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Turning full texture into alpha?

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#1

Hello everyone, i have finished a portrait bust of myself and now i have arrived to the point where i have to texturize it and apply some surface detail.

I was wondering if i could use the same map for both, i mean:

With Zapplink and some ref pics of myself make the texture for the whole model.

and then i would love to use that same texture to make the little dots, wrinkles… lo that they will stay in place and match with the texture.

Is that possible within Zbrush?? I know i oculd just make a grayscale bumpmap from the texture to rendering, but i would prefer to have it in the original sculpt.

thank you so much.

Also any suggestions for texturing would be greatly appreciated

cya

#2

Perhaps the best approach would be to use the Tool>Masking>Mask By options to create a mask from one of the texture properties (Intensity, Hue, Saturation). You can then use a deformation through the mask or you can sculpt select areas of the mesh through the mask. Between the two you have a lot of control.

#3

Thank you aurick :+1:, havent thought of that.

I will definetly try it , and hope to post results soon :smiley:

cya