Sculpt an Animation-Ready Prosthetic Arm in ZBrush
72 Video Lessons
A comprehensive online course with 72 video lessons, which can be viewed on any device.Follow Along
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Made for aspiring 3D artists and animators
We’ve designed this ZBrush course for beginners who want to learn digital sculpting while understanding how professional artists think about assets that may eventually need to move, rig, and animate.
You’ll start by learning the essential ZBrush workflow before gathering references and exploring the anatomy, proportions, silhouettes, materials, and mechanical ideas behind your prosthetic arm. From there, you’ll gradually build the asset from simple forms, separate it into functional components, and sculpt convincing wood, bone, and metal surfaces.
But this course isn’t only about making something that looks good. You’ll also learn to think about articulation, separate moving parts, readability, mesh organization, and how design decisions can affect animation later in production.
By the end, you’ll have a finished portfolio-quality sculpt and a much stronger foundation in both ZBrush and production-focused prop design.
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Lessons look great on any device you own.Project Files
All original project files and assets featured in the course.Multilingual Lessons
Video lessons available in Spanish, German, French, Chinese, and Portuguese
What will you learn?
Interface
We’ll start with the ZBrush interface, navigation, SubTools, Dynamesh, and the essential brushes you’ll use throughout the course, so you can work confidently inside the software from the start.
Blocking & Shape Design
You’ll learn how to build strong primary forms, establish proportions, develop silhouettes, and use shape language to create designs that feel clear, balanced, and functional before adding detail.
Sculpting & Refinement
We’ll move into more advanced sculpting techniques, including masking, extracting geometry, creating separate parts, adding secondary forms, and refining surfaces with tools like Dam Standard, HPolish, Trim Dynamic, and Pinch.
Production-Ready Assets
Finally, you’ll learn how to clean up and organize your sculpt using ZRemesher, PolyGroups, Decimation Master, and mesh organization techniques, preparing the finished asset for export and use in a production pipeline.
Learn ZBrush through a real project
Go beyond isolated tutorials and learn ZBrush through a complete, practical sculpting workflow. Each tool and technique is introduced in context, so you understand not just how it works, but when and why to use it.
You’ll build confidence with essential tools including Move, Clay Buildup, Smooth, Dam Standard, Dynamesh, masking, Extract, Gizmo 3D, ZRemesher, PolyGroups, Decimation Master, and more, that takes your work from initial forms through refinement, cleanup, and final production preparation.
Course structure
From our students:
Animator and Designer , Spain“ Bloop Animation provides a very simple-to-use learning platform, making all the content easily accessible. The option of downloading the video lessons makes it easy for me to carry the course with me wherever I go. I always have it on my iPad and it’s a constant reference. ”
Luis Miguel Guerra Abril
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the software included in the course?
No, you will need to get ZBrush separately in order to follow along with the course.
What hardware do I need?
As long as you have a relatively modern computer that can run ZBrush and connect to the internet, you should be good to go.
What if I don’t like the course?
No worries, cancel within 48 hours of the purchase to receive a full refund. Cancel within 5 days from the purchase to receive a 50% refund. Simply email us and we will take it from there.
Will I always have access to the class or is it just for a limited time?
You will always have access to all the courses and products you purchase from Bloop.
Will I get the whole course right away, or will it be available over a period of time?
You will have access to the entire course and materials immediately after purchasing.
I’ve never used ZBrush before. Will I be lost?
Not at all. This course was created with beginners in mind. We start with the ZBrush interface, navigation, essential brushes, Dynamesh and SubTools before moving into the main sculpting project.
What will I create during the course?
You’ll create a stylized animation-ready arm while learning the complete sculpting process, from reference gathering and blocking out the main forms to refining the design and preparing the finished asset for export. This gives you the fundamentals to continue you learning with ZBrush an 3D Sculpting.
What ZBrush tools will I learn?
You’ll work with tools and features including Move, Clay Buildup, Smooth, Dam Standard, Dynamesh, masking, Extract, Gizmo 3D, ZRemesher, PolyGroups and Decimation Master as you progress through the project.
Is this course only about learning ZBrush?
No. Along with learning ZBrush, you’ll explore reference gathering, proportions, shape language, material studies, silhouette, design hierarchy, functional construction and production-focused asset preparation.
