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Beginner's Guide to ZBrush - OUT OF PRINT!

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Pixologic's ZBrush is the 3D world's premier digital sculpting software, widely used to create high-quality models for the video game, film, animation, and many other industries. Its uniquely intuitive approach to modeling makes it a fantastic asset for any creator hoping to realize their ideas in 3D. To usher students and 3D newcomers into comfortably using this powerful software, Beginner's Guide to ZBrush presents a thorough introduction to the program with in-depth, accessible tutorials that will guide you through ZBrush's essential tools and techniques. Covering key concepts to help you get to grips with the principles of 3D, step-by-step organic, hard-surface, and mixed-surface sculpting workflows, and an overview of external rendering and 3D printing.

Pixologic’s ZBrush is the 3D world’s premier digital sculpting software, widely used to create high-quality models for the video game, film, animation, and many other industries. Its uniquely intuitive approach to modeling makes it a fantastic asset for any creator hoping to realize their ideas in 3D. To usher students and 3D newcomers into comfortably using this powerful software, Beginner’s Guide to ZBrush presents a thorough introduction to the program with in-depth, accessible tutorials that will guide you through ZBrush’s essential tools and techniques. Covering key concepts to help you get to grips with the principles of 3D, step-by-step organic, hard-surface, and mixed-surface sculpting workflows, and an overview of external rendering and 3D printing, this comprehensive volume will get you well on your way to creating your first exciting 3D projects from start to finish.

Product details
Softback 272 pages
Dimensions: 216mm x 279mm
Paper quality: Full-color premium paper pages
ISBN: 978-1-909414-50-1

SKU: BGZB
Focus: 3D digital art
Skill level: Beginner
Software: Pixologic ZBrush
Part of series: Beginner's Guide

ZBrush and I: A foreword by Maarten Verhoeven

About this book

Getting started

01: Introduction to ZBrush and 3D

02: Introduction to the ZBrush interface

Projects

03: Organic sculpting

04: Mixed-surface sculpting

05: Hard-surface sculpting

Beyond ZBrush

06: Rendering with KeyShot

07: Introduction to 3D printing

Glossary

Indexes

Contributors

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Dissapointing experience

My review is related to general user experience, NOT to meritoric value of the book, because I haven't yet the possibility to validate its content. Since more than a week I've kept this book outside, because it smells so badly and toxic with cheapest prints, that I can not keep it in the house, not mentioning reading. Every person passing it by notices it, and asks what that smell?
Well, the book wasn't the cheapest, so I wonder why my experience is so low in quality.

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Awesome book for beginners!

Awesome book for beginners!!

Excellent!

Like so many out there, I have struggled to come to terms with Z-Brush and it's more than a little unique way of doing things. Even as someone who has taught design student visual communication, and worked professionally in 3D, my trying to lean Z-Brush from the vast array of stuff out there has been a massive challenge.As the quote goes - 'You must think in Russian...'.In three days of sitting down with this book, I have learnt (and done) more than I have in the past year. I put this down to the simple fact that right up front, in simple to understand terms, they teach you how to 'think like Z-brush'. And once you do that, you can break through the ceiling and can get on with learning to use it as a modeller, instead of pulling your hair out wondering how to make it 'go'.The book is beautifully produced, with excellent images (plenty of of screen grabs), very well written text and a clear flow. The three projects walk you through all you need to know to really get going with a majority of the tools and power hidden within.But be warned! While it's brilliant and a must for anyone trying to learn ZB, it does not cover everything and there are areas that need explaining or more detail. For me, the 'Intro to Z-Brush' videos by 'Flipped Normals' are a brilliant companion to the book, helping to pad, or flesh out aspects that are either not covered, or explained in depth within the book. That the videos are very professional yet 'conversational', make the series a perfect match for the book and I am now going between the two to get deeper into ZB.

Example projects are a great start!

I really like the fact the this book follows the 3 little projects to show complexity and software workflows.For complete beginners, it might be tricky to dive into the UI and navigation, etc. But after figuring out a few things by yourself, this book is really helpful to illustrate different scenarios and requirements of multiple projects.