I've tried the tutorials etc on that matcap thing, when I crop and fill I just get a blank surface. http://sebleg.free.fr/tutorials/zbaking.html I know this is defeatist but is Mudbox any easier than ZBrush? I just can't get past the user-unfriendliness of the the menu system, and I know people can use it, I can't figure…
This should help you get started: http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=83605 Also, did you check out the ZClassrooms? They're the free tutorials on ZBrush's official site, you should check them out.