You're reading from Sculpting in ZBrush Made Simple Explore powerful modeling and character creation techniques used for VFX, games, and 3D printing

Product type Paperback

Published in Mar 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803235769

Length 508 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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ZBrush

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3D Printing

Author (1):

Lukas Kutschera

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: The Adventure Begins: Sculpting in ZBrush FREE CHAPTER

2. Chapter 1: Getting Started with ZBrush

3. Chapter 2: Sculpting a Demon Bust with DynaMesh

4. Chapter 3: Exploring the Gizmo, PolyGroups, and Masking

5. Chapter 4: Exploring Brushes and Alphas

6. Chapter 5: Creating an Optimized Mesh Using ZRemesher and ZProject

7. Chapter 6: Texturing Your Sculpture with Materials, Polypaint, and UVs

8. Chapter 7: Lighting and Rendering Your Model

9. Part 2: Creating Characters from Scratch: A Comprehensive Guide

10. Chapter 8: Sculpting Human Anatomy

11. Chapter 9: Creating Costumes, Armor, and Accessories with Classic Modeling Techniques

12. Chapter 10: Preparing and Exporting Our Model for 3D Printing

13. Part 3: Sculpting a Female Head: Tips and Techniques

14. Chapter 11: Sculpting a Female Head

15. Chapter 12: Adding Skin Detail, Sculpting Hair, and Using FiberMesh

16. Chapter 13: Building a Portfolio and Leveraging Social Media

17. Index

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Technical requirements

To follow this book, you’ll need to install ZBrush with a valid license. You can find a download link on Maxon’s website: https://www.maxon.net/en/ZBrush.

You do have the option to use ZBrushCore if you want a cheap alternative to get started, although it is missing many of the full features of ZBrush, so most of this book would not be relevant to you.

To have the best possible user experience with ZBrush, make sure to fulfill the following minimum requirements:

OS: 64-bit editions of Windows 10 or 11 (32-bit operating systems are no longer supported)
CPU: Intel i7/i9 technology and newer or AMD Ryzen and newer
RAM: 4 GB (16+ GB is strongly recommended)
HDD: 20 GB of free hard drive space for ZBrush and its scratch disk
Pen tablet: Mouse or compatible pressure-sensitive tablet, which must support the WinTab API (a tablet is strongly recommended)
Monitor: 1280×1024 monitor resolution with 32-bit color
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