7/8'sIrish opened this issue on Nov 04, 2001 ยท 21 posts
7/8'sIrish posted Sun, 04 November 2001 at 2:15 AM
As somet of you know I have used Carrara and its fore runner RDS for a few years and latterly Amapi 6 and of course Poser for creating exceptional models. Now I have had a really good look a Zbrush http://pixologic.com/ and have found it to be an exceptional tool for modelers and texture makers. One of the hardest trials in texture makeing is to get the texture to fit completely undistorted, Zbrush can do this extremily quickly and accurately, without the user having to understand complex proceedures. It is a must have for that alone! It also has a powerful yet simple set of editing tools to shape organic (head and creature type) models. Carrara's sphere of attraction and Amapi's deformer tool do not come close to it. It is exerlent for morph targets as well for Poser.You can export in obj format for Carrara, Poser and Amapi. You can import an image onto the background to trace over Zbrush also has exerlent 2d drawing/painting tools for image creation which have the option to work like 3d effects which niether Carrara, Amapi or Poser have. You will still need Carrarar, Amapi and Poser in you arsenal, but Zbrush will take you to the next level. Zbrush is selling for a limited time for only $292 us (50% off). It also has an amazing scripting program that teaches you the programe the likes of which I have never seen before. Like all programs there is a learning curve but not greater than Carrara or Amapi. You can even download a demo which allows most things to work. I sincerly recommend it to you all who wish to advance in the realm of 3d with out great cost. Regards PATRICK MARTIN Professional Modeler EMAIL patrick.martin@xtra.co.nz WEB SITE http://www.life3d.co.nz/