ZBrush Character Creation - Advanced Digital Sculpting 2nd Edition

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Figure 2.7 Examples of various Edit curve settings

One common edit I make to the Edit curve is what I call creating a “plateau” with
the brush curve. By selecting the Inflate brush and changing its Edit curve to that shown in
Figure 2.8, I can drastically alter the manner in which the brush adds form to the surface. By
giving the brush a more subtle falloff, strokes build in a more gradual fashion, thus making
it easier to create changes in the surface that are less pronounced. This is similar to the effect
of the Claytubes brush but because it uses no alpha for its effect and is based on the Standard
brush type, you will find subtle and valuable differences in how it affects the surface.

Figure 2.8 The effect of the plateau curve