***** ZBrush 2 Practical Guide *****

[aurick]

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ZBrush 2 Practical Guide


ZBrush 2 is a huge leap forward in speed, performance and technology. Modeling, texturing and painting features have all benefitted from unprecedented code enhancements. New tools and options provide even more versatility in all areas, boosting the artist's productivity and streamlining workflow in surprising ways.

To help you get on the fast track toward mastering Z2, we have created the ZBrush 2 Practical Guide.

The Practical Guide is comprised of nearly 500 pages of tutorials. Introductory tutorials teach the ZBrush 2 interface, including such topics as the new curve controls and creating a startup document.

These tutorials are followed by increasingly advanced walkthroughs which teach the concepts of 2.5D painting, creating complex shapes from primitives, ZSphere mesh insertions, crease features, and the creation and use of displacement and normal maps.

For artists using ZBrush 2 in a production setting, tutorials have been provided for integrating Z2-generated models and maps with many leading animation packages.

Most tutorials are written as projects, making it easy to learn techniques by applying them as you go. All are laid out in a clear, step-by-step fashion with an explanation for why each step is performed. You can skim just the steps, or take time to read the more detailed texts that follow them. Icons are also provided to help draw attention to features that are new in Z2. In short, the Practical Guide has been carefully and attractively laid out to present an abundance of information in a clear, concise manner.




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Many of Z2's beta testers have also contributed tutorials. We'd like to express our thanks to them for providing expert advice, information and images. Above are a few of the many images included in the Practical Guide.

The Practical Guide supplements the online help which is built into Z2. Some of the tutorials mirror ZScripts that are built into ZBrush 2, providing a way for you to see the tutorial in action as well as read it and follow the steps yourself. Reference material about the various features used in the tutorials is also available in Z2 simply by holding down the Ctrl key and moving your cursor over interface items. The Practical Guide therefore integrates with ZBrush 2 itself to form an integrated suite of learning features.




:: :: :: Click here to download the Z2 Practical Guide (File size: 22MB) (http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/ZBC/PracticalGuide_A.zip)

[Bonecradle]

Nice one :tu:

It looks like quite a major undertaking and I'm sure it is written in the usual clear and concise manner.

Thanks to everyone who contributed.

[Bluesman]

Thanks so much Matthew!!

Blues-

[Mentat7]

IT has arrived! What a massive manual! Excellent work on putting that all together Matthew and kudos and thanks to all that contributed (you know who you are :D ) Great work team!!!!

[squeige]

so those of us who ordered the cd how do we get the manual in paperback form?

[havran]

Excellent! Thanks to all the contributors :)

[Dan R]

Thanks Mathew :) :) :) :D :D :D :) :) :)

[sadicus]

:D downloading now!
THANKS!

[Mahlikus The Black]

I was wondering about something like this.
Excellent timing for me too.
Thanks to the team and the beta testers.
You all Rock!! ;) :D :tu: :tu: :tu:

[bicc39]

Many thanks!!!

[Greylion]

I really dig Z2 and you have made me a very happy man with this practical guide thank you guys :tu:

[Reactor]

Big thanks guys... I haven't seen it yet, but I know it's going to be good :)

[Codexus]

This is a goldmine of information! :D Thanks to all who contributed!! :tu: :tu: :tu:

[pnoland]

Downloading now, freakin' sweet! Thanks a ton!

[SpaceMan]

Thanks for the Practical Guide :tu: :)- downloaded it- has two files - resources and a pdf.
OK where do we put the files for them to intergrate with Z2
TIA

[andreseloy]

Thanks Pixologic Team¡¡¡
Andreseloy

[boozy floozie]

Superb.
Many thanks. :tu:

[dpvtank]

very very very cool.
Thanks a lot.

[Ron Harris]

edit....thnx..3rd time was a charm...

[talos72]

Great stuff...just the character modeling tut makes all the difference. I was hoping for a detailed tutorial that takes a character all the way from Zspheres to wrinkles and skin bumps...Sweet! :cool:

[Mentat7]

Ron it may be that the download was corrupted somehow. Have you tried downloading again?

[Ron Harris]

I will try it a third time Lon....lol...You know I will buy you a bus ticket to come live here till I learn all that is learnable ... Mr. Vger7... :)

[billhdz]

Cool!

[Mentat7]

Hey Ron, I am sitting here in messenger right now....where you at?

[billhdz]

aurick,

Excellent job on the new manual.
Very complete with great exercises!!!

:tu: :tu: :tu:

[Hardtwist]

This is great information. Thank you!

[Svengali]

2nd download worked! Unzipped now and reading it. Thanks Matt.

Sven

[SpaceMan]

edited

[JOHNVQ3]

:tu: :tu: Excellent guide! Thank you!

[SpaceMan]

edited

[wasco]

The complete process! Thank you!

[Eddie The Pirate]

WOW !!! It's just like Christmas !!! :eek:

[Fets]

Just downloaded it and took a quick peek.
THX!
I know that just reading won't do the trick but
at least now us Mac-ers have somethingto go on.
(the only danger is that we are gonna drewl even more now and dehydrate completely ;) )

[aminuts]

haha much like a fine dinner at the table.....the guide seems to have silenced the crowd tonight!

way cool guide...Thanks!

