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

Alex_J · Oct 2017

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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 · Oct 2017

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

kanga · Oct 2017

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.

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

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