Language: German

ZBrush 2020 and 2021: Video training on the updates

Photography & image editing, 3D, Audio & Video · 14 Videos · 1.7 h Video training · German

by Christian Gerth

Wow! ZBrush 2020 and 2021 bring you exciting new features for your 3D modeling with the new Dynamics menu and History functions. Where you can find these and other tools, how to use them and which settings are hidden in the depths - ZBrush expert Christian Gerth explains it to you in this video training lasting over an hour and a half.

ZBrush 2020 and 2021 updates: over 1.5 hours of video training from Christian Gerth
Updated ZBrush map as PDF: Keep track of all new features
Get to know the functions, their settings and their practical benefits
Topics include: History Recall Brush and the functions of the Dynamics menu
Get maximum benefit from the updates - more details and more dynamics for your 3D work

Transfer models to other programs such as Blender? Give surfaces a thickness quickly and easily? With ZBrush 2020 and 2021 you can now do much more - start the training and learn how!

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14 Videos, 103 minutes

Introduction

1 Video · 3 minutes

01 Open free of charge

ZBrush 2020/2021 - Video training on the updates: 1 | Introduction

3 min

ZBrush 2020 already brought a few nice innovations, but ZBrush 2021 in particular shows the full power of this program with the new Dynamics functions. As before, all new features can also be found in the ZBrush map.

29 MB To the text tutorial: ZBrush 2020/2021 – Integrate dynamic updates

ZBrush 2020

6 Videos · 40 minutes

02 Open

ZBrush 2020 - Video training for the updates: 2 | Cam Silhouette & Cam View

7 min

These two functions are new to the viewport and help you to find your way around the room more easily. Not only do they provide a nice overview of the mesh, but they also allow you to quickly change the view of the mesh.

40 MB To the text tutorial: ZBrush 2020 – Cam Silhouette and Cam View thoroughly explained

03 Open

ZBrush 2020 - Video training for the updates: 3 | History Recall Brush & History Projection

9 min

The History Recall Brush can be used to draw time points saved in the timeline onto a current mesh. The History Projection function can even transfer the details of a complete mesh to a reduced form.

57 MB To the text tutorial: ZBrush 2020 – Guide for History Recall & Projection

04 Open

ZBrush 2020 - Video training for the updates: 4 | Sculpting & Painting in Morph UV

9 min

It is now possible to paint on the unrolled mesh and also edit it. In Morph UV mode, textures can be easily applied and details added using Spotlight 2.0.

67 MB

05 Open

ZBrush 2020 - Video training on the updates: 5 | X-Tractor Brush

5 min

The X-Tractor Brush saves the details using an alpha when moving over an edited mesh. These can now be reproduced as required.

21 MB To the text tutorial: ZBrush X-Tractor Brush – How to effectively save details

06 Open

ZBrush 2020 - Video training for the updates: 6 | ZeeZoo

7 min

The ZeeZoo lightbox folder contains countless ready-made ZSphere models of various animals. These can be easily modified and saved as a mesh for further detailed work using an adaptive skin.

41 MB To the text tutorial: ZBrush – Create animal models easily with the ZeeZoo folder

07 Open

ZBrush 2020 - Video training on the updates: 7 | Import/Export

3 min

With the help of the FBX file format, models including all subtools can now be sent back and forth between ZBrush and other 3D programs without losing them. This is particularly important if UV unwrapping is to take place in other programs.

12 MB To the text tutorial: FBX Import/Export in ZBrush 2020 explained easily

ZBrush 2021

7 Videos · 62 minutes

08 Open

ZBrush 2021 - Video training for the updates: 8 | ZModeler: Extrude Edge

9 min

With Extrude Edge, the ZModeler gets another function that is particularly useful for low-poly modeling. This function can be customized with various additional buttons.

36 MB To the text tutorial: ZModeler Extrude Edge – Your Guide to Modeling

09 Open

ZBrush 2021 - Video training on the updates: 9 | Dynamic Thickness

8 min

Thanks to Dynamic Thickness, each surface now has a freely adjustable thickness and therefore a volume. In addition, the whole thing is non-destructive and can be adjusted at any time.

89 MB To the text tutorial: ZBrush 2021: Dynamic Thickness for Effective Mesh Design

10 Open

ZBrush 2021 - Video training on the updates: 10 | MicroPoly

5 min

MicroPoly can be used to add details to simple meshes. ZBrush has a large selection of options that can be selected with a single click.

