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It starts May 12, and ends Sept 12. Let's see what you got!
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ZBrush
polycounter lvl 12
So it looks like ZBrush costs an arm and a leg. How does everyone have it? Is there a cheaper alternative?
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Blunt answer....
they accept all major debit/credit cards.
let's not go into pirating, but even so, the guys that make an awesome product with routinely impressive and innovative updates free of charge should not be pirated from IMHO.
if you wanna talk price points on software, go take a look at the stuff they use to model cars and trucks in the automotive industry and the cost of ZBrush will suddenly be as cheap as a candy bar next to a home mortgage.
http://www.pixologic.com/sculptris/
And then you got 3DCoat if you want something more feature rich. Its voxel sculpting technology is just as powerful and in some cases more powerful than zBrush's DynaMesh. It also has some of the best retopo, UV and texturing tools out there. It's also ridiculously easy to use unlike zBrush. It's not free though, but the student version is cheap as dirt and the free trial only locks out some file export and texturing options.
http://3d-coat.com/
That was a while ago but I would suggest checking out what they have to offer.
http://www.pixologic.com/resellers/
Either way if any software developer deserves our money as game artists its Pixologic, they're unrivaled in bringing us powerful tools and constant updates with huge improvements.
Pixologic=digital Santa; they Scoop out ma brains bits and stick em in an update. to my exclamation "it's just what I wanted, how did they know?!" lawlz.
I was gonna say this too, you can find used copies of zbrush as well.
(Basically, don't be a dick)
you can still decide to buy zbrush or mudbox later
your face is a dick
it's not going to break pixologic...if it was a problem they would stop letting people transfer their used seats
Maximize their profit on the sale since it's likely the last time you'll be sending them money.
Haha, I didn't call you a dick mate, chill out, relax. Although seriously, between Dr. Cox and someone who is wearing a very Freudian mask, I would be the last dick looking-face in the world.
And my second point is be nice, why buy a resell at 90% of the original price, I mean that's what currently? 70$ at most you're saving? If you have the PC to run ZB, you have the 70$ you can scrounge up to it, it's the same debate as PC games and piracy. If you have the rig to run the latest hardware melting stuff, you honestly can't vouch for the 60-70$ bucks you're saving is 'good'.
On the other hand, if you save over 120$ from a reseller, be my guest, that's supranational enough for many peeps to be worth it.
Plus, with v5 around the not too long future, rating in with an extra price-tag for the upgrade, it future questions if you're actually saving any money at all.