Book description
ZBrush's popularity is exploding giving more CG artists the power to create stunning digital art with a distinctively fine art feel. ZBrush Character Creation: Advanced Digital Sculpting is the must-have guide to creating highly detailed, lush, organic models using the revolutionary ZBrush software. Digital sculptor Scott Spencer guides you through the full array of ZBrush tools, including brushes, textures and detailing. With a focus on both the artistry and the technical know-how, you'll learn how to apply traditional sculpting and painting techniques to 3D art while uncovering the "why" behind the "how" for each step. You'll gain inspiration and insight from the beautiful full-color illustrations and professional tips from experienced ZBrush artists included in the book. And, above all, you'll have a solid understanding of how applying time-honored artistic methods to your workflow can turn ordinary digital art into breathtaking digital masterpieces.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Letter from the Publisher
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- About the Author
- Introduction
- 1. Sculpting, from Traditional to Digital
- 2. Sculpting in ZBrush
- 3. Designing a Character Bust
- 4. ZBrush for Detailing
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5. Texture Painting
- 5.1. UVs in ZBrush
- 5.2. The Texture Menus
- 5.3. What Is PolyPainting?
- 5.4. Painting a Creature Skin
- 5.5. ZAppLink
- 6. ZSpheres
- 7. Transpose, Retopology, and Mesh Extraction
- 8. ZBrush Movies and Photoshop Composites
- 9. Rendering ZBrush Displacements in Maya
- 10. ZMapper
- 11. ZScripts, Macros, and Interface Customization
- A. About the Companion DVD
Product information
- Title: ZBrush Character Creation: Advanced Digital Sculpting
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2008
- Publisher(s): Sybex
- ISBN: 9780470249963
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