal project by ZBrushCentral member Carlos Vidal. Concept by Myoung Hwan Kim

Dandelion: Latest Top Row submission from ZBrushCentral member Andrei Poddubny. Renders here!

ZBrushCentral member Pascal Blanché finds himself on Top Row with an impressive collection of art here!

Cki Vang and Pixologic’s own Joseph Drust have released 12 PanelLoop presets for free!

Pablo Munoz has released a new guide on Compositing ZBrush BPR Passes In Photoshop! See it here!

See how this cancer survivor’s life was improved with the help of 3D printing!

Fantastic shaman character by ZBrushCentral member Image123. Great design on this one!

Chicken Beer: by ZBrushCentral member Hadrien Gouedard, 2D concept by Biboun

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ZBrush Used to Create Beautiful Game of Thrones Doors

July 1, 2016, 11:29 am

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ZBrushCentral member Kieran McKay had the honor of being commissioned to design six beautiful, highly ornate doors to commemorate the latest season of Game of Thrones. Each door depicts a particular episode and features scenes and characters from each. The designs were sculpted entirely in ZBrush to facilitate the creation of intricate designs requiring much detail. The meshes were then decimated and exported to a CNC machine in order to carve each design into wood bringing the designs to life and doing so beautifully!

The doors were unveiled during Northern Ireland’s Game of Thrones Territory Campain, the final one being in Belfast after the live airing of the final episode of this season.

See Kieran’s ZBrushCentral post on the project and view more stunning images of the work!

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ZBrushCentral Highlights June 27-July 1

July 5, 2016, 9:00 am

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ZBrushCentral staff picks leading into June!

Native American character by ZBrushCentral member Jean Oliveira. Concept by Carlos Luzzi

The Edge of the World: 2.5D scene by ZBrushCentral member Mark Bannerman

Vehicle concepting in ZBrush? See how ZBrushCentral member Dave Bentley made this cool car design!

Check out ZBrushCentral member Filip Orekhov’s transition from 2D art to 3D with ZBrush!

ZBrushCentral members Keos Masons have a new tutorial for making this mech samurai here!

ZBrushCentral member Ilel David shows us how he uses ZBrush for industrial and automotive concept design

Props for the game Kutsuki Puzzle Piko by ZBrushCentral member Jose Cua. More here!

ZBrushCentral member Leo Haslam 3D printed his Alien xenomorph he made with ZBrush and it’s awesome!

ZBrush is being used more and more for 3D to 2D illustrations and ZBrushCentral member Gil Agudín shows us how here!

GAME OF THRONES! Got your attention? Peep these stunning doors made with ZBrush thanks to ZBrushCentral member Kieran McKay

The Taming of Smeagol: by ZBrushCentral member Ante Doričić, concept by Donato Giancola

Character sculpted and rendered in ZBrush by ZBrushCentral member Ajoy Paul based on concept by Adrian Smith

Party Girl: a beautiful and stylish use of the ZBrush to KeyShot Bridge by ZBrushCentral member Anna Schmelzer

Awesome race car driver character by ZBrushCentral member Borislav Kechashki hits Top Row!

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Watch World Class Illustrators Use ZBrush to Improve their Work

July 6, 2016, 2:49 pm

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More and more artists are discovering that ZBrush is not only a great tool for creating 3D art, but an indispensable aid for creating compelling 2D art as well. Illustrators are using ZBrush to quickly develop concepts for their 2D artwork which allows them to not only change ideas on the fly, but also test lighting, angles and perspective without having to re-illustrate the piece for each different version. With the power of 3D sculpting, artists with a drawing background can quickly use the skills they already have to turn their tablet and stylus into stone and chisel to breathe new life into their work.

Learn more about how artists are implementing ZBrush into their 2D workflow and how you can too at our new ZBrush for Illustrators site!

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Learn How this Artist Designs Vehicle Concepts in ZBrush

July 8, 2016, 10:53 am

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ZBrushCentral member Ilel David has been using ZBrush to create automotive and other industrial designs and has been gracious enough to share a bit about the process on the forum! Stop by, read up and join the discussion. Take your hard surface modeling in ZBrush to the next level!

See the thread and tutorial here!

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ZBrushCentral Highlights July 4-8

July 11, 2016, 10:55 am

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Don’t forget to check out the official 2106 ZBrush Summit page for info on all the great events we have planned and how to attend!

The 2016 ZBrush Summit is host to several workshops hosted by industry pros! Register now to learn from the best!

Ifrit from Final Fantasy sculpted by ZBrushCentral member Guillem Font. Excellent!

Portrait of YouTuber LingoSteve by ZBrushCentral member Futoshi. Very nice realism on this!

See how ZBrush is improving productivity in the 2D world with the help of a 3D oriented workflow!

