experiment a ink material

[Fouad B.]

after many handling with quad shader I find that. It can be usefull.

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1075920623tjt.jpg

[Washington]

Excellent discovery!!

Thank you for sharing it with us.

[Frenchy Pilou]

Super cool Fouad ! :cool:
You have also this Sketchbook of Kid of 50 :) (http://www.pixolator.com/zbc-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=011602)
Happy drawing!
Pilou

[Ron Harris]

looks very useful Fouad..thnx for sharing your new findings and settings with us.... :tu: :tu:

[travart]

wow nice work, one of the better toon type shaders i've seen, looks just like ink!

[r tyer]

Many thanks for the new toy.
You make it look so easy.

[KingSalami]

Where can one get this material?

[Fouad B.]

you are welcome guys :)

hi Elvis, erf.. sorry.. King Salami :D
this shader can be find here Quad Shader (http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_file-1045224869nrn.zip) from Pixolator.

But I think you can obtain the same result with another shader. as you can see in the capture, just the S1 channel witch be handled, and nothing to do with light just material.
a tip to improve the result is playing with perspective option, try and see.

[aurick]

Hi Fouad B.

That is a really nice technique!

You're right about the QuadShader not being necessary. I have attached a zip file here containing Ink.ZMT (http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_file-1075970792cyv.zip), which I just created from the Colorizer1 material. Hopefully we'll see some more renders in this style.

Here's my contribution:

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1075970895jnw.jpg

[Fouad B.]

ahh nice Matt, thx for that confirmation and your contribution. ;)

[Frenchy Pilou]

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1075973429yak.jpg
Ultra Super cool :cool: :cool: :cool:
Now all can make easy Hokusai style :D (not me : here Pilou's style :rolleyes:
Images of Hokusai (http://images.google.fr/images?q=hokusai&imgc=gray&svnum=10&hl=fr&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&start=20&sa=N)
Have fun drawing (in fact 3D drawing but 2D possible) :cool:
Pilou
Fouad and Aurick :tu:

[Ron Harris]

thnx..it works great guys....would post my doodles usin it here but I have already got one up on the thumbnails already.....lots of implications, this material has. Great going :tu: :tu:

[50'sKID]

Great materials, froud and Aurick! Thanks for sharing. 50.

[Fouad B.]

Ultra or Infra realistic ? :p

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1075979783cqu.jpg


http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1075985053iyt.jpg

[r tyer]

Lord of the Ink http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1075989173yls.jpg

[r tyer]

Thanks again Fouad and Aurick.

[Reactor]

Wow, nice material! This one is going to come in handy. Shame the car model isn't mine, but even so, Zbrush renders it with style ;)

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1075995524hur.jpg


http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1075995551lhq.jpg


http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1075995573cur.jpg

[andreseloy]

Hi FouadB congratulations for this discovery¡¡ As I can see from number and the comments of ZBrusher this is a very usefull technique that you have shared with us. This will help grow the overall forum and this ilustrated the great utility when the great artist like you share his knowlogde¡¡ Here is my modest contribution
Thanks again
Andreseloy

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1076003047oso.jpg
http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1076003085lcd.gif

[robotalk]

An excellent new look to use in ZBrush --thanks for showing it--certainly is unique and powerful ! must try it myself !! :D :tu: :D

[Kitty]

Extraordinary Fouad, this was just a small sample of WIP's, and I can see lots of ways to use this material.

Thanks, this is a wonderful material, great stuff here.

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1076005116qkw.jpg


Mandy

[Sleeperservice]

Very cool! I just had to have a go myself :)

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1076006442tsj.jpg


Even in Zsphere mode it still looks pretty cool :)

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1076006487nmv.jpg


Has to be the best toon shader I've seen yet.

[Fouad B.]

oh guys very nice stuff here !! :tu: :tu: :tu: (Sorry Kitty but I don't know the word for women :) )

that's really amazing.
please post again your product with that shader.
Reactor nice sample look's like black and white book illustrations .

sleeper the Zif modele appear very good !!

