For DeeVee : Joyous vegetation :) All Zbrushers also :)

[Frenchy Pilou]

Happy Dedicace DeeVee (please don't publicity, you know what
Making Of
Very easily and speedy for all level : especialy new Zbrushers
Just draw some colors as follow on a black background

(you can also (as you want) take a Photo if you have the complet version
MrgbZGrabber (makes the new texture and the new Alpha)
Alpha : Make3D (makes the new 3DObject) Magic
New Texture : Transparent enable
Take the new 3D Object + New Texture
Draw it any times as you want
(of course as a 3DObject you can turn it in any X,Y,Z directions and size in real time with the Mouse
(use the Gyro or the "Edit mode" for a more precise position)
(no best render, no adjustment, I only use the model on the Black Background
Amazing isn't it! Easy use and powerful of Zbrush
That's all ! One minute realized
Have Happy Zbrushing Vegetation
Pilou

[Northstarr]

Yes it is amazing Frenchy. What would we do without your experiments??
You seem to stumble across some really interesting techniques.

[kokoro]

hey that is a very nice one. we have so few flowers herre at zbc, thank you for sharing ! and the tip is also great !

[Frenchy Pilou]

Hi Northstarr
"stumble across" ?
Have you a synomym, I have not that in my dictionnary or in a sens that I don't understand
Pilou

[DeeVee]

Thanks Frenchie..I have used the same technique for sometime now. Frenchie 'Stumble across" means to discover by accident
A very colorful image!

[Frenchy Pilou]

Thx DeeVee for the translation
"By Accident" ? No, by intense research
Pilou

[juandel]

cool gardening technique, Pilou! if you want to watch the biggest (and most stinking) blossom opening, theres a webcam here until end of May, probably

in addition, here is a little botanical dedication for your secret celebration



all 2d-fiberbrush (and a little smudge and highlighter, too )

- juandel

[DeeVee]

Nice work JuJu, it is a pleasure seeing your works again..I hope all is well!!
EDIT:
I tried a digital photograph using Frenchie's method without any post work and this is the 3D result! there are certainly a lot of posibilities opened up using this method.

For comparison this is what the photograph looked like.

[Frenchy Pilou]

Hello Juandel
Happy come back and very artistic backlit forest tree
And great base of vegetal photography !
See you soon !

He DeeVee
You have enlarged the concept
I have said "take a photo" for somebody who can't paint a little flower
You right Zbrush can accept any photo for any manipulation in 3D
(with the Make 3D Alpha or past on a 3D Plan or other 3DObjects).
It's a pitty that these possibilities are not more used !
Have happy Photo Zbrushing
Pilou

[Frenchy Pilou]

Pop Vegetation for Juandel
Absolutly same technic But another result
Pilou

[DeeVee]

Very interesting Frenchie! 'colors galorum'

[enter]

Hi Frenchy,

It sounds silly but I can't make it these simple things. When clickng Alpha--> Make3d
it always says:1/ texture need to be 252*252 1024*1024... 2/ the active texture/mesh is too small, should decrease polygon....

No matter how I increase the size, decrease the mesh, the new Alpha/3D object looks not shape at all, and it just looks so dim, urgly with its texture.

Can you tell me what's wrong? I use document size to set the size ( crop size ), I also try Texture size to set width and height but still keep receiving that 2 warning messages. Also, if I want to use a photo, should I use Import Document or Import Texture ?

Many thanks

[Frenchy Pilou]

Hi Enter
For make a new big texture try that in this order
Choose the texture that you have (the too small)
Enter the size wished (1024*1024)
Press Menu:Texture/"clone", you must have the new texture at the good size
(If it's not work tell me because I make this by memory
For the Photo if you have the complet version !
Use Texture Import.
You can also Import Document and make MRgbz Grabber.
Hope this Help !
Pilou
Ps Take a look at the Quick Guide Texturing and Mapping

[enter]

Hi Frenchy,

I set the size using Texture menu and this time I don't get a warning message. However,
end image looks very strange,as it was cut into many many small squares, here:



Any idea?
Thanks

[juandel]

hi, enter!

have you tried changing the texturing method yet? as an alpha 3d at default resolution (64 by 25) is rather flat (i did make-3d at 128 by 25) i selected uvp(lanar) in tool>modifiers>texture when doing this below quickone instead of the default auvtiles (without changing anything texturesizewise):



you might want to try other methods there, too. hope this helps!

- juandel