[lowkey]

yippiiiiiieee!!! :)

[froyd]

very thanks! :) :)

[marciani]

Thank's guys
Bye
leo

[triztan]

thank you very much for all your work in the program itself and the practical guide. you guys rock!!


all the best,
Daniel

[Trurl]

Thanks Mathew :)

[Abyssis]

Matthew and all crazy Pixologist´s,

it´s cooler than cool --

IT´S INTERGALACTICAL :tu: :tu:

Abyssis

[Frenchy Pilou]

Yep ! :tu: :tu: :tu:
Pilou

[Screate]

Thanks!But too Slowly!

[Nikko]

Thank you Pixologic! :tu: :D :tu:

[bicc39]

I knew it was good, now I know why.

[Nawak]

Great stuff !
Thanx to the Zbrush team.
:tu:

[willog]

Well I have purchased quite a few 3d graphic packages in my time but I have never had the great service that I have received from the guys at Pixologic. Not only have I received a completely free upgrade that most would die for, I have just downloaded the new guide and it is very informative and just what I needed to continue improving.
This guide along with this great community makes owning ZBrush so much fun.
Thanks Matthew n Team and you guys in this forum for making it so interesting to read each day.

[YMO]

Big thanks guys
you all rock :tu:

[J.B. Settle]

I'd like to add my thanks as well! As good of a learning tool as the ZScripts are, I still prefer walkthrough tutorials. I'm working on printing the guide out now, and from what I've read and worked through so far (up to the Rusted Golden Idol) I am throughly impressed.

Thumbs Up!!

Thanks for putting the time and effort into this document (and for adding those handy margins for taking notes!)

[Cezar Souza]

In the words of Austin Powers:

Yeah, baby, Yeah! :D

[Mattoo]

Any chance this file could be made available elsewhere? Some of us (me) are on are still on crappy old 56k modems and downloading 22mb files is rife for trouble - and the current download method doesn't allow me to use GetRight.... :(

I've tried 3 times to download it with the standard Internet Explorer download but my connection gives out each time and I have to start over again. :mad:

[Philipp Weimer]

Thats excactly what I needed!

Thanks everybody who contributed to this one, thank you, thank you!!!!

[artboy21]

Thanks matthew!
Thanks Pixolator!
and Thanks beta testers!

I just downloaded the manual and read through some of it. it is definetly going to help me as i learn Z2! i know alot of time has been put into the manual and the program itself, and i am very greatful for it! now that my computer is up and running i can start experimenting with this wonderful program!

THANKS!!

artboy

[Polaris30]

YAY!

[Brian Healy]

Great job! Thanks for a wonderful program and all the help these tutorials provide.

Brian

[tal flint]

great manual guys.
i had only one problem with it - i was trying to print it, but because the pages aren't centered, when you print on bith sides of the page each side is aligned diferently.
if you could just center all the pages and make it "printer friendly" it would be perfect.

once again - great job .look like it's going to be my prefered app in the near future.

[Atwooki]

Fabulous!
Just what I've been waiting for Matthew....This will accelerate my Z Brushing no end..... :)
So much easier to have a printed ref. man. at hand sometimes.
Thanks again

Atwooki

[Muvlo]

This is truly great stuff! :) (Once I'd convinced all 22 megs to download...) The character modeling section is especially informative. I've only just begun to look through it, (wow, 503 pages!), but it's already given me a lot of very good ideas... My thanks to all the people who put this togethor!

[wsea]

Many thanks!!!

[Digits]

Fantastic!

Thanks to all for all the hard work, much appreciated

[DMerchen]

Is there a possibility of getting it set up in an online POD service such as Cafepress so we could order a bound copy for our reference. Love the pdf format, but I work much better sometimes with the book sitting next to me and my computer open to the program without switching back and forth. printing would be fine, but that is a lot of pages. :eek: www.Cafepress.com (http://www.Cafepress.com) has a free setup and such. Just curious if this was a possibility. Thanks again.
www.ondemandmanuals.com (http://www.ondemandmanuals.com) is another option for this same type of service.

[zepline]

cheers, thanks for this great resource to an excellent product! :D

[andyz]

Wonderful!!!!!!!
Precioso,
Bellisimo,
Just-in-time!!!!

[dfaris]

I feel a bit neglected with the new PDF document that was released. There is no tut on working with ZB2 and C4D like there is for LW, Maya, ect ect. Are we C4D users not worthy? Besides that the PDF is fan freaking tastic

[cameyo]

Thank you...i haven't read it, but i KNOW it is fantastic.

Thank you Pixologic and beta-testers.

cameyo

p.s. only a small problem: there is not page numbers....

[JUSTNPROUD]

WoW! I have a few programs, but z really understands how a noob feels.Nothing like a good clear colorfull project style manual that covers displacement and normal maps too.Wow thanks Mathew thats gona make many vereeee happy. :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu:

[JUSTNPROUD]

Hey dfaris! im a c4d user too.Talk about frustrated.great app.Awesomely clean and stable, but the germans are neglecting the N.Americans(no english anything), except 1 descent book and another bad one.Tons of stuff in German.And they know we need it but dont care.Compare this to Z. The Z people care about their users.Yes C4d has a big manual and lots of online tuts that dont addreess real needs. Maxon gets 5 thumbs down.good program no support.Thanks be to Z for being different.WO! I cant believe it.The issue of different learning styles is addressed.i think this is unprecedented in American history.For once we are recognized as having different methods of learning.Im going to cry.joyeeeeee! :tu:

[MikeHart]

I'm not a C4D fan, but where is the german manual for ZBRush??????