249 MB To the text tutorial: ZBrush 2021 – Creating Detailed Meshes with MicroPoly

11 Open

ZBrush 2021 - Video training on the updates: 11.1 | Cloth Simulation

14 min

The Dynamics menu brings the real dynamics to ZBrush. It can be used to create fabrics that can adapt to other elements in an instant.

65 MB To the text tutorial: ZBrush 2021: Effectively Designing Fabric Simulation

12 Open

ZBrush 2021 - Video training for the updates: 11.2 | Cloth Brushes

13 min

Cloth Brushes can be used to add details to existing fabrics with just a few brushstrokes. It is also possible to dynamically deform objects with the TransposeCloth Brush.

75 MB To the text tutorial: ZBrush 2021: Cloth Brushes for Dynamic Fabric Deformations

13 Open

ZBrush 2021 - Video training on the updates: 12 | Nanomesh instances

9 min

It is now possible to create individual nanomesh instances. Hardly any polygons are used and the meshes can also be edited afterwards.

65 MB To the text tutorial: ZBrush 2021 - Use Nanomesh Instances Correctly

14 Open

ZBrush 2021 - Video training for the updates: 13 | iMage3D (GIF/PNG)

4 min

Existing ZBrush projects can now also be saved as image files to make it easier to see their contents in the file manager. However, all 3D data is retained when opening in ZBrush.

24 MB To the text tutorial: Save ZBrush projects as image files

Examples of use

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Example: Learn how to use the silhouette thumbnail and the history recall function for your purposes.
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Example: The new CamView function - handy if you know how to use it.
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Example: Learn how to add a thickness to flat objects and divide them into segments.
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Example: Flexible and organic - learn all about the new Dynamics features in ZBrush 2021.

Details of the content

New in ZBrush 2020/2021: from Dynamics to History to ZeeZoo

As usual from our ZBrush trainings, you will first receive an updated ZBrush map from Christian Gerth. This will give you an overview of all the important new features from the various ZBrush versions. In the tutorials themselves, you will dive into the new features of ZBrush 2020 and 2021 , learning ...

... which new functions are available.
... how you can benefit from the functions in your 3D modeling.
... how to use the functions in practice.
... which advanced settings will help you.

New features in the ZBrush 2020 update: History and FBX export

Have you ever made edits to your 3D object that you wanted to undo? This was already possible to a limited extent via the timeline. With the new History Recall Brush in ZBrush 2020 , you can now reset individual areas of your 3D model to previous editing versions. You will learn exactly how in the training.

In addition, Christian Gerth will show you how to use and customize the new silhouette thumbnail and CamView optionin your work. After the tutorial, you will also be able to paint on unrolled meshes or add textures to them. You will also get to know the X-Tractor-Brush to create an alpha of a certain area and transfer it to other areas. And even if you want to model animals in ZBrush or further edit your models in other programs such as Blender, you will find useful tips and tricks in this training.

New features in the ZBrush 2021 update: Dynamics

ZBrush 2021 really brings more dynamics to your 3D work with the new Dynamics menu. Watch the video training on how to create detailed fabrics and work with Cloth Brushes, for example. You will learn how to assign a thickness to a two-dimensional surface using Dynamic Thickness and how to add details to meshes using MicroPoly. The training is rounded off with extensive explanations of the small but powerful Extrude Edge functionin ZModeler, the new Nanomesh instances and the very useful iMage3D.

Would you like to generate a tablecloth or cushion in ZBrush in no time at all? Do you want your ZBrush files to display the actual content instead of the ZBrush logo in your file manager? Start the video training now and learn how to do all this and more.

Note

Usable with: Pixologic ZBrush
Licence: private and commercial Rights of use

Created with love by

Christian Gerth

Christian Gerth has been working intensively with digital art on a part-time basis since 2010. This can involve compositions, photo editing or even completely painted pictures. He often has an idea or an inner image and then wants to put it on "paper". He uses Photoshop to help him do this. However, a good program or a fast computer is not the main thing. It seems much more important to him to have an eye for a picture or a motif. In addition, a composition is also dominated by perspective, light and shadow, contrasts, mood, etc.. Capturing and implementing all these factors is what gives digital art its great appeal. Your trainer for digital painting & 3D modeling!

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