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Sculpting in ZBrush Made Simple

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

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803235769
Length 508 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Lukas Kutschera Lukas Kutschera
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

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 18. Other Books You May Enjoy

Summary

In this chapter, you learned about ZBrush’s most important brushes. You got to know the default brushes from the main brush library, as well as extra brushes in the LightBox menu. We looked at different brush modes such as FreeHand, DragRect, and Spray, and various options and menus that allow us to adjust the brush properties to our liking. From here on out, you’ll be able to sculpt on surfaces while applying color and material, as well as use LazyMouse to create smooth, flowing strokes.

We also looked at Alphas and modification options and used a Plane3D model to create our own custom brush, which we used to apply horns to our demon bust. Finally, I listed some of the most popular sculpting brushes that will be useful for a wide range of tasks.

The next chapter will introduce a workflow using subdivision levels, ZRemesher, and projection tools. We’ll follow along with our demon bust by adding more resolution and detail to it – a great point...

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