Got it? :D

Plus, why does the PDF has no page numbers when you print it?

[bolokotet]

thx a lot fo this help...thx again ombres...

[DeeVee]

Thanks for this! it is appreciated. :)

[Mythopoeika]

This is an excellent manual, and far exceeds anything that has gone before it! Well done.
I especially liked the Poser 5 stuff at the back - really nice touch.

I'd just like to point a few things that could improve this even further (hope you don't mind - I'm a tech author).

Page numbering and section numbering.
Headers and footers on each page.
An index at the back.
The open options of the PDF could be set to 'Fit in Window'.

All of these would be useful for those of us who wish to print out the manual.
Anyway, keep going - this is one of the coolest user guides I've seen for a long time!

[ringas]

Hi guys. I just joined this forum and it's awesome. Hoewver I am having trouble downloading the Practical Guide: I am already signed in and when I click on the link in the first page of this topic, a new page pops up asking me to login again, and then nothing happens. Can anybody help?

Thank you in advance,
Tassos Ringas

[TuSo]

Ringas

You gotta have cookies enabled.
Hope that helps.
Regards
TuSo

[BazC]

I've just downloaded the practical guide and it's superb! Thanks a lot, it's really whetted my appetite fo the Mac version of ZB2! - Baz

[boozy floozie]

Well I finally got around to downloading the pdf last night and it's fanastic - on white and easy for printing too - yipee.

I'm going to sound churlish here but I wish that selecting text and graphics had not been protected as I wished to add new and key points of useful information pertinent to V2 into my database.

Would you perhaps consider enabling this specific functionality?

The Flooze

[tayete]

Great guide!
The only *minor* flaw I see is the absence of page numbers (you know, being an ISO quality norms doesn't help).

BTW, when is the "official" manual going to be released? Any news?

[Mr_Cadcam]

In the process of Dl'ing .. Thank You very much :)

[Julio Inchusta]

I printed it out a week ago and I'm eating it already. Just Thanks to the team, really. This is too much to be true. I wanted you to know how happy I am for that.
Best regards

[icaro]

Tnks a lot dude, this help me so much :eek: . tnks again :tu:

sorry my english eheheheh

Icaro

[Diane]

Downloading now. This is perfect and exactly what I need. Thank you so very much.

~Diane

[Dave Dunn]

Verry nice move again it is getting better and better
I'm eagerly awaiting the Demo version but asume I have to be patient because the mac release has priority logically
thanks for me riding along this wonderfull forum
:cool:

[balaipolis]

many thanks to those involved,,,,,, :tu: :tu: :tu: :tu: :)

[giegu]

WOW :D :D :D thanks a lot, I really need it!! thanks :)

[leishen]

thinks you!!!!!! :tu: :tu:

[Soquili]

It appears the download location does not like dial-up connections. I've made eight attempts to download. The download dialog opens and I select the path to save the file. The downloading dialog opens, but the file is never actually sent.

Soquili

[Unlanded]

:tu: It's nice to get information like this when it comes to graphic or painting programs. I thank the team because I will learn a lot more reading about the program in addition to playing around with it.

[Northstarr]

This manual is wonderful! I can't seem to follow something on the computer and switch back to the program so I printed the whole thing out.. all 503 pages. Put the pages in plastic protectors and the whole manual fits nicely into 3 extra large binders. Now I can just open the binder and follow along without having to switch back & forth and forget half of what I am supposed to do... lol!~ I highly recommend printing it out.

:D

[pertm]

I also just printed it out, it's much better to be able to see it beside my PC and not switch between it and Zbrush. Luckily I could print it out at work and not at home. I just wish I could have it printed in colour.

[kbrown]

getting a general error page every time i try to download the manual :/

[Carl007]

Yep me also get that error....

Bet it will be fixed in notime..

[duckis]

would be very nice with a mirror

[acmepixel]

I've got Broadband and I can't get a complete download. It estimates about 2+ hours, downloads a few K then quits. Now I'm getting an error page. Tried about 10 times over the past 24 hours. Either the server is very crappy or Zbrush is one really hot property.

[Zeddicus]

My guess is that the new Pixolator movie they put up is hogging all the available bandwidth. This seems to be the hot download at the moment, and maybe it's even possible Pixologic was caught off guard by the level of interest it's generated (a good thing in my book).

[DigitalDeuce]

Yep - -no love on the download.

Really seems to need a mirror.

[aurick]

We're moving it to another server to compensate for the popularity of the Angler movie. Please try again a little later today.

Thanks!

[DigitalDeuce]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet


:tu: :tu:

[DanielMD]

Using opera browser can't download, says no cookies but they are enabled.

Tried IE no luck does not start downlaod.

what to do ?

Just Solved my Problem = Install mozilla :)

[null]

Just want to thank you guys for giving this valuable tool to a newbie like me.

[tranimatronic]

id pay for a printed version....

[amircoh28]

Now I'm testing few 3D program for the business I'm working in. and someone told me zbrush is the easiest and efficient prog.

Anyway, I'ts looks very professional guide with a lot of explanations. thanks.

[Prashant Kukade]

i can create a mirror... :)

if pixologic permits i will do it... :D

[Tang]

many thanks for the full documentation. it adds greatly to the amazing software.. Thanks to both the authors of the guide, and the software devels.. amazing.

