ZBrush Character Creation - Advanced Digital Sculpting 2nd Edition

14 4 chapter 4 ■ ZBrush for Detailing

Adding Pore Detail

Skin pores can vary in size shape and density. The pores at the nasolabial folds beside the

nose tend to be more oblong than those on the forehead, which can be finer and more densely

packed. Figure 4.57 shows different sections of pores isolated from the same subject. Notice

how much difference exists between areas. Be sensitive to the variations in skin texture rather

than just applying the same scale pore alpha over the entire head.

Figure 4.57 A selection of skin pores. Notice how pores

change shape over the course of the face.

To stamp in the pore textures, follow these steps:

1. Import pores.tif from the DVD. Select the Simple brush with a Freehand stroke
   and Pore alpha. Under the Stroke menu turn on LazyMouse. Set LazyStep to .71 and
   LazyRadius to 1 (Figure 4.58).


2. Create a new layer by selecting Tool → Layers and clicking the New button. Click the
   Rename button and name the layer pores. Draw a stroke on the surface with ZSub on.
   These brush settings will scatter the pore texture stamp by increasing the steps in the
   stroke (Figure 4.59). You can then go in with the DragRect stroke and individual pore
   texture stamps to vary the shape and size in different areas of the face.


3. When detailing the neck area it is good to add some gooseflesh bumps. Figure 4.60
   shows a detail of the neck bumps. This little detail can help add a lot of realism to
   your characters. The neck typically has tiny raised bumps that can be created with the
   same pore alpha—simply change to ZAdd (Figure 4.61).

Figure 4.59 Pore texture stamped in

Figure 4.58
Stroke settings