ZBrush ZBrush Masking and Selection

Question 1

How do you paint a mask on a mesh in ZBrush?

Accepted Answer

Hold Ctrl and paint

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Hold Shift and paint

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Hold Alt and paint

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Press M then paint

Question 2

What happens when you Ctrl+click on empty canvas space with no brush active in ZBrush?

Accepted Answer

Clears all masks on the active subtool

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Creates a new subtool

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Deletes the current selection

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Opens the mask options menu

Question 3

What does 'Ctrl+click on the mesh surface' do in ZBrush when masking?

Accepted Answer

Inverts the current mask

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Adds to the mask

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Blurs the mask

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Clears the mask at that point

Question 4

What is 'Mask by Cavity' used for in ZBrush?

Accepted Answer

Automatically masks recessed/concave areas of the mesh

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Masks hollow internal geometry

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Creates holes in the mesh where masks are placed

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Selects only open-boundary edges

Question 5

What does blurring a mask in ZBrush achieve?

Accepted Answer

Creates a soft, gradual transition between masked and unmasked areas

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Reduces polygon density in masked areas

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Applies a Gaussian blur to textures

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Feathers the mesh boundary

Question 6

What is 'Mask by Polygroups' used for in ZBrush?

Accepted Answer

Automatically masks all polygons that belong to specific polygroup colors

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Converts masks into polygroups

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Groups all masked polygons into one polygroup

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Removes masks from ungrouped polygons