From the course: ZBrush: Stylized Sculpting
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Working with layers - ZBrush Tutorial
From the course: ZBrush: Stylized Sculpting
Working with layers
- [Voiceover] Okay, now we're ready to begin working on the octopus motif that will cover the exterior of our book cover. I just went ahead and saved the book at this stage, because we're going to start working with some new techniques and we want to be careful, just in case we do anything wrong, or we happen to damage the book cover, that we're able to back up in our work. I want to demonstrate a new technique with you, which is working in layers, and before I work on this cover, I'm going to just create a duplicate, just in case, so that we're always working on an extra panel. Even though layers is not going to cause us any problems, but it may if we decide to bake, and we forget to do the duplicate. So at least we're ready. Once I open the layer panel, you'll notice that there is a little plus sign. When I select on my plus, that creates a new layer, just like in Photoshop, and it allows me to actually start working now, right on top of the book. The cool part is that it's a layer,…
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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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