[Modo]ZBrush... wow! - Polyloop

psaldari · 19th September 2005, 12:41

Hi guys,
I have purchased ZBrush software and... it's so great!
This is 2D, 2.5D, 3D, software, it is not intended like a classic 3D software but if used in a workflow help you to create very incredibles organic models (importing, or creating itself, models and sculpting).
I post a picture with my test, I have sarted with Zspheres and I have mesched and sculpted.
Now I wont to test importing Hexagon model and refined it whit ZBrush.
See http://www.pixologic.com site for more info

cheers
Paolo Saldari

Frenchy Pilou · 19th September 2005, 13:19

...four years!

smileeanimation · 19th September 2005, 23:39

Ive been thinking about buying Zbrush since I saw a tutorial on how to create an angaler fish (shown on a Disc in 3DWorld Magazine). Seems to have a nice range of modeling and morphing features. Im planing to buy this fall sometime to model a scetch I drew a little while ago. It was just a simple scetch of a bone structure of a mechanical giraffe with a very wide mouth, but has shorter neck and legs. If I get the chance I will start a Topic on here about the progress their I will put the scethes of my deformed girafee. Also how are the price ranges of Zbrush and does it have a nice interface......

All the Best,

Nichod · 23rd September 2005, 09:50

To me Zbrush is a very unwieldy program. The whole 2.5D thing is confusing and the interface design of Zbrush is somewhere between Blender and dos. That said it is a capable program, likely will give you good results if you adapt to the interface.

Frenchy Pilou · 23rd September 2005, 10:35

Quote:

between Blender and dos

Zb Interface is just a modern Interface

Maybe the best at this date

New concepts need new Interfaces

Nichod · 23rd September 2005, 10:38

psaldari · 23rd September 2005, 12:16

OK, it has a "different" interface (version 1 was terrible) and it use a strange way to save the models and use strange metod to work.
But, for me, is wonderful the possibility to sculpt the particulars.
Who knows if hexagon can make the same one in its future versions (like Silos 2)?

Paolo

Grendel · 24th September 2005, 18:39

I picked it up and the interface is very different than other apps, but so is Carraras and Amapis. I could'nt find anything when I started compared to C4D, Relasoft, Maya, Max. I don't know if it will replace the way I model but definetly the way I detail organic forms, all anyone needs is practice. And if you use it with anything grooves or one of Inagonis' plug-ins then you can render with Carraras' great renderer. Here is the sword test modeled by pixolator and displaced with Anything Grooves rendered in C4pro.

staigerman · 24th September 2005, 22:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by psaldari

Hi guys,
I have purchased ZBrush software and... it's so great!
This is 2D, 2.5D, 3D, software, it is not intended like a classic 3D software but if used in a workflow help you to create very incredibles organic models (importing, or creating itself, models and sculpting).
I post a picture with my test, I have sarted with Zspheres and I have mesched and sculpted.
Now I wont to test importing Hexagon model and refined it whit ZBrush.
See http://www.pixologic.com site for more info

cheers
Paolo Saldari

There are numerous Zbrush tutorials which were created by Ken Brilliant,. http://www.brilliant-creations.com - he's also a strong Lightwave user and has also used Amapi a little. You can find a tutorial on Amapi+Zbrush, mostly focused on the Amapi part, on his site. It's the "Amapi Demon" tutorial, which I also used for uvmap painting examples shown at http://www.thebest3d.com/dogwaffle/tuts/brilliantdemon

-Philip

19th September 2005, 12:41	#1 (permalink)
psaldari NURBS Booleans are your friend Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Treviso - Italy Posts: 115	[Modo]ZBrush... wow! Hi guys, I have purchased ZBrush software and... it's so great! This is 2D, 2.5D, 3D, software, it is not intended like a classic 3D software but if used in a workflow help you to create very incredibles organic models (importing, or creating itself, models and sculpting). I post a picture with my test, I have sarted with Zspheres and I have mesched and sculpted. Now I wont to test importing Hexagon model and refined it whit ZBrush. See http://www.pixologic.com site for more info cheers Paolo Saldari Attached Thumbnails

19th September 2005, 13:19	#2 (permalink)
Frenchy Pilou What do you want me to create? Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: nébuleuse :) Posts: 5,138	Since more... ...four years! __________________ "Est beau ce qui plaît sans concept" Speedy Galerie

19th September 2005, 23:39	#3 (permalink)
smileeanimation Boolean Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 94 Images: 1	..... Ive been thinking about buying Zbrush since I saw a tutorial on how to create an angaler fish (shown on a Disc in 3DWorld Magazine). Seems to have a nice range of modeling and morphing features. Im planing to buy this fall sometime to model a scetch I drew a little while ago. It was just a simple scetch of a bone structure of a mechanical giraffe with a very wide mouth, but has shorter neck and legs. If I get the chance I will start a Topic on here about the progress their I will put the scethes of my deformed girafee. Also how are the price ranges of Zbrush and does it have a nice interface...... All the Best,

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Nichod Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 612 Images: 1	__________________ Email Me. Visit my blog! Get hundreds of shader presets! Get Art of Shaders! And a preview for Art of Skin is now available. AMD Turion(TM) 64 ML-40 (2.2GHz/1MB L2 Cache) 1280 MB DDR 333mHz RAM 128MB ATI RADEON(R) XPRESS 200M w/Hypermemory(TM) 60 GB 4200 RPM Hard Drive DVD+/-RW/R & CD-RW Combo w/Double Layer Support 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x800) I use.

23rd September 2005, 12:16	#7 (permalink)
psaldari NURBS Booleans are your friend Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Treviso - Italy Posts: 115	OK, it has a "different" interface (version 1 was terrible) and it use a strange way to save the models and use strange metod to work. But, for me, is wonderful the possibility to sculpt the particulars. Who knows if hexagon can make the same one in its future versions (like Silos 2)? Paolo

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Grendel Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,227 Images: 23	I picked it up and the interface is very different than other apps, but so is Carraras and Amapis. I could'nt find anything when I started compared to C4D, Relasoft, Maya, Max. I don't know if it will replace the way I model but definetly the way I detail organic forms, all anyone needs is practice. And if you use it with anything grooves or one of Inagonis' plug-ins then you can render with Carraras' great renderer. Here is the sword test modeled by pixolator and displaced with Anything Grooves rendered in C4pro. Attached Thumbnails

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