[DMerchen]

Is there any possibility we can print this manual yet using an online book printer? I had asked this question earlier and I was curious if it was possible yet, or even still in the works. Thanks.

[El Ultimo Bastardo]

awesome !!!!

Great great job !!!!!!!!!!!!


"My problems all started with my early education. I went to a school for mentally disturbed teachers." Woody Allen

[Snake3D]

Thanks! :(

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200406/user_image-1087105004pvj.jpg

[jgjones]

Found a bit of a glitch in the Practical Manual:

On the third page of the "Telephone Part 3" tutorial, where it describes the second option for recovering the "original, unmodified mesh", it says:

"Press Load Tool and load the phone2.ztl model."

and

"By loading the original model back into subdivision level 1, the level is replaced by the original geometry."

This doesn't work. The original mesh must instead be "Imported", and since Import will not work with a .ztl file, it must first be converted to an .obj. Once this was done, the remainder of the tutorial worked as described.

-Jim

[jurassicdj]

This one will be helpfull
thanks

[abelhunter]

downloading,thanks a lot!

:cool: :cool: :cool:

[raziel31]

Yup thx a lot :tu:

[comicdo]

Oh,it's great!But i'm a chinese,i can't read it easily.I hope that it will have more language for we learn.
Second,why it can't be downloaded by flashget?It's too slow to use moderm.

[mykyl]

Has anyone (Pixologic included) thought about having this printed properly through someone like Cafepress.com. One of the A:M users got permission to do exactly that with the A:M manuals and people do buy.

His is 226 pages and perfect bound and costs $23.78. SO fairly cheap as well.

It means no extra cost for the Zbrush folks but would enable those who would like this printed properly a way to get it.

Cheers

Mike R

[amazingZ]

That goes deep inside. Very useful expert hints. A excellent add-on to the well done tutorials. Thanks for providing the elearning resource for all ZBrushers out there.

best wishes

[P45]

No joy downloading. Have tried over the past couple of days, but I keep getting returned to the ZBrushCentral's login page. Any ideas, anyone?

[aurick]

This question has been asked many times in this thread already. The most likely problem is that you have disabled cookies, which ZBrushCentral needs in order to be able to remember that you've logged in.

You might also find that you need to disable your firewall and/or antivirus software.

If you continue to have difficulties, we need more information. What browser are you using (including version number)?

[P45]

Aurick,
Sorted. 'Twas one of my firewall settings.
Cheer,

P45.

[winger]

Hi everyone,

I«m downloading the practice free Zbrush, but don«t know if it works with Mac, go ahead anyway? Do not know if this is the new ZBrush 2 (still not avaliable for Mac) or the older one.

Thanks!

[annaleah]

Thanks for the guide.

[Boogieplay]

I just bought Zbrush 2 today, and I'm real excited! This manual should help me out a lot. :)

[2DragonZ]

Just finished downloading the practical guide, tried to open the PDF file in PS, but it has a restriction code on it. Why is it asking me for a password??? :confused:

[aurick]

The guide should be opened with the most current version of Acrobat Reader. With other software, the PDF will believe that you wish to edit it rather than read or print it, and requires the password.

[2DragonZ]

Thank you Aurick. Opened it and ....WOW! Great effort in putting together this nice guide.Two two thums up :tu: :tu:

[HitmanHearns]

"Sorry, your request could not be completed.

This is probably because your browser is not enabled to accept cookies for this site, or else the cookie has expired.

Please try again with cookies enabled; no sensitive information will be transferred, and the cookie will be deleted in a short while.

If you are still experiencing problems, please contact zbc@pixologic.com."

But my cookies are enabled what is this about?

[HitmanHearns]

The other thread not viewed 9 pages long so I posted here.

"Sorry, your request could not be completed.

This is probably because your browser is not enabled to accept cookies for this site, or else the cookie has expired.

Please try again with cookies enabled; no sensitive information will be transferred, and the cookie will be deleted in a short while.

If you are still experiencing problems, please contact zbc@pixologic.com."

But my cookies are enabled what is this about? I want to see the guide.

[aurick]

First, please post in the proper forum.

Second, please post in the proper thread. It doesn't matter that a thread is long; posting in it moves it back to the top of the forum list and people know that someone has asked a question. Links are provided to take the viewer to the last post in the thread or the last page of it, so there is no reason people won't be able to find your post.

Lastly, what browser are you using? We need to know the name and version number. Also, are you trying to download the guide with a third party download program, instead of with your browser?

[javierdl]

I am experiencing the very same prob. And these are the browsers I am using:
IE 5, & 6. Netscape 7.1

Thanks,

JDL

[javierdl]

It looks like the culprit was on my side :rolleyes:
Desactivating my Firewall (for this purpose) did the trick ;)

Thanks,

JDL

[thanveersalim]

i cant download the zip file. Its saying that the file is truncated or not a zip file...:cry:

[raghavendrag]

Downloading

thanks,

Achari

[DSlayer]

I'm from Russia, and i want to say you, thanks alot!
That's awesome!

[branko]

Hi to all,
I would be gratefull if some can help me with that,I can"t download archive files
from my comp on work.I don"t have ftp and can"t recive archive files on mail.

my mail,please help.

branko.vudrakovic@si-si.co.yu

thanks

[virgule]

Thanks alot for this guide guys! :tu: :tu:

[HadesInc]

This is probably very dumb, but when I try and open the guides in Photoshop it says that a password is required to access the PDF file. Does anyone know how to get this password or what it might be?

