Digital-Tutors: Texturing with ZBrush 3

by Artvisualizer Press Media Thursday, May 07, 2009

$59.99

Software:	ZBrush 3.1 and up
Run Time:	3 hrs. 45 min., 2 discs
Availability:	Ships next business day

Learn a production-tested approach to texture painting and generating normal and displacement maps with ZBrush 3.1. Contains nearly 4 hours of time-saving texturing and sculpting techniques that are are widely being used throughout Film and Games. Perfect for new and intermediate artists using ZBrush.

Popular highlights include:

Importing Geometry into ZBrush
Working with Morph Targets
Image-based Texture Painting
Hand-painting Texture Maps
Sculpting on Multiple Subdivision Levels
Controlling Stroke Attributes
Creating Custom Alpha Brushes
Utilizing Layers to Localize Detail
Using Stencils for Sculpting Details
Tuning Alpha Brushes
Simulating Effects of Weight & Gravity
Polypainting Techniques
Painting with Depth and Color Simultaneously
Painting Detail Cavity Masking
Using ZMapper and Displacement Exporter
Generating Normal and Displacement Maps
Using Normal and Displacement Maps in Primary 3D App

Lesson Outline:

1.	Introduction and project overview	2:04
2.	Setting options in ZBrush before importing geometry	5:56
3.	Defining large wrinkles on the rhino	11:12
4.	Sculpting a base skin texture	10:06
5.	Creating custom ZBrush Alphas in Photoshop	5:39
6.	Using Stencils and 3D layers to sculpt detail	8:07
7.	Using hand-sculpting techniques to emphasize wrinkles	10:05
8.	Using the Projection Master to create additional wrinkles	9:51
9.	Accentuating the wrinkles for the mouth and ears	12:03
10.	Adding high-frequency details to the facial area	8:38
11.	Sculpting detailed wrinkles into the rhino's body	14:35
12.	Layering additional wrinkles over the rhino's body	9:01
13.	Sculpting imperfections into the rhino's horn	11:08
14.	Overview of polypainting in ZBrush 3	8:20
15.	Painting color onto the mouth, eyes and ears	7:00
16.	Adding color and texture to the rest of the body	14:06
17.	Building the textures for the rhino's horns	15:47
18.	Utilizing Cavity Masks to paint skin wrinkles onto the textures	7:36
19.	Converting and exporting polypaint as a 2D texture	6:31
20.	Generating normal maps and displacement maps	14:47
21.	Mapping images as textures in ZBrush	7:28
22.	Setting up displacement maps in Maya	13:40
23.	Setting up displacement maps in XSI	9:57
	Total Run Time:	3:45:02

Item #:	ZBF-1002
Software Requirement:	ZBrush 3.1 and up
Run Time:	3 hrs. 45 min., 2 discs
Format:	CD-ROM
Platform:	Mac / PC
Availability:	Ships next business day
Weight:	0.35 lbs