Quick and easy retopology of head in Zbrush (with bonus UV mapping)

In this little tutorial i show how to retopologize a head in Zbrush, in order for you to have lower subdivision or a ready model to put in 3dmax or other program. I am using ZRemesher Guides and Zremesher itself. As well as UV Master plugin, which comes with every copy of Zbrush since forever.

[@raashid_kf]

You have no idea how amazing this tutorial was! You have NO IDEA! I've watched this at least 4 times. Thanks man......really, thanks.

[@collinterrell9593]

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[@kyreezayd7437]

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[@JourneyMaster]

This is SO incredibly useful! Thanks a whole lot for demystifying retopology in ZBrush for me!

[@user-gm4lo8hu4i]

I just wanna say thank you sooo much for your great tutorials. Please keep them coming. All the best!

[@carltonnjuguna6748]

Thank you so much for taking your time to put out these tutorials, you've made my journey into zbrush alot more easier.Pleaee continue the amazing job you're doing.

[@myanw687]

Awesome tutorial! Just what I was looking for :)

[@philosophyfrog2653]

Thank you, this is the best retopology tutorial on the internet.

[@PantheraTigriz]

Thank you so much, I feel like this is the most useful tutorial on Zbrush that I have ever seen!

[@Drawgonian]

My dude I can listen to you all day. Great tutorial

[@AnuragMaurya2291]

Thank you so much. Have been looking for such explanation for a long time now.

[@ankitkumaar9662]

You are a very very very good at teaching, i loved it every time, i watches your sculpting videos multiple times

[@M.I.F..]

Yeah. Very nice, smooth and at least HELPFUL and straight forward tutorial without blabla!
Thanx! 👍

[@neat3954]

Thank you so much for explaining all the steps needed!! So clear!

[@joelwalden2433]

Very interesting workflow! Thanks for making this tutorial!

[@dimitryk.4946]

Great one! Zbrush is going towards the ultimate modeling tools)

[@brandy1999]

Great tutorial as always, thanks for sharing the knowledge!

[@miriampalsson3552]

Your videos are the best! Thank you so much for sharing.

[@goheenbiswas1901]

This is probably the easiest and the best tutorial and also the simplest tutorial on YT... Thank you soooo muchhh

[@andych56]

Nice one bruda, simple and straight to the point👍🏻

[@cyrud8102]

Thank you, man. Finally I found info about correct retopology with my bust. Really, thank you.

[@kell_alves]

Really good video! Loved it! Thank you so much!

[@xiaomaitian6753]

Thank you SOOOO MUCH for the wonderful tutorial! saved my life

[@artxnti]

Thank you so much for this amazing tutorial, Sir! This helps me a lot! 🙏

[@SpeedChar]

Glad you like it :)

[@Eradifyerao]

Your hope was right this is RIDICULOUSLY helpful... Thank you thank you thank you thank you

[@YOURBAEQUIN]

thank you very much again sir for another great tutorial

[@hanifbahari6606]

Awesome, what a great tutorial!

[@ErickSntM]

Thank you, really was looking for this.

[@MrAlexsdeleon]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. This was super helpful!!!

[@JonathanGoslan]

Very nicely presented, thanks!

[@recipes5713]

You deserve more views... very helpful. I always come to your chanel for guidance

[@kiemacaubai]

You are my 3d Savior. Thanks.

[@argyfox290]

Simple and clear - thanks !

[@OodMarkikiki]

Your video was very helpful, thank you so much for sharing :)

[@danielribeiro6525]

Best retopology tutorial!!

[@userdexter]

Thanks a lot man! This tutorial is really useful! 😀

[@DrProfessorMD]

Thank you so much. Found this from the post in the zbrush group on FB. Very helpful. Cheers!

[@InstagramWanker]

Love your videos Man. They Helping me alot.

[@SpeedChar]

There will be more then :).

[@Derailed3D]

I've watched your paid character creation tutorials and this is the first time I saw your face, and your voice is burned into my head already

[@cherylyan7783]

I have learned a lot from this amazing tutorial!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for god sake！！！

[@mmkh_art]

Thank you, this may come in handy :)

[@Criegrrunov]

Thank you, you helped me out a lot!

[@Atomic-toons00]

Love your work

[@teresagarcia4594]

Thank you so much for this! :)

[@debajyotipaul2374]

very much helpful, thanks man!!!

[@rafaelcibils]

This is great, thank you!

[@picksy5818]

Great work video thanks!

[@jackshorts4136]

Wow lovely tutorial thank u so much 😘😘😘😘😘

[@_Trinecore_lab.]

It's great 👍 Thank you!!

[@ruslandad365]

Great Tutorial
Thanks!!!

[@ifeotto]

Thank you! Very clear.

[@MrShadyMustafa]

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[@isaiasvargas2515]

this is just genious!!!

[@Yumesully]

so cool ! amazing

[@alexandrubulgaru5664]

Thank you, you saved my model

[@hihihing7302]

Super awesome!!!!! Thanks

[@mikerusby]

re the uv master I find it best to make the red area cover most of the front of the head and ears, then the blue line i draw really thick down the back of the head/neck works really well. if you have a cap on the neck, it distorts the whole shape, so best to make that a separate uv group

[@user-zw4cr3vd9z]

Спасибо за уроки!!! Здорово!

[@bazume]

Nice tutorial!!!!

[@justfunny1109]

good job beutiful model

[@funpathik8260]

Thanks a lot for the tutorial.very helpful.please post realistic texure on this face.