[aurick]

You can't open it in Photoshop. You need to use Acrobat Reader.

[feelingoofed]

:D :tu: :) this must have taken u all alot of time ,many thanks to have been so helpfull to us all.God Bless.

[nemesix]

:D hi guys.. good information....

I hope......... sleep :lol: thanks

[raffie]

Thank you, I'll download it right now. :)

[rain lee]

Thanks so much :rolleyes: Good Job~

[melvz]

thank you very much....

[Skubalon]

:) Wow, Thanks for the HUGE Manual! I am applying to an animation company in less than a month and I am using zbrush to speed up my character design. I hope I can make a good enough presentation to the company that they will hire me. I work as a web designer during the day but at night...watch out I'm Zbrushing away and trying to learn with my 3d package for application for the company.

Thanks!

[Rajooo]

Hi This is Raj . t his is my first post .i be in touch from now . but it takes a little time cuz im just downloading manual so after carefully reading and practicing i'll pass my comments and check for a query if i have any . till than enjoy and cheer .. Bye :D

[stuh505]

I can't unzip the manual, it says its corrupted? I tried downloading it a few times...are there any other places it can be downloaded? :cry:

edit: nevermind its working now!!

[Seeeker]

I have downloaded this but it has a .php extension, and seems to open in Dreamweaver. I changed it to .pdf but Acrobat couldn't read it. What program should open this guide???

thx!

[stuh505]

It's a PDF

By the way, someone was mentioning this can be professionally printed for about 20 bucks? That must be for a large quantity or something, because Kinkos was going to charge me closer to $500 to print it off in color...I did it in B&W for $40...

[Guitartist]

Hopefully, a printed version of the Z2 Practical Guide may be available in the future.

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=62&highlight=printed+ZBrush+practical+guide

[aurick]

One will be. Most likely in early 2005.

[c-money]

I downloaded the tutorial, but when I try to open it it is looking for a password. Am I missing something?

Thanks...

cmoore.2005

[c-money]

downloaded the tutorial, but when I try to open it it is looking for a password. Am I missing something?

Thanks...

cmoore.2005

[jcarr]

Many thanks for the manual. Hope to learn heaps (no, never used the proggie before)

Cheers - jcarr

[norvman]

Hi all .... I"m having a bit of trouble Dloading the the Guide... can anyone give me some ideas on what I'm doing wrong or what's up with it all... I don't have any problems downloading pdfs from other sites... so I supect it has to be something preticular to ZCentral some how...

Some browser setting that I need to change?.... (I'm stumped...)

Can't seem to get the Zbrush people to reply to my pleas for assitance...
not sure why that is...
not sure what to do on this one...
would really like to use the program...

Any suggestions would be highly appreacheated....:confused:

[Harunoyume]

I just downloaded the zbrush 2 demo and registered the Zbrush Central, but I am not allowed to download the Guide. I get a screen with a message saying that I`m not logged in (but I am logged in) or I do not have enough privileges.

Is the guide not available to the demo users?
I can`t wait to start learning it.

Haru

don`t mind....I got it. Thanks a lot :D

[kajo]

Zbrush is simply so soooo cooooool !!!!!
:eek: :tu:

Hi guys.
I am new to this site.
Glad to be here.

[Frenchy Pilou]

I just downloaded the zbrush 2 demo
No you have loaded the 1.55B Demo :)
And yes you cal load the practical Guide without problem At the first post of this thread for examine the fabulous new functions of course not in the Demo :rolleyes:
Pilou

[stalsby]

much thanks aurick! for the practical guide! its much appreciated :D

[DareDrop]

Not able to download - Practical Guide 2 . All i get is a small 55kb file. Have had no problums with the other DL's, ie the 8 quick help card.

Thanks for any help.

[aurick]

You are most likely downloading the HTML page housing the guide, rather than the guide itself. Simply click the download link. A popup should appear that lets you specify where you wish to save the guide to.

DO NOT use any third party download programs. You must use your browser.

[DareDrop]

I seem to be haveing a problum with that, let me look in to it.

Thanks

[j4kn1fe]

thank you so much for this - it's really helped clear up some stumbling blocks I've had - I can't wait to try the harder stuff now.

thanks

[Mr. Nurbs]

Thanks for the contribution guys...This is the best 3d and 2d 2 and a half D app out there... Nothing will come cloes......you guys are geniouses..

[bodhisatva]

thanks a ton for da manual....downloadin now...glad to be here!

[Mr. Nurbs]

This is like downloading a 60 dollar book man....Now having read a good portion of it, I can't express how clearly things are laid out....Very smartly put together....It looks extremely daunting at first because of the unique interface....But get passed that small learning curve and a whole new world opens up especially if you're a traditional artist and have played with clay....Anyways im extremely excited as you can tell by my babble, but i can't express my gratitude enough...

Nurbs

[Reality_Sculptor]

AH! Just what I was looking for. The one thing every program needs but rarely comes with.

[xompanthy]

This is like downloading a 60 dollar book man....Now having read a good portion of it, I can't express how clearly things are laid out....Very smartly put together....It looks extremely daunting at first because of the unique interface....But get passed that small learning curve and a whole new world opens up especially if you're a traditional artist and have played with clay....Anyways im extremely excited as you can tell by my babble, but i can't express my gratitude enough...

