Design Constraints & Allowances

The physical sculpture must drive the design. Digital tools are used to refine, correct, and enhance the scan — not to replace the original sculpt.

• Physical bust must be sculpted by the student in clay

• Bust must include head, neck, and upper torso

• Digital sculpt must be derived from the photogrammetry scan

• Bust must terminate with an intentional break or fragment edge

• No full bodies or extended shoulders/arms

• No clothing, armor, jewelry, or props

• No fibermesh or hair systems

• Hair must remain sculptural and simple

• Subtle stylization is allowed if anatomy remains believable

• Asymmetry is required and should originate in the physical sculpt

• Surface damage and wear must be sculpted, not only textured

• Neutral stone, plaster, or ceramic materials only for final presentation

Required Sculpt Components

Each project must include:

Physical Sculpture

• Hand-sculpted clay bust created by the student

• Clear head proportions and facial landmarks

• Neck and upper torso structure present

• Intentional termination edge or fracture

Digital Sculpt (Post-Scan)

• Cleaned and repaired scan geometry

• Corrected anatomical proportions if needed

• Defined facial planes and transitions

• Refined break edges

• Subtle surface material variation

• Clear separation of planes and forms

Technical Requirements

Students must demonstrate the full pipeline:

• Physical clay sculpt → ZBrush for iPad photogrammetry → ZBrush refinement

• Scan cleanup using:

  • ZRemesher

  • Project / Reproject

• Subdivision-based sculpting by final stages

• Preservation of original sculpt character while improving form

• Use of planar and surface control brushes:

  • Trim

  • Polish

  • HPolish

  • Clay

• Light surface noise or custom alphas only after forms are resolved

• Final renders using:

  • Redshift or

  • BPR with post processing

Dynamesh may be used only during early cleanup stages and must be disabled before final detailing.