ZBrush Character Creation - Advanced Digital Sculpting 2nd Edition

■ Hard-Surface Sculpting 367

3. The ShadowBox will appear. You’ll see that the dog is now converted to a simplified
   form (Figure 10.54). This is because the ShadowBox will incorporate the current sub-
   tool. This allows you to further edit a shape using ShadowBox if you desire. In this case
   you will create a new shape, so clear the ShadowBox using Ctrl+click-drag. ShadowBox
   is based on masking, so clearing the mask clears the geometry.

Figure 10.54 ShadowBox will initially try to capture the form of the selected subtool.

Figure 10.51 Group loops help you isolate and extrude
areas of the mesh, keeping perfectly sharp borders.

Figure 10.52 Matchmaker conforms one shape to another.

It’s perfect for housings, molding, and ornate tracery.

Figure 10.53

The Res slider

and the shadow-

box button are

found under the

Tool → Subtool

menu.