Nurbs
Mr. Non-Uniform Rotational B-Splines :D, I HAVE read most of it by now, and it IS very clearly laid out... and yes, the interfaces is scary at first, but we'll get the hang of it ;)

[Colpe]

After a friend told me about zbrush about a week ago I have been caught in a rethink of the whole 3d process. I must say after this free manual, the accessible pricing of zbrush and its amazing ability to function on all sorts of computer set ups, (even on a 1999 G4 mac!)I am left stund. For the first time I am actually learning the program before I jump into it. The other 3d packages are so immense that one got easily caught up in all the detail. Which of course mean't buying more supplementary learning material and investing huge amounts of time trying to understand the programs specific language. Buying massive graphic cards massive processors etc.

Sorry if this sounds like an advert but zbrush seems to be a whole different approach to 3d and the sales of 3d programs. It suits the individual artist aswell as the company of artists. Is this a real evolutionary step for the individual artist who was left behind from the visuals war of late?

Now to buy paper.

Thank you for the manual.

:tu:

[Guitartist]

Any update on when the printed version might be available?

[mr.stock]

many thanks

Stock

:D

[DTAC]

Great stuff. I see the file is called, "PracticalGuide_A.zip"

Looking forward to, "PracticalGuide_B.zip" :D

[travdogg]

where do you see the link to download the paractical guide? I R Dum. I can't find it. :s

[jotajota]

hi travdog..http://pixologic.com/home/home.shtml :tu:

[thiago freesz910590]

thancks

[EMJAY]

Cheers guys, I am new to Zbrush and this helps lot. Look forward to posting images soon.

EMJAY :D

[Lazy]

Thank you very much for this brilliant guide!
It is told in a very convenient pace and its very entertaining and educational to follow. Great Work! :D

[Guitartist]

I hope to see the printed version available soon.

[agent_47]

is there a password 4 the guide ???
cause every time i open it eith photoshop a password is required

[agent_47]

is there any kind of password ???

[wenna]

you can not view thru that program. It is a zip file and must use something like winzip.


Hope that help explain.

[volk23]

yea, when you try to open a pdf file it will ask you for the password because you trying to open it in edit mode. download adobe acrobat, its free, and it will open the pdf file without asking for password because it its read only mode.

[agent_47]

thank u very much

[ashrumm]

geez you guys are really on top of things keep up the good work

[dakoo]

:cry: error downloadingthe file ....

downloads 95% to 99%

then hangs....

am using flashget.....

tried it over five times......

[aurick]

Flashget is the problem. We've stressed several times in this thread that third party download assistance programs won't work. You MUST use your browser itself to download the Guide.

[billrobertson42]

Maybe you should state that in the first post where the link is. Perhaps right underneath?

[soulkeeper]

hey'll thanks a mill. i'm addicted:tu: to zbrush its great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

[Dimy]

Big thanks to you!

[Pitoff]

Thx u !!

[church]

Thank you so much for this survival kit, it might be very usefull to navigate in the hostil jungle of zbrush (particulary for me because i'm starting to learn
this new soft and i'm a little destabilized :o ).

[virgin]

thanks for your nice file:D

[Marque]

Uh Oh....been looking at the guide and I can see this is going to get very addictive......heh
Thanks for putting so much work into this, excellent job.
Marque

[jar el 2mr]

cool very nice

I hope to make like you

[tamer]

oky matthew im new im still downloading the guide but i want 2 say that im amazed by all this modeling and remodeling in this program oky guys i hope 2 see u after seeing what in it ,im so anxious 4 it bye 4 now, TIMO:tu:

[vvashishtha]

Hi matthew
I am a new member of this forum, i really wants to thankyou for this useful guide, :tu:

[justn]

it‘s very useful for me.

[Juiceboy]

Excellent app. I'm looking forward to utilizing the guide to better instruct me on the procedures. I just started using the app and appreciate the interface
but find it curiously arbitrary (not unlike many apps). Thanks for providing the forum as a great resource and communique.

[Drakelot]

Excellent work guys !!!
I'm starting with the demo, I think I might buy the full version.
I've been modeling in other programs but this one looks so easy and faster to work with !!! ... Thanks ... Antonio.

[darktwin]

thanks guys for doing all the work you have done. plugging away now

[Wada]

Thankyou to all who had a hand in this fine endeavor. This ol' dude needs all the help he can get, eh! Well done!

Wada

[Braincell]

This is seriously top work. It has made ZBrush so much more fun to use, because reading these tutorials is a joy. I am very grateful that you are providing this for free, and i will recommend ZBrush to everyone! :tu:

[avajayam]

Well done, thanks.

[stefanhajek]

I just have to say that it seems to me that an index at the end of the practical guide might have been something to think about, like most of the rest of the educational books created in the free world. Nice.

[Blaine91555]

stepanhajek - There is more help and tutorials available on this site and in the FREE guides than any other software I have ever dealt with. It is nearly impossible to find a question for which there is not an answer either in the guides or on this site. As I understand it this guide is mostly contributions by ZBrush users and the way to get a glossary would be for someone to compile it and donate it to the community. Maybe you have the time? The help file in the program covers most things and combined with everything else available you would never have to buy any learning materials as you do with other less powerfull and more expensive software. Happy ZBrushing.

