Expert tips for getting a crisp, straight, but still organic looking line sculpting in Zbrush?

Alex_J

See the way the edges of these ribs are kind of wavy looking? I don't want them mechanically straight, but certainly more so than this. My method for getting the edge I have is by running the DamStandard brush with zAdd along the upper edge, and then cut right beneath with zsubtract. I use the lazy mouse to steady things a bit, but it still seems to only get me so straight.


I know that you can use a clipping curve, but I don't know how to implement that right in the middle of all this geometry. Any tested and proven methods for this type of thing?

Eric Chadwick

Try working your larger forms in lower subdivs, and doing detail work only in higher subdivs.

kanga

The easiest way to do it would probably be to draw on a mask, then use the curve brush to define the mask. Press cntrl while clicking the stroke icon on the left of the interface. Once you have the mask you want , invert it and use the deformation sub palet (under tools) and under deflate slide the handle left.