Well, we’ve come a long way so far, but there are a few things you have to know before you can progress any further. The first one of these is masking.
Masking is one of the most powerful and useful features and ZBrush and is something you must master to fully utilize the program. A mask provides a means of protecting selected parts of the model from being painted or sculpted upon. There are a number of functions that will generate masks for you or allow you to paint your own masks by hand.
When working on your object in Edit mode you can quickly apply a mask using your mouse by holding down the CTRL key. This activates ZBrush’s current Mask brush. If you look up at the Brush palette icon on the top left side of the ...
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