[stefanhajek]

:confused: Well, the practical guide that I received with the software in book form is the same as the one here. Considering the $400+ I paid for the software, I don't think an index is a bad request. The forum is great, yes. As far my compiling info and creating an index for the book, haven't I spent enough resources in earning the cash to purchase? Just saying.

[mikala]

Be happy you got a manual in printed form.
I bought and paid for many more expensive software packages with just a stinking PDF manual.
This is definitely a step up.

[ermas_aja]

thanks to zbrush team
muchas grachias

[eddski]

Dankies!

This forum rocks, theres so much info and has the best artists and best results.

[stefanhajek]

Well, apparently, my original intent of suggesting an index for the manual was lost in a sea of Yay Zbrush Central! So, have fun sifting through the forum to find your answers. I had hoped to possibly influence someone on the actual software development side to just elaborate on the main guide, but it seems everyone else is completely happy reading posts. Enough said then.

[acmepixel]

stefanhajek, I understand your sentiment. I think that there is no index because there is no manual....Yet. But a reference manual would indeed be nice. Maybe there will be one after v.2.5 is released?

Maybe the moderator could build a Feature/Command reference index here on the forum in the resource area.

But for those of us who like to read reference manuals, we just have to get used to the built-in help, the quicklinks here on the forum and the practical guide. (which is really just a tutorial manual). At least for now. ;)

[stefanhajek]

Well, I guess I just misunderstood in thinking that since the Practical Guide came bundled with the software that it was considered to be the User's Manual for the most part. I guess I should be patient in knowing that this software is somewhat in its infancy and that somewhere down the line everything will be developed further, including an official user's manual. I am impressed with ZBrush Central and its dedicated members. I'm sure there's only good things to come.

[fanch]

:D


Many thanks!!!


Fanch


:cool:

[kornilio]

I'v downloaded the practicalguide file but yet can't read it because photoshop asks me the code for the psd file....What do I do??????:cry::qu::cry::qu::cry:

[tgraupmann]

Try the Gimp.

[aurick]

You need to install Acrobat Reader before your computer can read a PDF. It's free, and can be gotten at www.acrobat.com

[nathdevlin]

Some great help in this and inspiration, time to get learning :lol:

[vestina]

Hello Aurick,
I work in z-brush, but problem is with poly-mash objekt....i read but not understand....if yuo heva time for sum of this problem to use in your letter.
Thenks man
Greetings from Serbia

[meson]

Hi everyone!!!
Thanks alot for this and its of great use!!!!:)

[VivaLaInsomnia]

Thanks for this awesome set of notes, this really is coming in handy.

[_S9_]

Hi everybody,

Really handy practical guide, thanks for the precious time you've spent on putting it all togheter for the Zbrush community, mucho appreciated.

Take care ;)

[taotao26]

Thank You Very Much Indeed!

[ardela]

i can't download zbrush practical guide..the file still exist?

[Frenchy Pilou]

Practical guide (http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=3471)
That works perfectly :cool:
(at the end of the post #1)

[spyderfreek]

You can't use a dl accelerator on this one, just to let you know. Otherwise you'll come up with a 50k download, not 22Mb.

[pleasent]

thankx but i cant download asking for pass :S

[Rezidue_UK]

hi everyone im a noob id like 2 say thank you for the people who uploaded this i really want 2 get into 3d modelling and texturing ive gotta ask u all summin? is it relatively easy to learn? many thanks

Rezidue

[Prayer]

it totaly depends on computer knowlege that you already posses and how good you ar with them.
also it depends on your free time and your learning speed.

i think its not that hard to learn for someone that is realy realy realy into computers and has a some sort of artistic background

[Rezidue_UK]

i do alot of music production on cubase and reason and logic....etc so i have quite a bit of comp knowledge, ive been on this zbrush for about 2hours and dont know how to select an item i can draw and move, scale, use the gyro etc..... but i dont know how 2 reselect an item once u load the project, its woerd but it wont let me move,scale....etc once ive saved or something can someone help me because that is really annoying and i have 2 restart a new project everytime that happens!
Thanks everyone.....great tutorial by the way :) thank u!

[Prayer]

wel it works like this mind be kind of weired to you.

oke when you draw a model onto your screen this is considerd a tool when you edit the tool every thing is oke but when you stop edeting it it turns from pollys into pixols
what is a Pixol ? a Pixol is practicly the same thing as a pixel the only difrense is that a pixel contains X Y information but a pixol also contains Z information.
what dose that mean ?? that means that you can stil paint on it like it has depth or you can still change the lightning on that model.
this is all for artist that use only Zbrush and dont use an external aplication or people that want to show there model to there bos by doing some painting on the model first because its faster.

so you see you cant reselect your model but that dosnt mean its lost.
when this hapends just press ctrl+N and you wil clear the carnvas.
after that go to the Tool selector or Tool menu its on the left side of Zbrush.
and select your model again and draw it on the carnvas then go back into edit mode by pressing T and you can again work on your model.

if you want to save your model dont save the document
the Document only save the Pixols not the Tools so when saving go to the tool menu and pres save Tool.

me myself i never use the Zbrush renderer i only use external aplications so i never ever save a document only the tool.

[Rezidue_UK]

thanks man that helped alot i understand now, when i change a tool or save and load project it takes a snapshot, so i gotta save the tool and reload to edit, right? nice one man ive just finished my first ever model by following the practical guide posted on this website, its amazingly easy to follow, big thanks to the author/s thanks man!

