Introducing ZBrush [[electronic resource] /] / Eric Keller

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461772503321
• Autore: Keller Eric
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2012
• ISBN: 1-280-69954-X; 9786613676528; 1-118-33329-2
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (586 p.)
• Collana: Serious skills Introducing ZBrush
• Disciplina: 006.6/93; 006.693; 006.696
• Soggetti: Computer graphics; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introducing ZBrush; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter1: Digital Art Basics; An Introduction to ZBrush; Understanding Digital Images; Understanding Resolution; Understanding 3D Space; Resources; Chapter 2: Understanding the ZBrush Interface; The Zen of ZBrush; Trays and Palettes; The Title Bar; Summary; Chapter 3: Basic Digital Sculpting; Digital Clay; Working with Dynamic Levels of Subdivision; Creating a Sculpting Topology with Dynamesh; Masking; Insert Brushes; Summary; Chapter 4: Polymesh Editing; Selection Brushes; Polygroups; Polygroups and Dynamesh; Working with Subtools; ZSpheres; ZSketching with ZSpheresSummary; Chapter 5: ShadowBox and Clip Brushes; ShadowBox; Create the Car Body in ShadowBox; MatchMaker Brush; Clip Brushes; Summary; Chapter 6: Advanced ZSphere Techniques; Retopologizing a Character; Projection; Deforming a Mesh with ZSpheres; Mannequins; Curve Brushes; Summary; Chapter 7: Advanced Brush Techniques; Brush Customization; Designing a Brush; Alpha Textures; Brush Effects; Hard Surface Detail Brushes; Chapter 8: Polypainting and SpotLight; Polypainting; Polypainting Techniques; Image Editing with SpotLight; SpotLight Projection; Painting with Curves; SummaryChapter 9: FiberMesh, Materials, and Rendering; FiberMesh; ; Rendering Basics; Standard Lighting; Advanced Lighting with LightCap; Material Basics; Designing Materials; Painting Materials; BPR Rendering Techniques; ZBrush and Photoshop; Summary; Chapter 10: Surface Noise, Layers, and the ZBrush Timeline; Surface Noise; Morph Targets; Using 3D Layers; Polypaint Layers; The ZBrush Timeline; Summary; Appendix: About the Companion DVD; What You'll Find on the DVD; System Requirements; Using the DVD; Troubleshooting; Customer Care; Index; ZBrush Color Image Gallery; Bonus Content 1: GoZ; Modeling with GoZCreating Texture Maps in ZBrush; Bonus Content 2: ZScripts and ZPlugins; Using ZScript; Using Projection Master; Using ZPlugins
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