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ZBrush Usage Questions
#1

I just recently got ZBrush and I really like it. I never before have had any experience with 3d modeling as I am actually more of a 3d concept artist. But being a total noob at this I’ve got 2 questions.

How can I add extra shapes like bend plates, pants, armour and other loose shapes from the base figure, without using that irregular and messy brush tool? Just by adding planes, spheres and whatelse. And with that, I want to keep it 3d, not making it 2.5d and making it non-editable.

And what is the best way of adding a really detailed texture to your model, because the ZBrush tools just aren’t enough. Does anybody have some really simple basic tutorials anywhere on adding textures and shaders?

#2

Oh btw, I meant 2d artist, not 3d artist by nature.
And here’s my first ever 3d model :D:

I’ve got a lot more models already but those are just ZSphere doodles(I really like that tool!)

#3

Hi Mad Giraffe,

welcome to the addiction!

if you haven’t already, you will want to download the Practical Guide…a link to it is in my signature below. It answers your questions and gives step by step instruction for alot of the zbrush workflow you might also be asking soon.

other than that…look at the zhelp file within zbrush for info on multi-markers…that is what you are looking for here i think.

#4

Please post your threads in the appropriate forums. This thread is not a tutorial, and therefore does not belong in the Tutorials forum.

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Thank you!

#5

Ref: Multi markers, I believe there is a bug in the Multi Marker tool, there is a-work-around but it didn’t work for me, has there been a fix for this bug yet?

#6

Thanks aminuts, I’ll sure look into that.
And oh, sorry aurick. I thought this would be the best place, because I thought I also saw some worked out questions here(worked out wiht tuts) so I thought this would be the place. Ah, there’s a first time for everything, as so for forum rule-breaking.
Thank you for the kindness.

#7

Falconian…

if you are referring to one of the mult-marked objects becoming invisible when you try to rotate or move…no bug fix for that yet…not really sure if it is a bug…as in there might actually be a reason for it.

The work around has been posted a couple times, check em all out…maybe one offers a bit more insight than the others. I know it drives me nuts too but the work around works ok for me.

At this time I don’t know what else to suggest til next version comes out.