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

Languages

Tools

ZBrush

Concepts

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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Using the Selection and Masking tools

In this section, we are taking a look at the Masking and Selection tools. Both play an important role in organic sculpting by allowing us to focus on a smaller target area in a variety of ways; hard surface and polymodeling would not be possible without them.

Selection

Making selections is important for a range of operations, but the most common use lies in the ability to work on a smaller area of polygons while making sure the rest stays unaffected.

The Selection tool becomes active when you hold down Ctrl + Shift. By default, you will have SelectRect equipped. Once you switch to this selection mode, the brush icon on the left side of the canvas will change from your primary sculpting brush to the icon of the selection brush.

In order to make a selection on your model with SelectRect, hold Ctrl + Shift and drag the green rectangle over the part of your model that you want to isolate: