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The 3 different modes of making 3D forms in ZBrush

The 3 different modes of making 3D forms in ZBrush - ZBrush Tutorial

From the course: ZBrush: Tips & Tricks

The 3 different modes of making 3D forms in ZBrush

- It's hard to imagine how much Zbrush has changed over the years. With each update and new version more and more features get piled on. This is great for experienced users because they can keep adding more and more ways of working to their repertoire. However, for new users, it becomes complicated. Even to learn what's going on because many of the features are not necessarily compatible with certain types of models. In this video I want to give you an overview of the three main types of 3D models that Zbrush works with; their advantages, and disadvantages. Let's look at what these three working modes are called first. There's "Subdivision", "Editable Mesh", and "Volumetric." Now Zbrush doesn't actually name these different modes so much as you just have to know what the different tools in Zbrush are and how they fit into these different modes. First of all, there's subdivision models, and this is the most common model that you might be working with in Zbrush- at least it's the oldest…

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