Maximum Carnage: personal piece featuring the infamous Marvel villain by ZBrushCentral member Limkuk

See how one artist is using ZBrush to design vehicle concepts with this new tutorial!

ZBrushCentral member herman Carlsson shares the joys of hard surface modeling with ZModeler with the creation of this great watch! More here!

Hercules Fighting the Hydra: 1/4 scale statue by ZBrushCentral member Parag Lavande

The Gnomon Workshop is announcing Hossein Diba’s “Creating Hyper Realistic Characters in ZBrush” DVD for your educational needs!

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ZBrushCentral Highlights July 11-15

July 18, 2016, 10:13 am

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As the summer months roll along, we have more ZBrush art and news for you this week! Check in at ZBrushCentral to see the latest!

Want to learn jewelry making in ZBrush from a real pro? Sign up for Tomas Wittelsbach’s workshop at the 2016 ZBrush Summit!

Pale Orc: ZBrushCentral member Eugene Lukashevich makes Top Row with this one!

Cthulhu Girl: A provocative new piece by ZBrushCentral member Oleg Aleinikov

Green eyed woman by ZBrushCentral member Olga Anufrieva. Very nicely done!

He-Man bust in a comic illustration style by ZBrushCentral member Gurjeet Singh

Miren: a real time character by ZBrushCentral member Sanna Nivhede. See more of this Top Row post!

Another take on Princess Mononoke by ZBrushCentral member Winnie. A beautiful piece of art which you can see more on ZBC!

3D version of Rey from Star Wars by ZBrushCentral member Ale Barbosa based on a concept by Julio Cesar

I Haz Toys shares their latest collectible Yellow Star statue on ZBrushCentral!

See more of this new character piece by ZBrushCentral member Eternity-NU

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Double Action Brushes pt. 2

July 20, 2016, 10:20 am

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Pablo Munoz has released part 2 for his popular “Double Action Brushes” tutorial at ZBrushGuides.com! Stop by and check it out!

Following the amazing response I got from the original tutorial on creating “double action” brushes in ZBrush, I decided to do a follow up video, to show you a few other extra attributes that you can tweak to further advanced the effects of your custom brushes.

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ZBrushCentral Highlights July 18-22

July 25, 2016, 9:49 am

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Enjoy some great ZBrush art from ZBrushCentral members and then make sure to follow us on Twitch to watch us play Fallout 4 with the game artists for an up close look at the game’s art!

Join us LIVE on Twitch Thursday July 28th as we play Fallout 4 with Dennis Mejillones & Lucas Hardi from Bethesda Game Studios! We will be trying out the Automatron DLC and talking about the creation of the game assets in ZBrush! Make sure you stop in to ask questions and hang out with us!

Awesome bearded dragon by ZBrushCentral member Mohanad Hossam! See the rest of the scene and a breakdown on ZBrushCentral

See the progression of this character by ZBrushCentral member Michael Pavlovich here!

Pablo Munoz has released part 2 for his popular “Double Action Brushes” tutorial at ZBrushGuides.com! Stop by and check it out!

Definitely check out the full image for this dwarf character by ZBrushCentral member HoOman!

Check the breakdown for this entry to the Draw Dishonored contest by ZBrushCentral member James W. Cain

Miner: new character sculpt by ZBrushCentral member Chenyi. Fantastic work on this one!

Beautiful models used for two of the main protagonists in Fallout 4 by Bethesda character artist and ZBrushCentral member Dennis Mejillones

ZBrushCentral member Yuri Alexander has prepared a guide explaining a ZBrush to Marvelous Designer workflow here!

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ZBrushCentral Highlights July 25-29

August 1, 2016, 9:25 am

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As July comes to an end, we are only weeks away from the 2016 ZBrush Summit! Here’s last week’s recap of our top ZBrushCentral picks!

Bebop from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as reimagined by ZBrushCentral member Heat3D

Chimp fight! Scene reminiscent of 2001: A Space Odyssey by ZBrushCentral member Mariano Steiner

See more of this Darsksiders fan art by ZBrushCentral member Nesar Alam Ansari!

Marvel’s Iron Fist 1/4 scale statue for XM Studios by ZBrushCentral member Daniel Bel

Jedi Temple to Ashla by ZBrushCentral member Takai. See closeups here!

Marine blog Marine Corps character by ZBrushCentral member Eshan Bigloo. Loving the details! Breakdown here!

Stop in and see what ZBrushCentral member Soufiane Idrassi has been up to the past year!

Loving this cool little rhino guy by ZBrushCentral member Borislav Kechashki! Nice job!

The Sharpshooter: a Top Row piece by ZBrushCentral member Madina Chionidi. Great work!

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