From the course: ZBrush: Stylized Sculpting
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Using the Mech A brush to pull sharp edges around shapes - ZBrush Tutorial
From the course: ZBrush: Stylized Sculpting
Using the Mech A brush to pull sharp edges around shapes
- [Voiceover] So you can see as I'm building up my brush I'm also filling in some areas to smooth out a little bit, just gently increasing the build-up of the sculpt as I move along. OK, so at this point I have most of the octopus blocked out the way I want it. What I need to do now is to start adding in a little bit more of the detailing to clean it up and sharpen everything up. What I want to do then at this point is remove my mask. This is going to let me be able to also work on the other part of the cover at the same time. So I'll hold Control, and I'll drag. OK, and so I have, everything looks nice and clean. So what I want to do to clean up and actually divide the different parts of the tentacles from the upper and lower. I'll switch over to the Mech A brush, and the Mech A gives me an ability to essentially use a clean chisel that goes right down through the geometry along the edge. You do have to be careful with this because it has a tendency to sometimes pull and pinch a…
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Using Rake and Weave brushes to create old pages quickly6m 35s
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Quickly adding an aged texture to the paper3m 35s
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Final details on the pages2m 33s
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Adding a leather texture to cover6m 7s
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Working with layers2m 57s
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Using masking to isolate the creature’s shape6m 45s
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Sculpting in the tentacles and head shapes6m 2s
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Improvising the base sculpt of the head and face3m 22s
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Using the Mech A brush to pull sharp edges around shapes7m 16s
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Adding dimples using a Noise alpha map4m
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Creating a custom Alpha for stamping shapes quickly6m 2s
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Creating barnacles quickly using the Clay Tubes brush5m 51s
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Duplicating and moving parts4m 34s
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Quick scrollwork techniques using a variety of brushes6m
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Sculpting the lock top and bottom pieces3m 26s
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