[Frenchy Pilou]

Yes Zbrush is some magic and versatile :cool:
Pilou

[r tyer]

tattoo's for the Hell's Angels? http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1076010396kzz.jpg

[andreseloy]

Yes, I understand very clear¡¡
Andreseloy

[Kitty]

I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT, Paining on 3d plane, I see the plane, I see the plane :D

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1076015343esm.jpg


OH YEAH, andit works on alphas that can be made 3d :D :D :)

Mandy

[Frenchy Pilou]

Yes kitty
It's more practicle to paint over something ( a plan 3D or any object 3D)as on a empty black background :)
And you can rotate, move, size all of them :)
Have happy painting!
Pilou

[Kitty]

Sorry Fouad, just now saw your question???

Here is another WIP done with this material. I hope the setting I used and dragged to the canvas shows, if not I will say what I did

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1076020652uog.jpg


In case the settin does not show. What I do first is draw out my model, then I download the ink material (could do right away), then in the modifier of that material it has I believe Contrast, Intensity and the blend curve. The blend curve is what I am hoping shows. I never once, in any of the ones posted here, had a straight line for any of them. And when I was changing a slider on both the Contrast and intensity, I watched and went for the one with the best defined "ring" around the model. Then in lighting (just learning it), I went to adjustments, clicked it on, did another contrast intensity, but mainly I fiddled with the RBG curve, the RED curve, the GREEN curve, and very little in the above with the BLUE curve.

The real power and ability to see the power of this tool is the rendering. But the "aura" around the model I find damned cool, and you get that in that tools modifiers.

Hope the curve shows

Mandy

[Kitty]

Frenchy, yes I have learned that the hard way. But the only reason I posted that painting here is because I could use the ink material on it because it was on a 3d plane. :D And it gave far different results then I had gotten before, and I love it much more.

This is such a wonderful material I want to shout my joy ... um, maybe I am :D

Mandy

[ramon]

whatta bichin shader FB!
http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1076024717gql.jpg

[wchamlet]

This is awesome! Everyone's work here is amazing! Especially the Autumn-like forest scene you did Kitty, that is beautiful!

I can really get into this shader! Here is an older 3D sphere head I did a while back.

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1076037187hvd.jpg

And to think, I use to draw, scan, and digitally ink this type of stuff by hand! Thanks for sharing this Fouad, and Aurick!

[ArfGraf]

I tried the material,but couldn't get the black on white effect. Any tips?

[wchamlet]

I don't know what problems you are having, but all I did was download Aurick's ink material, then import it into the material palette. Then I opened up the file I wanted to try this out on, and presto, instant inked image.

Another update testing the ink material. I can imagine with the new Zbrush, doing stuff that is highly detailed will provide some awesome detail as far as contours go. Zbrush is one amazing program!

http://homepage.mac.com/chadtheartist/.Pictures/witchking.jpg

[matvara]

Wow Fouad, I almost missed this one. Great
discovery and excellent! This opens for a
whole range of new themes within Zbrush.
Thanks for sharing this valuable technique
and thanks Aurick for the Zmt file.

Brilliant!!!
:tu:

[Aztec...soljA]

Very nice ! something that just hits u, lol something interesting here is my pic :D http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1076045069tkz.jpg

[Frenchy Pilou]

Fouad win "the best trick of the month" :cool:
Pilou

[s o u t h e r n]

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1076057243ijw.jpg

awesome settings and tests everyone.

G

[Frenchy Pilou]

Indeed ! :cool: :tu:
Pilou

[Fouad B.]

wow!! :tu: :tu:

[DaveG]

Where do I place this ink.zmt - I see zmt files in texturemaster folder. Is this correct?

Thanks for the help.
:)

[Fouad B.]

where you want .. but better place is in sub folder "Material" and load it by Material palette into Zbrush.

[tjaden]

brilliant discovery fouad. nice to see some people thinkin outside the square. http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1076075852skk.jpg .
thanks alot
:tu: :tu: :)

[Evoken]

Nice little discovery Fouad :cool:

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1076103767qlt.jpg

::E

[Polaris30]

Here is what is possible if you :

1.Take a MEGBZ grab of your sceen with autocrop off,

2.Clear sceen

3.Flood fill MRGBZ color grab into sceen useing Flat material...

