Mose useful and best edge brushes in Zbrush?

aajohnny

Hey,
So I haven't used zbrush that much but I am recreating a Mario level for fun and portfolio hopefully and I am making the tubes



I have hard edges and I want to get those smooth edges like that, what are some good zbrush brushes that are good for smoothing edges? I tried the smooth brush and it just doesn't do what I want. any suggestions on good brushes for edges?

Michael Knubben

Personally I'd start with a 1x1 cube, subdivide it a few times with 'smooth off' (5, 6... depending on how large you want the bevel to be) then once or twice with smooth on. Then get to work with the clay-brushes and polish, if you want more detail?

SpeCter

I wouldn´t use zbrush for the tubes at all.Doesn´t make sense to me at all right now.

aajohnny

Well I am bringing it to Zbrush because I am recreating a mario level... maing it "next gen" lol, andd thanks for the help.

cryrid

I'd agree with SpeCter, it seems like it would be really easy to do just a normal sub-d model to achieve the result (pretty much a modified cylinder with a few bevels to control the sharpness). Those can be brought into zbrush all the same. If you need to do it purely in zbrush for whatever reason, I think you'd be better off working without perspective and relying more on masks + deformations.

aajohnny

Wow thanks Cyrid!