ZBrush Professional Tips and Techniques

The book itself is very well done! Rick Baker hops right on stage and introduces you to digital sculpting with a warning that I wish I was given when I first jumped in. He warns not to get involved if your not ready only because once invested you'll never put it down. Be ready for this to revolutionize your ability to produce. ZBrush is dynamic at best. It grants you the freedom to create, something artists at any level can appreciate!From that I can say this, ZBrush has made my job turn from intolerable to exciting!Paul Gaboury was ever present with such a large part of my learning of ZBrush fundamentals! Another good book involving Paul you should buy is ZBrush Digital Sculpting Human Anatomy, worth every penny! Its not that he knows his craft. Its not that he has a strong background in art. Its not even that he thinks he is funny - which he is. Paul has been driven beyond the requirements of his jobs to make sure that anyone can adopt this new digital frontier into their production pipeline. As far as Pixologic goes (the makers of ZB4) Everyone there holds one common goal - That is to help!I've been using ZBrush since 3.1 (2009ish) If there is anything that I have learned with this program is that it demands you're constant undivided attention. No book, no tutorial, no special potion will instantly make you a better artist. ZBrush should be seen for what it is - a tool!Thanks Paul for finally coming out with this! I hope this will be the first of many!Ryan DarlingDarling3D.comApplied Medical ResourcesSenior Multimedia Designer

An excellent book written for the more experienced ZBrush artists, and should also be purchased by those serious about creating in ZBrush. It is full of practical professional tips and techniques. The text, numerous images in the book and accompanying DVD explain in great detail `how to do it' step by step presented by a master with contributing experts. The contents of the DVD can be downloaded to a hard drive for ease of opening assets in ZBrush. The DVD includes videos, project files, tools, and more. The `take-home' value of the book and DVD far exceed the cost. Paul Gaboury's book is a valuable resource for beginners to see creative applications; however, the author assumes the reader has a basic understanding of ZBrush. "Introduction to ZBrush" 3rd edition, by Eric Keller is an excellent reference with tutorials to learn the basics that are not covered in this book. ZBrush Classroom and the documentation shipped with ZBrush are other resources to learn to use the software.

This book is excellent in that it works exactly as advertised. "Zbrush Professional Tips and Techniques" tops my 3 foot high stack of Zbrush books and is my go to guide for difficult modeling problem solutions. The writing style is direct, approachable and without pretense. Anyone actually serious about learning Zbrush which is both a both powerful, fantastic but yet sometimes not always intuitive should get this book right away. Paul Gaboury is proficient at presenting a clear and concise approach to mastering the Zbrush interface and achieving immediate and satisfying results. If I could squish this book along with Eric Keller's "Introducing ZBrush 3rd Edition" and Scott Spencer's "ZBrush Creature Design: Creating Dynamic Concept Imagery for Film and Games" into one volume I would have the ultimate Zbrush guide. But you don't have to you could just get all three on Amazon along with some glue or a stapler, and you know, go from there.

This book is great it's got lots of tips that help you get your project where it needs to be in no time at all.I'm a beginner not a pro but I could still understand it. The only problem I had with this book is some of the tools the author said to use I couldn't find in my version of Zbrush and I have all the system specs he suggests in the book.All said and done I highly recommend this book. Oh and don't forget the download address that has all the dvd file at the beginning of the book:)

I am new to Zbrush. The more I use the program, the more questions I have. So I often stop my project and search for answers on line."Zbrush, Professional Tips + Techniques" is a great sources to answer my questions and teach me new techniques.I browsed the book from cover to cover at first, and found so many interesting projects listed in the book. Right now, I am reading word by word and follow the instruction to do the projects. I am sure I will learn a great deals from these experts.Mr. Paul Gaboury's writing is simple, clear and easy to follow. When I had a question, I sent an email to him. Within five hours, I received my answer. Like I have a personal trainer. How cool is it?The CD included is helpful too. So do watch it.Thank you Mr. Gaboury for the great book.

DVD Content can Be downloaded from the Publisher. Check the copyright page of the book, click link, you will need ISBN #, Title and Author name to be able to download the DVD.About the book:This book is Great. I have attended a webinar training session that was a free teaser to a larger class Made in conjunction with Ryan Kingslien and one other great Gentleman,(Pardon me for forgetting his name...). The Short 2.5 hour freebie was an incredible education. Paul is a funny and entertaining guy. I found him to be incredibly giving of his knowledge of Zbrush. This is a man who truly loves working with Zbrush and wants you to experience this love as well.DO not miss out on this book.~ Gridlost