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ZBrush Usage Questions
#1

Sorry for all my basic questions. I want to create a leaf plane object using a line tool that gives the smoothness of a spline closed curve. I would like to subdivide this filled in leaf plane in order to emboss features on it. What’s the best way? Aand, would I ideally need a separate spline modeler to create the closed curves and then import this into ZB? or, can I use a vector 2D program such as Adobe Illustartor or xara to just do the outline and somehow use that as a cutout method in ZB?

Thanks.

#2

I would just use the Terrain3D tool and edit its Initialize settings to get the curve of the leaf. Then make it into a polymesh, divide it, and use a leaf alpha to mask out the shape of the leaf. From there you can delete the stuff that won’t be part of the leaf itself.

#3

Another way that I’ve used with some success is to mask a polyplane and extract a subtool. You can control the thickness and the edge will be smoothed. You can use an imported alpha for the masking.