Trying ZBrush 4 with Ubuntu
I’ve wanted to try this base mesh for a while now:
Luckily for me, pointpusher has been kind enough to share it at zbrushcentral.
The file is a .ztl. and that means using ZBrush to export the file to .obj so it can be imported into Blender.
It’s been a long time since last time I used ZBrush. Installing with Wine has been flawless, and that got me curious about performance, so I’ve given it a go.
The UI feels a bit alien, but I guess time and some tutorials may solve that. Having the navigation and sculpting rely so much on the Alt key is a bit uncomfortable for me due to my desktop setup, but moving the keyboard around might help.
Sculpting-wise, the experience has been a pleasure. Clay brushes are great and pressure sensitivity seems to be more precise than with Blender. I don’t know if there’s any settings I could try to make the behaviour closer.
And, here’s the result:
Timelapse:
Ben Simonds
kevinhays
Brandon Phoenix
michalisz
Roberto Roch
Can you provide us the .obj file please?
Great stuff. That’s a nice basemesh.
Thanks!
This basemesh is awesome!
I had some trouble loading the .obj with 2.58, so here’s a .blend:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2105283/bust_258.blend
If you still want the .obj I’ll try exporting again. Also, there’s only the bust mesh, I had some random can’t access network problems with activation and I haven’t been able to export the other pieces.
i was able to export the mesh as obj… please try it if you can use it:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/31949189/Blender/sculpt_bust.obj
thanks alot!