Getting Started in ZBrush
eBook - ePub

Getting Started in ZBrush

An Introduction to Digital Sculpting and Illustration

  1. 456 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Getting Started in ZBrush

An Introduction to Digital Sculpting and Illustration

About this book

Getting Started in ZBrush is a gentle introduction to ZBrush, today's premier digital sculpting program. Beginning with the fundamentals of digital sculpting as well as a thorough introduction to the user interface, Getting Started in ZBrush will have you creating a variety of professional?level 3D models in no time. More than just another button?pushing manual, this comprehensive guide is packed with start?to?finish projects that ease you into the workflow of the program, while at the same time providing tips and tricks that will allow you to achieve certain tasks much more quickly. After progressing through the tutorials, you will be shown how to customize brushes, materials, scripts, and the interface so that you can utilize these tools to their full advantage.

Special consideration is given to ZBrush's integration plug?ins with Maya and 3ds Max, allowing you to properly import and export your models in all programs. Texturing, painting, mapping, decimation, baking, and topology are also fully covered, so your Zbrush creations can come to life without sacrificing that high?resolution look.

  • Ease your way into this complex subject with this straight?forward approach to Zbrush
  • Perfect your technique with step?by?step tutorials that allow you to create high?resolution models from start to finish
  • Expand your knowledge by visiting the companion website, which features video demonstrations, project files, texture and model files, scripts, customized menus, brushes, and additional resources

Written with the digital beginner in mind, this book will teach you all of the necessary information to begin working in ZBrush to create magnificent works of digital artwork! Through this book, ZBrush will empower you to be the digital artist you always wanted to be.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Author
  9. Chapter 1: Introduction
  10. Chapter 2: The Fundamentals
  11. Chapter 3: The Basics, Part 1
  12. Chapter 4: The Basics, Part 2
  13. Chapter 5: The Fish, Part 1 – The Primary Form
  14. Chapter 6: The Fish, Part 2 – Fins and Secondary Shapes
  15. Chapter 7: The Fish, Part 3 – Making Eyes
  16. Chapter 8: The Fish, Part 4 – Tertiary Details
  17. Chapter 9: The Fish, Part 5 – Painting the Fish
  18. Chapter 10: The Planning Stage
  19. Chapter 11: Re-Making the Fish
  20. Chapter 12: Creepy Pie Guy, Part 1
  21. Chapter 13: Creepy Pie Guy, Part 2 – Secondary Details
  22. Chapter 14: Hands and Arms
  23. Chapter 15: Legs and Attachment
  24. Chapter 16: Pie Tweaks
  25. Chapter 17: Pie Painting, Part 1
  26. Chapter 18: Pie Painting, Part 2
  27. Chapter 19: Pie Painting, Part 3 – The Hands and Feet
  28. Chapter 20: Pie Painting, Part 4 – The Eyes
  29. Chapter 21: Posing
  30. Chapter 22: Lighting
  31. Chapter 23: Rendering
  32. Chapter 24: Compositing
  33. Index