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a need for and Alchemy script in zbrush

Hello, I just watched the blender foundation’s Chaos and Evolution’s Character tutorial. Within it they do character design using a fairly interesting piece of software called Alchemy http://en.flossmanuals.net/alchemy.

What is does is randomly cycle through brush alphas. Enabling happy circumstance to lead the artist in interesting directions not otherwise likely. It’s especially effective when used in symmetry mode.

This is not just a plug for free software - I’ve posted this here in the zscripts sub-forum hoping some programing genius will pick up the gauntlet and build a script to accomplish the same alpha cycling within zbrush. That would be awesome!

Wishing I was a programmer or I’d knock it out myself. I can’t imaging that such would be that hard. I’d be happy to collaborate. I could probably handle gui design or something. Just don’t have the math or programing chops.

I’m a great fan of Surealist automatic techniques. I’ve found as an artist that letting chance into your process can be a way of getting in touch with the subconscious or even greater universal principles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrealist_techniques

Agree. It’ll be really very handy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGOtGDQ-K-g

alchemy screencast starts at 4:26