Description
Pixologic has achieved the highest level of efficiency and power with the release of ZBrush 4. Thanks to the the introduction of completely innovative tools and the extension or expansion of existing ZBrush utilities, ZBrush 4 sets a new standard for digital art software. ZBrush 4 supplies the freedom to explore and create; take your art from concept to final production asset without the need to leave the ZBrush environment. You can also use GoZ to seamlessly transition between ZBrush and other applications.
ZBrush continues to emit in the directions established by the innovations of ZBrush 3.5. It is built on the desire to add more intuitive modeling tools such as ZBrush 3.5's QuickSketch, ZSketch and Remesh, version 4 adds ShadowBox, Clip Brushes, and improved SubTools. Hard surface sculpting became as easy and powerful as organic modeling. The function of creating vehicles is now just as fluid as creatures, environments or characters. Sculpt, create and shape anything you can imagine and then paint your work with the SpotLight PolyPainting projection system. Export your work for 3D printing so that you can hold your creation in your hand!
Your 3D creations are now as perfect as their presentation. Now ZBrush 4 includes an animation timeline which allows you to create moving turntables for your demo reel. The program let you animate poses, store camera positions, sync your animation to music, import audio to test blend shapes and lip sync with ZBrush.
The timeline can also be used to store and switch between your model's states for fast and easy control while working. For instance, you can use points on the timeline to swap visibility of entire groups of SubTools, making project management easier than ever. Show the best sides of your model by using the new Best Preview render options to add amazing realism: render subsurface scattering, ambient occlusion, fibers, advanced shadows and more in no time!
Key Features and Benefits
Sculpting Brushes
With over 30 start up brushes to sculpt with and the ability to create an endless assortment of your own custom brushes, it's easy to see why sculpting in ZBrush is not only powerful but incredibly easy as well. The natural brush strokes you get when sculpting across millions and billions of polygons gives the user the feeling like they are sculpting on a real piece of clay, or wood, or stone, or real any surface you can think of. The wide range of brushes you will find in ZBrush were created with real world sculpting techniques in mind. With tools like symmetry, repeat and hundreds of other custom controls you can now sculpt details like stitching in fabric, hard mechanical edges, and so much more. When using ZBrush's dynamic range of brushes the control you have over your surface is limited only by your imagination.
Shadow Box
Develop truly creative concepts. Limitless creative control is what Shadow Box brings to the process of creating a three-dimensional base mesh. Use the advanced masking brushes to paint a silhouette of your idea on any of the three sides of Shadow Box and the mesh will appear at the center. Carve out holes in the surface of the mesh by simply erasing any part of the masks; the surface at the center of Shadow Box updates instantly. Combine radial symmetry, your own custom alpha textures, reference images and masking curves to build complex forms in a matter of seconds.
Mannequin
A good pose is the essence of a great composition. Rhythm, gesture, weight and balance are all key to any work of art. Use the new Mannequin sample projects to find that perfect pose for single or multi-character models. The ZSphere Mannequins can easily be edited to fit any character or creature you need. Create an entire scene in just a few clicks! In no time, you'll have established perfect visual harmony and you'll be on your way to sculpting a masterpiece.
Match Maker
The amazing new Match Maker brush deforms the shape of a surface so that it fits perfectly against other objects. The brush is incredibly easy to use and the results are stunning. Within seconds you can craft complex parts and make them all fit perfectly together.
SpotLight
The innovative SpotLight painting system enables image editing in ZBrush and then allows you to project the image to the surface of the model using the intuitive sculpting brushes. SpotLight goes beyond being just a texturing tool. Imported images can be altered, layered, and precisely positioned. Adjust the hue and intensity, color match other images, clone, tile, and color key to create entirely new images. Use these images to project color on any part of your model. Use symmetry to apply skin color, tattoos and more to both sides of a face or character at once!
Timeline
Your models presentation is as important as the quality of its form, details and the paint applied to its surface. ZBrush 4 offers an elegant solution for showing off your work, whether you want to share it with the world online or present it to a director for approval. Using a timeline system, you can store multiple camera views and animate between them. This can be used to create advanced turntable animations or as a workflow enhancement. Animate between morph targets and model poses to verify facial expressions and UV texture maps. Rig your model with ZSpheres and see how your model moves. Using layer animation you can even animate between variations of textures and PolyPaint. Import a soundtrack for precise animation synchronization or build your demo reel within ZBrush. The timeline interface includes options such as auto magnification, jump cuts and easing. Your work deserves the best possible presentation; the timeline features give you the power to show off your work in a professional way! All of the primary ZBrush features can be animated: Layers, SubTool visibility, background colors, Polyframe display, ZSpheres, camera angles, subdivision levels, and more. You can export the animation of your mesh using the MDD format for use in other 3D packages such as modo. This makes realistic facial animation easy and fast!.
TransPose
Creating realistic poses to abstract deformations has never been so easy. TransPose lets you quickly isolate parts of your model which can then be deformed, positioned, scaled and rotated with incredible actuary. No need for complicated rigging or tedious painting of weights, just select and pose! Achieve realistic muscle deformation as you bend a limb into a flexed position, then quickly return your geometry back to its original position. TransPose gives you the freedom to explore 3D sculpture is a new and natural way.
