To Centre on the visible part of the mesh, unmasked region or current polygroup, click the white ring at the farВ end of the transpose line.

hold Ctrl - to scale and rotate the texture.

shift z - activate / deactivate spotlight.

To select sub tools without bringing up the menu.В Hold Alt and click the subtool you want to sculpt on Spotlight

To modify the curve sizeвЂ¦В Change the redВ brush size, then click the curve again.

The curve bursh has two modes red and blue.

in Stroke > CurveВ play with Bend, snap, Lock start, and Lock End.

Drag the Brush and Stroke Tabs into the left panel for easy access while working.

You canвЂ™t go back and edit the curves after you add another one.

Just click (and release ) on the object to start another curve.The curve brush IS cool (вЂ¦ i must maxScript something like this one day ). Make sure you always have the right slot active for your brush and colour picker. C - Colour picker tool вЂ“ ( this picks the colour for the active slot in the left tool bar вЂ¦ NOT the same as the active colour for your brush.ctrl + shift + left click and drag - invert the display.ctrl + shift + left click - hideВ polygroup.Click on the mesh to create the Polys ( note: the thickness is based on the brush draw size )ДЄfter selecting an InsertMultiMesh brush, simply press the M key to display a floating window which lists all the meshes which are available with this brush Polygroups.Paint curves on the mesh to represent edge loops. Useful zBrush shortcuts The Topology Brush On the other hand the UI is an utter disaster, and basically relies on artists learning a vast set of obscure keyboard shortcutsвЂ¦ which is ok if you use it everydayвЂ¦ but if you forget something it can take hours to locate the right button. On the one handВ it has an amazingВ communityВ producing fantastic work, and itвЂ™s the industry standard with a unique list of features.

I have a love hate relationship with zBrush.

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