Monday, April 11, 2011

Blog Post #4: ZBrush





Greetings, readers,

A couple weeks ago I started a class learning the 3D modelling software ZBrush (either pronounced zed-brush or zee-brush). Surprisingly, this software is used in a variety of movies like Avatar, Watchmen, and Pirates of the Caribbean. The main reason ZBrush is so popular is because it's like creating models with digital clay (if you do not have a tablet, you won't be able to experience the full controls and attributes of the program with a regular mouse). If you want to, you can also do 2D models but they do not have as many features and capabilities.



When you open the program, a sphere is already selected for you to alter. If you don't want to use the sphere, click on the squiggly yellow shape at the top right hand corner to select a different shape. Remember this, if you select a new shape, remember to click "Make Polymesh 3D" in the top right hand corner or else you can't model on the shape. The images are all things you can do on ZBrush(I haven't gotten that good yet- stick figures are all I can manage right now).

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