ZSpheres
ZSpheres allow you to quickly create a base mesh with clean topology, which can then be sculpted into any form. The power of ZSphere lies with in their simplicity. From a single ZSphere you can easily grow new ones, which can then be scaled, moved, and rotated into any form. Now you can enjoy creating the geometry for your characters while posing in real time. ZSpheres also provide a special drawing mode called ZSketch. When used in this way they act like adding strips of clay to a real-world sculpt, making it incredibly easy to build up new ideas in the digital workspace. Finally, ZSpheres are also used for ZBrush's re-topology feature. With this you can make simple edits to a model's topology or even create brand new topology (such as a trench coat or other form fitting clothing) on top of an existing model.
and much more
ZBrush continues to emit in the directions established by the innovations of ZBrush 3.5. It is built on the desire to add more intuitive modeling tools such as ZBrush 3.5's QuickSketch, ZSketch and Remesh, version 4 adds ShadowBox, Clip Brushes, and improved SubTools. Hard surface sculpting became as easy and powerful as organic modeling. The function of creating vehicles is now just as fluid as creatures, environments or characters. Sculpt, create and shape anything you can imagine and then paint your work with the SpotLight PolyPainting projection system. Export your work for 3D printing so that you can hold your creation in your hand!
Your 3D creations are now as perfect as their presentation. Now ZBrush 4 includes an animation timeline which allows you to create moving turntables for your demo reel. The program let you animate poses, store camera positions, sync your animation to music, import audio to test blend shapes and lip sync with ZBrush.
The timeline can also be used to store and switch between your model's states for fast and easy control while working. For instance, you can use points on the timeline to swap visibility of entire groups of SubTools, making project management easier than ever. Show the best sides of your model by using the new Best Preview render options to add amazing realism: render subsurface scattering, ambient occlusion, fibers, advanced shadows and more in no time!
Key Features and Benefits
Sculpting Brushes
With over 30 start up brushes to sculpt with and the ability to create an endless assortment of your own custom brushes, it's easy to see why sculpting in ZBrush is not only powerful but incredibly easy as well. The natural brush strokes you get when sculpting across millions and billions of polygons gives the user the feeling like they are sculpting on a real piece of clay, or wood, or stone, or real any surface you can think of. The wide range of brushes you will find in ZBrush were created with real world sculpting techniques in mind. With tools like symmetry, repeat and hundreds of other custom controls you can now sculpt details like stitching in fabric, hard mechanical edges, and so much more. When using ZBrush's dynamic range of brushes the control you have over your surface is limited only by your imagination.
Shadow Box
Develop truly creative concepts. Limitless creative control is what Shadow Box brings to the process of creating a three-dimensional base mesh. Use the advanced masking brushes to paint a silhouette of your idea on any of the three sides of Shadow Box and the mesh will appear at the center. Carve out holes in the surface of the mesh by simply erasing any part of the masks; the surface at the center of Shadow Box updates instantly. Combine radial symmetry, your own custom alpha textures, reference images and masking curves to build complex forms in a matter of seconds.
Mannequin
A good pose is the essence of a great composition. Rhythm, gesture, weight and balance are all key to any work of art. Use the new Mannequin sample projects to find that perfect pose for single or multi-character models. The ZSphere Mannequins can easily be edited to fit any character or creature you need. Create an entire scene in just a few clicks! In no time, you'll have established perfect visual harmony and you'll be on your way to sculpting a masterpiece.
Match Maker
The amazing new Match Maker brush deforms the shape of a surface so that it fits perfectly against other objects. The brush is incredibly easy to use and the results are stunning. Within seconds you can craft complex parts and make them all fit perfectly together.
SpotLight
The innovative SpotLight painting system enables image editing in ZBrush and then allows you to project the image to the surface of the model using the intuitive sculpting brushes. SpotLight goes beyond being just a texturing tool. Imported images can be altered, layered, and precisely positioned. Adjust the hue and intensity, color match other images, clone, tile, and color key to create entirely new images. Use these images to project color on any part of your model. Use symmetry to apply skin color, tattoos and more to both sides of a face or character at once!
Timeline
Your models presentation is as important as the quality of its form, details and the paint applied to its surface. ZBrush 4 offers an elegant solution for showing off your work, whether you want to share it with the world online or present it to a director for approval. Using a timeline system, you can store multiple camera views and animate between them. This can be used to create advanced turntable animations or as a workflow enhancement. Animate between morph targets and model poses to verify facial expressions and UV texture maps. Rig your model with ZSpheres and see how your model moves. Using layer animation you can even animate between variations of textures and PolyPaint. Import a soundtrack for precise animation synchronization or build your demo reel within ZBrush. The timeline interface includes options such as auto magnification, jump cuts and easing. Your work deserves the best possible presentation; the timeline features give you the power to show off your work in a professional way! All of the primary ZBrush features can be animated: Layers, SubTool visibility, background colors, Polyframe display, ZSpheres, camera angles, subdivision levels, and more. You can export the animation of your mesh using the MDD format for use in other 3D packages such as modo. This makes realistic facial animation easy and fast!.
TransPose
Creating realistic poses to abstract deformations has never been so easy. TransPose lets you quickly isolate parts of your model which can then be deformed, positioned, scaled and rotated with incredible actuary. No need for complicated rigging or tedious painting of weights, just select and pose! Achieve realistic muscle deformation as you bend a limb into a flexed position, then quickly return your geometry back to its original position. TransPose gives you the freedom to explore 3D sculpture is a new and natural way.
ZSpheres
ZSpheres allow you to quickly create a base mesh with clean topology, which can then be sculpted into any form. The power of ZSphere lies with in their simplicity. From a single ZSphere you can easily grow new ones, which can then be scaled, moved, and rotated into any form. Now you can enjoy creating the geometry for your characters while posing in real time. ZSpheres also provide a special drawing mode called ZSketch. When used in this way they act like adding strips of clay to a real-world sculpt, making it incredibly easy to build up new ideas in the digital workspace. Finally, ZSpheres are also used for ZBrush's re-topology feature. With this you can make simple edits to a model's topology or even create brand new topology (such as a trench coat or other form fitting clothing) on top of an existing model.
and much more