[sossepanter]

hi iam new on this forum and new to zbrush and maya.
first sorry for my bad english.
i have a problem whit exp from zbrush to maya,
i have a character that has grasped 780000 polygons,but if those want export to maya maya fall out.can someone help me

this is something aim learning on its noth mucht but with any help i may learn it ,i hope so
goeloe30.jpg goeloe35.jpg

i have other pic of some work i wash trying

lol53.JPG this is are nurbs model from no zbrush mesh

lol44.jpg

sossie.jpg

en this is wath i want to learn :(

alien2.jpg

[Thomaskl]

@sossepanter:

Think, this is not the right thread, to post your images in. If you want crit and comments, you should start your own thread in the main forum.

[Hovell]

Thanks!:tu:

[SILVER_BIRD]

I am starting now, and I do not know for where I must start:rolleyes:

[h0gho]

cool! thanks for the practical guide

[greiner]

3/4 through the practical guide and have found it to be an excellent guide. I especially like the ZSphere insert tip!

[goro_kiss]

Thanks a lot :tu:
u can see my work comming soon :)

[aphroditej7]

hi i tried down loading the tutorial and when i went to open it it asked me for a password.... did i do something wrong? is there a certain way to open it.. :)

[aurick]

hi i tried down loading the tutorial and when i went to open it it asked me for a password.... did i do something wrong? is there a certain way to open it.. :)You need to use Acrobat Reader to open it. From the sounds of things, some other program is being used, and the document believes that it's trying to be edited.

You can get the Reader from www.acrobat.com

[ZNEL]

Many many thanks :D

:tu: :D

[tuonela]

i cant open file, wanted a password?

[adanakahini]

Thanks

[3w3w3w]

thank you very much:D :D :D

[aurick]

i cant open file, wanted a password?This has come up many times within this thread. In fact, look just two posts above yours! You need to use Acrobat Reader to open the file. Anything else, and it thinks you're trying to edit it, which then requires a password.

[rajasekharan]

thank you very very much.......:eek:

[Malkalypse]

Hello, first off, great tutorial. This should ship with the program! I was experiencing sensory overload facing ZBrush's interface before I started following along with your guide.

I do have a couple of questions, however. I'm up to the point where I am building the scimitar, and I'm a bit confused by some of the directions. You jump directly into some usage of ZSpheres that haven't been covered yet, such as on page 214 where you mention moving scaling and rotating ZSpheres.. I tried to rotate the bead, and it would only spin along one axis (and not the one I wanted).

A bit later, on pages 216/217, I get completely lost in the area that describes the connector mesh. I get up to the point where I delete the second copy of the hilt-helix, but that just gets me something that looks like the single helix connection (i.e. it tapers to a point before connecting). I don't understand what is meant by the directions "Now move the ZSphere forming the end of the connecting mesh up into the large ZSphere." Which ZSphere forms the end of the connecting mesh? :eek:

If you (or anyone) could explain this in a bit more detail, it would really help me out! Thanks!

[Martin_it]

Thanks! First time on Zbrush. Downloading now.

[NoIdea]

I get a document error when I try to open Chapter1-3.ZBR. I get a thumbnail view when I select the file but when I press Open I get an error message and then Zbrush crashes.

Edit: downloaded it again, now it works.

[Malkalypse]

Hello again. I have been following along with the tutorial, and have reached the point where I am adding a material to the head. I was noticing that the results I was getting weren't what I expected, so I went back and made sure that all of my settings were EXACTLY as they were shown in the example, and it still looks weird.

The first is the "preview" render, the second is the "best" render. Again, this is done using the exact settings shown in the tutorial. It ends up looking more like a sloppy toon shaded look, not like the material shown in the example.

I'm going to play around a bit with the settings, and try to learn a bit more about how the materials work, but in the meantime does anyone have any idea what I might be doing wrong?


head_color1.jpg head_color2.jpg

[wckedsunny]

I used to ahve the same prob... though I never tried it again... the problem is with the light setup.... its actually light which makes it look good or bad and you neeed a lot of practice with it....

[MarkedBullet]

Ok, i just started in Zbrush, actually i just started in 3d art 6 months ago, im 16 and i need to know how to save your Zbrush renders, this is killing, i just cant find a way to save the renders, please help!!!!!!!!!:confused:

[lil-goodi-2shoes]

Render then goto Document > export and save in whatever format you want

Bear in mind zbrush renders at 72dpi

[solid-snake5]

zbrush

[shadowrunner]

Greetings everyone ...

am going page by page as suggested in the guide and am currently working on the idol now ..

I have stalled out on page 85 at the instruction line as follows:

The next step is to adjust the material properites to look more like rusted metal.....

use the settings shoen to the right ...


when i cross over "materials" and i look at the dropdown box i have only

.................................................. ................................................
Modifiers
[S1] <checked>
[render] black
[curser] greyed

.................................................. ................................................

i dont see anything to adjust like it shows on the page and i can press on the [S1] key but nothing happens ...


any ideas..

thanks
Shadowrunner

[aurick]

Make sure that you have the correct material selected, as specified on the previous page. Different materials have different modifiers.

[shadowrunner]

Ah...
with redoing the tutorial i see that you were correct. i didnt click on the correct material.. hehe...

thanks for the reply

Shadowrunner