Day 2 Part 3

Introduction to Zbrush Digital Tutors

Setting display options.

– Draw includes several palettes relating to the canvas view.

The draw palettes lets you change viewport and floor settings.

The draw palettes lets you change viewport and floor settings.

– Transform > Transp makes every subtool except the active tool transparent.

Use the transparency button to make subtools except the active one transparent.

Use the transparency button to make subtools except the active one transparent.

– Transform > Ghost makes the transparent subtools more visible.

– Transform > Xpose (Shift + X) button explodes the model until pressed again, allowing you to see what subtools the model is made of.

Xpose explodes the model into its component  subtools.

Xpose explodes the model into its component subtools.

– some Tools eg Xpose feature a small X Y Z that can be turned on and off, affecting which axes the tool  works on.

– the Frame (F) button centres the canvas on the 3D model.

The frame button focuses the canvas on the model.

The frame button focuses the canvas on the model.

– the See Through slider makes the whole Zbrush interface transparent, allowing you to eg load up an image in a search engine that can be seen as reference while sculpting.

The Zbrush interface can be made transparent to see reference images on the desktop.

The Zbrush interface can be made transparent to see reference images on the desktop.