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ZBrush Character Creation: Advanced Digital Sculpting Book/DVD Package
ZBrush's popularity is exploding giving more CG artists the power to create stunning digital art with a distinctively fine art feel. "ZBrush Character Creation: Advanced Digital Sculpting" is the must-have guide to creating highly detailed, lush, organic models using the revolutionary ZBrush software. Digital sculptor, Scott Spencer guides
you through the full array of ZBrush tools, including brushes, textures and detailing. With a focus on both the artistry and the technical know-how, you'll learn how to apply traditional sculpting and painting techniques to 3D art while uncovering the "why" behind the "how" for each step. You'll gain inspiration and insight from the beautiful full-color illustrations and professional tips from experienced ZBrush artists included in the book. And, above all, you'll have a solid understanding of how applying time-honored artistic methods to your workflow can turn ordinary digital art into breathtaking digital masterpieces.
CONTENTS:
Ch. 1 Sculpting, from Traditional to Digital
Ch. 2Sculpting in ZBrush
Ch. 3Designing a Character Bust
Ch. 4ZBrush for Detailing
Ch. 5Texture Painting
Ch. 6ZSpheres
Ch. 7Transpose, Retopology, and Mesh Extraction
Ch. 8ZBrush Movies and Photoshop Composites
Ch. 9Rendering ZBrush Displacements in Maya
Ch. 10ZMapper
Ch. 11ZScripts, Macros, and Interface Customization
AppAbout the Companion DVD
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