Sculpting a Mermaid Character with Dynamesh - ZBrush Creature Design: Creating Dynamic Concept Imagery for Film and Games - page 417

in Figure 7-44 . Remember that when we dynamesh, the volume of the spheres will be subtracted form the
fins. Update the dynamesh by drawing a marquee off the model ( Figure 7-45 ) .
7. At this point, I want to add a cowl or cloak structure which will suggest both a draped cape as well as
a fin in the manner of a manta ray. This is intended to break up the back of the figure silhouette and give
the impression of a sweeping beautiful drapery.
8. Turn off X symmetry. Insert a sphere in the back as seen in Figure 7-46 . With the Move brush, shape it
as seen in Figure 7-47 , so it extends from the neck fins down to the hips.
9. Dynamesh to combine the parts together by clearing the mask and then drawing another masking mar-
quee off the model ( Figure 7-48 ) .
Figure 7-44: Inserting spheres to the neck for use as a subtractive object
Figure 7-45: The sphere volumes subtracted from the fin forms