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18 ■ Chapter 1: Sculpting Tools and Workflow
Dam_Standard Brush and Brush Modifier
The Dam_Standard brush is amazingly smooth and cuts through your model as if it were
butter! The secret of its power comes in the Brush
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Modifiers
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Brush Modifier slider.
This slider behaves differently for each brush, but for the Standard brush it works to com-
bine either the Pinch brush or the Magnify brush. The Dam_Standard brush combines
the Pinch brush with the Standard brush by setting the slider to 32. The effect is to bring
more polygons into the valley while you are sculpting it and create
smoother, cleaner lines. Figure 1.20 illustrates the location of this
feature in the Brush palette.
H_Polish Brush and Preserve Edge
The H_Polish brush makes great use of the new Preserve Edge feature in the Brush
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Samples palette, shown in Figure 1.21. The goal of Preserve Edge is to do exactly what it
says: preserve edges. A great way to see the difference is to run the M_Polish brush over an
edge and then repeat that same stroke with the H_Polish brush.
H_Polish will work to keep hard edges while still smoothing out
the other areas of the model.
Working with Masks
Masks are essential for controlling effect on specific areas of your model. You can work
with masks through the Tool
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Masking subpalette or by using the hotkeys as follows:
To create a mask, press Ctrl+LMB and click and drag on the surface. •
To erase part of a mask, press Ctrl+Alt+LMB and click and drag on the surface.•
To clear a mask, press Ctrl+LMB and click and drag outside of the model. •
To invert a mask, press Ctrl+LMB and click outside of the model•
To blur a mask, press Ctrl+LMB and click on the model.•
If you want to make a lasso selection of a mask or drag out a selection rectangle to
mask off an area, then just select the MaskLasso or the MaskRect brush in the Brush
pop-up.
The Road Ahead
While unpacking our toolkit, we have looked at a few features that I want to keep on your
radar as we continue learning about ZBrush. Once you understand how ZBrush’s brush
system works, you can create your own Rake brush, custom stitch brushes, and a whole
host of other customized tools.
Figure 1.20
Interface: BrushMod
Figure 1.21
Preserve Edge