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By Ryan Kingslien in painting, ZAppLink | 3 comments
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ZAppLink
ZAppLink connects ZBrush to Photoshop and enables artists to paint on 2D image using Photoshop’s toolsets then transfer that painting back to your 3D model.
ZAppLink uses ZBrush’s canvas to transfer RGB information as well as shading information to Photoshop. Transfering shading information allow you to paint in Photoshop and see exactly what it will look like back in ZBrush.
You can download ZAppLink here.
Online documentation for ZAppLink can be found here.
Texturing
In this video, I use ZAppLink to quickly texture the 3D sculpt of Thinker. My goal is to add just a little bit of noise and break up the uniformity of the MatCap material. However, you can take this in many direction.
By using different photographs of concrete, rocks and such things and then layering them on top of each other, I am able to replicate the real-world effects of scumbling, dry brush and other faux painting effects.
Texture Reference Links
Check out the links below for some texture reference sites.
- http://www.imageafter.com/index.php
- http://www.art.net/~jeremy/photo/public_texture/
- http://digitalcraftsman.com/textureBin/textureBin.htm
- http://textures.forrest.cz/
Click here for a more complete list.
Happy ZBrushing
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Sergio Carreiras | Jan 7, 2008 | Reply
Hi Ryan, great tut. Zapplink is my new best friend.
Question: As long Im im polypaint mode there is no problem with the photoshop image resolutions Right?
A Favor? can you make a tut on rendering in Zbrush a highres ilustration? and why is the images created in ZB are so dark in Photoshop?
Ryan Kingslien | Jan 7, 2008 | Reply
Sergio, You will still want to make your canvas large or zoom into the model for fine detailing of the texture but I find that the standard size is good for most texturing.
Have you seen Meat’s illustration DVD here:
http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=30968
He has some great info in his zbrush 3.1 dvd too.
I do have plans, however, to explore some images in ZBrush 3, too.
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Sergio Carreiras | Jan 8, 2008 | Reply
Hi Ryan I do have bouth CDs, but never got the hang on it. I know they are excelent resources and I will dive on.
But Why there is a diference from ZB and Photoshop on the brightness and contrast screen views. Images i work on Zb always shows very dull in Photoshop.
Thank you