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Sculpt a 3D printable Skeleton model in Zbrush (Udemy.com)

from Beginner to Miniature

Created by: Christian McNachtan

Last updated May 2020

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What you will learn

  • Learn how to digitally sculpt in the industry leading software: zbrush
  • Learn how to navigate zbrush
  • Learn how to load reference images into zbrush and create accurate proportions
  • Learn to use many brushes: what each does and when to use them
  • Learn how to create an entire human skeleton
  • Learn how to pose your skeleton
  • Learn how to optimize your skeleton for 3d printing

How it compares

Against the other 545 rated Udemy courses in 3D Modeling on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.8 out of 5higher than 90% of them
  • Reviews85#469 of 546 by number of reviews
  • Length12 hourslonger than 74% of them
  • Last updatedMay 2020earlier than 73% of them

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Course Description

Created with the absolute first timer in mind, this course will teach you to become proficient in many of Zbrush's more complex features - many of which are unknown to more advanced users. By the end of this course, you will have the knowledge and skills to create professional-quality 3D models fit for 3D printing and sales.   


Join our lead 3D Modeler Josh O'hala as he recreates the exact same skeleton model that we sell to consumers. You will be guided through our professional production pipeline:

  1. You will learn how to become comfortable navigating Zbrush.

  2. You will learn how to add simple geometry to your project which will be used later.

  3. You will learn how to import reference images into your project.

  4. You will learn how to make your "clay" transparent and use your reference images to sculpt more accurately.

  5. You will learn how to use many commonly used brushes as well as specialized brushes to create beautiful and accurate sculpts.

  6. The lessons learned will be reinforced as Josh guides you through creating the entire skeleton model.

  7. You will learn how to pose your skeleton to create many variation models.

  8. You will learn how to optimize your model for 3D printing.

  9. You will learn the process of making your model 3D printable.

  10. and much more! visit us on youtube for examples of our models and tutorials. 


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Instructor Details

Christian McNachtan

I’m from a small town outside Pittsburgh, PA and currently reside in the Washington DC area.


For most of my life, I’ve been an avid consumer of science fiction and fantasy media. With a lifetime of inspiration and over fifteen years of experience as a role-playing game dungeon master, my mind is constantly creating fantastic worlds and characters.


Over the past two years, I have been working hard to use my studio as a means of creating all of the content, products, and services that I never had and still can't seem to find.

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Reviews

4.8

85 ratings on Udemy

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By Andrew White on 7/16/2025

This has been a great course, getting to grips with the different methods to complete the sculpt has helps me to understand z brush in a more in depth manner and the results of the end sculpt are amazing thank you

By Danil Vinichenko on 5/22/2025

Thanks for so understable course. My English is pretty bad, but instructor have a good pronunciation. I was able to sculpt this skeleton with ease. This coure ideal for newby in Zbrush.

By Dayna McManus on 1/22/2023

Easy to follow along and get a general feel for the program without getting discouraged. Really detailed explanations of tools and most importantly “why” you are doing a certain process a certain way. Pairs very well as a beginners intro to Zbrush. Thanks for all the great insight! Very helpful getting to know the UI this way.

By Adrian Alcomendras on 8/20/2020

This course is perfect for those who want to learn zbrush or want to pick it up back again after being away from it for a very long time. I had alot of fun with this course especially since I really want to get back at making 3d characters. making a skeleton is a really good first step and the instructor did the course in such a way that nothing was sped up and every shortcut and key combination was thoroughly explained and not in such a way that makes the course boring and lengthy. this is a good one for beginners and I highly recommend.

By James de Niese on 6/7/2020

Not bad, good for learning the process for designing miniatures that you would play a game with/need to be handled.

By Paolo Sartini on 5/18/2020

I found the course very useful and well explained, I recently approached Zbrush and thanks to this course I learned many useful things for my future projects! I recommend it to anyone who wants to learn how to create characters and then 3D print them !! Now that I have created the skeleton I start the course to create weapons and armor !!!

By Justin Lane on 4/18/2020

of the many courses i have tried this has the best explanation of what zbrush is and the tools it has available, instruction is straight forward and explanation is perfect, I have learnt more with this course than i have with any other so far!!!

By Joel Davis on 4/6/2020

So I haven't finished the fattening portion for printing yet, and I'll probably wait on posing til I go through their armor course. But these guys have delivered a VERY solid product here, do not miss your chance to learn 3d sculpting. They took a very daunting process and daunting model and made it easy to be perfectly frank. I've struggled over the last 10 years trying to learn on my own or through other courses and none compare to this one. Don't miss out on the best Zbrush instructor you'll find! Okay, so I have officially finished this first part and I couldn't be happier with my results! Not going to print yet because I'd rather have a skeleton wearing armor when I print it. So see you guys at the second course!

By Byron Taylor on 3/18/2020

This was an excellent course - a real learning course as opposed to the demo/survey courses. The step-by step and repetition as the skeleton was built developed good habits and muscle memory. A GREAT starting experience.

By Marie Dillingham on 2/24/2020

This course has been exactly what I've been looking for for a long time. A tutorial with an easy to follow pace and clear instructions. Josh doesn't use a custom Ui or hot keys either, which has been super helpful compared to other tutorials I've seen. Josh and Chris have also been super helpful and friendly on their discord, answering any questions one might have, and providing feedback on your projects.

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