POLYPAINTING

We want to share what is the importance of ZBrush software in Gaming and Production Studio.

Basically Zbrush is use for High resolution Modeling & Texturing. It is not possible to creat a photo

Realistic model  in 3DS Max or Maya without using ZBrush. In Zbrush, basic method  of Texturing

is Polypaint .

POLYPAINTING allows painting on a model's surface without first assigning a texture map. A texture map can be created at a later time, and the painted surface can be transferred to the map. Polypainting offers significant advantages compared to standard workflow.

The resolution of the texture map need not be decided in advance. This is particularly valuable if you find you need more detailing on an area than you thought you would. Instead of repainting a new, larger texture map, you can simply transfer the existing surface painting to a new, larger map, with no rework necessary.

Now it’s time to paint your model a little bit! For this step we will use PolyPainting,

which consists of painting the model’s points with color, filling the polygons between

them. The resolution of your painting will depend upon the resolution of your model. If

you have few polygons, you will have a low-resolution painting. Consider adding some

extra levels of subdivision to your model but take care to not add more levels than

necessary!

First, make sure that Draw >> Rgb is active. This tells ZBrush that you will be

painting with color, as opposed to material or color plus material. Select the body SubTool, go to the color square on the left shelf (or use one of the color selectors in the

Color Palette) and choose a base color. Then in the Color palette, click the “Fill Object”

button. This will fill all the polygons of your model with your selected base color. Your

model is now ready for PolyPainting

Pick the Standard brush (B,S,T) to start painting but first, look at the top shelf

above the canvas: you should see that Zadd is enabled. Zadd means that the brush

will sculpt, which is not what you want right now so click it to disable it. Rgb is already

active, which is what you need to paint color.

Go back to the color picker and choose a color to paint some variations or details.

But before drawing on the model, check the different settings available on the top shelf:

• The Draw Size of your brush.

• The Focal Shift of your brush, which will define how sharp or soft the stroke’s

border is.

• The Rgb Intensity which will define the opacity of your color.

This is the basic process  of starting Polypaint in ZBrush.

Thank you.