[@bilalahmedbhatti3097]

best tutorial

[@vickise]

ohmg you just saved me from a three week stop do to retopology issues. this tutorial is amazing. i am assuming this works just as well on body and hands ect.

[@SpeedChar]

Yeah mostly it works. But this is not the most optimal retopology for animation. For that you will have to do some manual work :)

[@siva7198]

very very goooood job thanks

[@neatpolygons8500]

great content, I also love your english cuz sounds just like mine lol. subscribed

[@aceaquascapes]

thank you dear,, it was very useful, i have watched it a couple of time and thanks once again.

[@SpeedChar]

Wow, couple of times. I didn't realize it was that interesting. I should watch it myself again :). Thank you!

[@aceaquascapes]

@@SpeedChar each word you say is valuebale for us, so trying to understand what you say, your tone, where ur eyes move and what you emphazise on, each details matters master! thank you, you are mostly into characters and you said max too, a detailed tutorial project, with step by step in a playlist of each step would boom up your views. thanks. its something which would need a lotta work but be worth it in upcoming years.

[@aceaquascapes]

viewed 3 more times and counting while i do this tutorial, could it be possible to explain how to correct the polygon problem which we get near the nose 9:22, can we do the same retopo and unwrap with the eyes too ?

[@onlybigmen13danimationstud78]

Wow Good job

[@nebaali6006]

Thank you 🙇🏾‍♀️

[@artistjim114]

Just right!!! Thanks!

[@K20Rostov]

Thank you!

[@abiyyupanggalih854]

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[@0Brincess]

a m a z i n g job 🥺

[@jagaimo_cans]

I LOVE THES TUTORIAL. THX A LOT.

[@RobertManzanilla]

Thank you so much!!!!!

[@vamshivams5029]

Your course helped me a lot

[@SpeedChar]

I am glad :).

[@user-ji3gy5fv1j]

Мужик, спасибо огромное)

[@PropheticGamesProductions]

Thanks a lot !

[@ceco941]

His head is very beautiful ..

[@SpeedChar]

Thank you. You are very kind, Will you marry me because of my beautiful skull?

[@nyx4853]

Thank you soooo much!

[@SpeedChar]

I am glad you found that useful :).

[@onlybigmen13danimationstud78]

I’ll like to know more about this

[@andreirafael5582]

you are a bless

[@FlashDAH]

Perfect

[@IncaEmpire]

Thank u so much

[@Mokmaheim]

Thanks!!!

[@gameaccount140]

love u coworker

[@leatherandpoemscharmyman5774]

hey dude, nice tut, what's about texel density for this workflow, I think the uv mapping is ok , but is some case of projection , nose are stretch, or texel density behaviour with this classic uv method... but for saving time and good result I think is very good... I notice there are a huge advantage if the HIgh poly model has the same uv as the lowpoly geometry.

[@SpeedChar]

The advantage for the high poly to be the subdivision of the low is that you can export a displacement map from Zbrush. And for the uvs, Zbrush is making maybe the best unwrapping of all programs I know of :). I usually make the seams in Max and then unwrap in Zbrush.

[@Ixilx_design]

thanks you~^^

[@cgworld.online]

Thank you so much!! defiantly beats manually retopologising in maya.
why didn't my Uni show me this 😅

[@SinaH-xi2il]

you are great man
Thank you so much

[@sofikuoff]

Thank you so so so so so mush 😭

[@sivapandianreffreference]

Thanks

[@mrburakgok]

Uuuuuu thank you!

[@xxxixxx2626]

THANKS

[@deweywilkerson7401]

MERCIIIIIIIIII !

[@darkknight4353]

i have a question..i have been keeping an eye out for your Zbrush Orc and Bull course . which is one of the best course. i haven;t bought it yet. but after seeing previews and reviews. i will definitely buy it. my question is that..in that course you said That course is for intermediate students. i have seen michael pavlovich videos. and quiet familier with UI and tools. but i haven't really started sculpting yet. should i get this course?. i mean i am looking for my first sculpt practice. what do you recommend. i even set up and own UI and Hotkeys. but i am afraid to start sculpt

[@SpeedChar]

It is dirty cheap in my opinion, the course. In most developed countries you will spend more for one lunch, so i don't know what is stopping you :). And for the fear, i have it always a bit. It will go away with the practice. To go with my videos you need to know basic navigation around Zbrush, Masking, hiding and unhiding parts of the geometry, and other basic stuff.

[@kamilamammadova8619]

thank youuuu

[@yobased2872]

Has the algorithm for Zremesher been improved? I haven't tried using it in a couple of years, but in Zbrush 4R8 I tried pretty much these same guide lines and got nowhere near this clean of results.

[@3d_pablo]

Yes, algo recently improved

[@element1111]

You can hold down 'Alt' to use an alternative zremesh algo

[@Si-mc6dl]

Seriously.... If you don't do it already... You should teach professionally. Simple, to the point, no bs. Good stuff

[@Krigsgaldr]

Thank you. Are planning to make tutorial about rigging in Zbrush by the way?

[@SpeedChar]

I dont use the rigging in Zbrush at all. When I pose my models I always pose them by masking and moving.

[@sevenseven31]

if is not working how to get the low poly in zbrush and thanks

[@hakaka1059]

Thanx

[@kirandev]

is it ready for animation? is there any need to tweak it again in other softwares???

[@SpeedChar]

Yes it should be tweaked in max or maya or blender or similar. If you play and experiment more in Zbrush probably you can make it a bit readier, but for animation it should be tweaked.