I have to do some magnification type images and one thought i had was using maya paint fx to create a bunch of fibers and then i thought if it would be possible to do this in zbrush? anyone have any idea how to achieve this but in zbrush?
While that sort of effect is theoretically possible in ZBrush, most of it would be accomplished through hand-painting the fibers. There’s not going to be an automated trick that could be done using the Fibers tool or the Fibers material. You could probably get partway there using one of those features, but you’re still going to be painting a lot by hand, post-render.