30 Mudbox Tutorials for Beginners and Professionals

Mudbox is a 3D sculpting and painting tool that is commonly used for character design for movies and games.  First used in Peter Jackson’s King Kong, Mudbox has been rapidly gaining popularity and was acquired by Autodesk, Inc. in 2007, where it has been refined into a powerful competitor to software such as zBrush.

In this post, we’ve scoured around the web to find the 30 best Mudbox tutorials.  Starting with a quick start guide that consists of Mudbox tutorials for beginners, the tutorials then progress into individual Mudbox effects, and also Mudbox project overviews.

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Enjoy!

Mudbox Quick Start – Part 1

Mudbox Quick Start – Part 2

Mudbox Quick Start – Part 3

Mudbox Quick Start – Part 4

Mudbox Quick Start – Part 5

Mudbox Quick Start – Part 6

Mudbox Quick Start – Part 7

Mudbox Quick Start – Part 8

Mudbox Quick Start – Part 9

Mudbox Quick Start – Part 10

Mudbox Quick Start – Part 11

Sculpting a Modular Stone Staircase in Mubox

Modeling a Dinosaur in Mudbox

The Making of Fa Hai

Denzel Washington Head Study

Scorpion Production Workflow

Revolution Tutorial

Making of Boar Shape Shifter

Max to Mudbox and Back Again Tutorial

The Making of Varga

Normal Maps in Mudbox

Street Cop Workflow

Head Sculpting Techniques

Showcasing the Model in Mudbox

Video Tutorial: Timelapse

Bailarina Bellissima: Making Of

Classic Oil Painting 3D Redux

Character Modelling for Games

Creating Displacement Maps in Mudbox

Mid Res to High Res Sculpting