4.Next use the alpha you made ,invert, and make stencil... then with stencil controls use the fit to screen...

5.Now choose Hilighter 2 brush, square Alpha, and make Drag stroke, with ALT held 3X...

6.Then turn stencil off and admire/save your work :)

Gives a great 3d effect to the shader, useing just a WEE bit of post processing...

ZBRUSH RULEZ!!!

Enjoy all !!!!

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1076110980cqk.jpg


http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1076111024eve.jpg


hope this helps someone out :)

Thanks again for the shader guys! :)

[Mentat7]

Heya Fouad! Nice to see the old ink technique brought up again. Ah yes...I remember the old days when we played with it in the Monday Night Challenge: Villains and Heroes thread..........

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1076120290xno.jpg

[Frenchy Pilou]

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1076120457iym.jpg
Hi Polaris
Cool technic :cool:
Another easy cool way is this !
:b3: Use the replay last function :) (menu Stroke)
So when you draw something( grabbed), or redraw a 3D object, you can try many variations !
All is apply in the same place !!! (and with any action, Material, Zadd, colors,Alpha,.. quasi anything :cool:
Just press Ctrl+z for take back :cool:

It's an alternative of the Stencil :) More easy as nothing to move :)
Have fun zbrushing!
Pilou
Ps For the Fouad Ink : just Go to material sub-menu S1 for Change the colors
So all change immediatly and you can make many variations :cool:
Pss Cool drawing 3d, Mentat :cool:

[Fouad B.]

:) Lon of course I remember that challenge!! that was a good studies!!

Pilou not born ??, are you drunk again??? I not saw your post in this thread. return on this post you will see my presence.

[bicc39]

Pilou drinks?
Mais non!

[ArfGraf]

Okay,

Now I can get in on the fund. I understand
what I'm doing :)
image.jpg (http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1076136130bfj.jpg)

[Frenchy Pilou]

Hi Fouad
Of course that was a little joke
;)
Pilou

[Fouad B.]

:) Pilou

ok, Mentat I understand what you said now.
I revisited the famous thread about toon shader. and saw the post of Jaycephus. you are right about that I forget that .. it is the near same technique.
But I promess, I forget it and re-discovered it by hazard.
though it is, it is wise to remember it.

Toon shader challenge (http://www.pixolator.com/zbc-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=008837&p=4)

[Frenchy Pilou]

Cool challenge indeed :tu:
Fouad It's the subliminal reminiscence :D
We re found all thing a day or an other :rolleyes:
Pilou

[Sleeperservice]

It might be an idea to include links to all the previous challenges in the Quicklinks section. I only came across some of them by accident and they are very insperational and contain a lot of interesting and useful tips...

[Polaris30]

Ink shader Rules!!!

:) http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1076568014yqo.jpg

[Polaris30]

THis was an odd one :)

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1076569759sxh.jpg

[Fouad B.]

nice pic! I like the deep impression of the first :tu:

[ArtisanCG]

I'm liking the rhino in your image, Glenn.

Is there a way to play up the cross-hatch look to some of these settings? Something like Arthur Rackham, perhaps?


http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200402/user_image-1076057243ijw.jpg

awesome settings and tests everyone.

G

[aurick]

Well, one way would be through adding high resolution detail to the model that looks like cross-hatching.

Another idea might be to use one of the Custom Filter brushes. If you do a search here at ZBC, you should find the tutorials by people like Cameyo with various settings for the modifiers. One of those might give just the effect that you'd want.

If you use the filter or (or any other brush, for that matter), you will need to bake the layer. This will make the shading effect into something that can be effected by the other brushes.

[lm]

I saw this old link on another thread so I'm keeping it going by adding mohawk gorilla.:(:D

gorillahair.jpg

[RawSunlight]

Lord of the Ink is real! I knew, I knew it all along!

Fouad, your mat is fab, the effect has a nice natural look to it.

Have to wonder, why all the pictures of Clinton though? ;)