how make feathers?

system · March 2, 2011, 1:43pm

hello
I need your help for two things:

alphas need to make bird feathers
How to make chains

jawa64 · March 2, 2011, 2:20pm

feathers slash brush 2 http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/store/category/171/Free-Tutorials-All - Sculpting Feathers Using Slash 2 ZBrush

chains http://www.pixologic.com/docs/index.php/Joseph_Drust#Using_Markers_and_Polygroup_Masking_to_Create_a_Chain there was also a method of substitution of zspheres for mesh but i could not rediscover the page someone will probably post it here.

jawa64 · March 18, 2011, 10:29am

found it again

marcus_civis:

The mannequins are made by inserting polymeshes into a ZSphere structure. You can also use this technique to create chains and similar structures which can be edited and posed (as Joseph Drust shows here).

This plugin makes inserting the meshes easy, with two meshes being used, one for the local mesh that replaces the ZSpheres and one for the connecting spheres. (Individual meshes can be replaced by hand afterwards if you wish.)

Unzip the file and put the ZSphereMeshInsert.zsc file and ZSphereMeshInsertData folder in the ZStartup/ZPlugs. After restarting ZBrush there will be an Add Mesh to ZSphere button in the Zplugin>Marcus Tools menu.

With your ZSphere selected, press the button. You will be asked to select two meshes from disk, one for the local mesh and one for the connector mesh. The plugin will then create a new structure with the meshes inserted.

The zip includes two chain link ZTLs which can be used to make a chain.