Learning about brushes

In this section, we’ll look at the various brush modes and properties, as well as brush libraries. The goal is to give you an overview of what brushes are available, so you’ll find the right one for any design challenge. Later, we will test and adjust the effect of various brushes until we eventually create our own brushes that fit our needs.

Accessing brushes

There are several places where you can access brushes. In this sub-section, you will learn about these options and their benefits.

3D Sculpting Brushes Menu

The 3D Sculpting Brushes menu contains the most important and most commonly used brushes that come with ZBrush, and you will be able to create almost anything with them.

You can open the 3D Sculpting Brushes menu by pressing B:

Figure 4.1 – 3D Sculpting Brushes menu

Easily accessible and structured alphabetically, this menu is convenient and lets you browse a relatively large amount of...