ZBrush Character Creation - Advanced Digital Sculpting 2nd Edition

2 chapter 1 ■ Sculpting, from Traditional to Digital

Figure 1.1 Examples of traditional clay sculpture

Figure 1.2 A selection of gesture sketches

Gesture is the source of the life of a drawing or sculpture. It must be addressed from

the outset—if the gesture is poor, it can be difficult to introduce it later into the process.

If you start with a strong gesture, the sculpture will be appealing and alive from the start.

A wooden, stiff pose with a poor gesture can have acceptable anatomical form and skin

details while still being fundamentally unappealing (Figure 1.4).