Introducing ZBrush (Serious Skills) by Eric Keller (1-Jun-2012) Paperback

I am only part way through this book but am already very impressed with the author's approach which is learning how to by working along with an actual project. The basics are brought in easily and quickly but alongside there is further additional information to supplement your learning. It is also very enjoyable to follow which I could not say about many of the software teaching manuals. The only criticism is the black and white screen shots. They are no worse than most in fact probably better but they still struggle to illustrate some of the points adequately. I would have no problem in recommending this book to anyone wanting to get to grips with Zbrush

I've got about 5 Zbrush books. This is the easiest to understand. The black and white images are fine if you read the content carefully. A lot of them are specific to tone not hue anyway so they still work. There are x8 colour pages showing the end results of a lot of the other tutorial content too. In particular the end is useful for getting a good fast overview of lighting, materials and rendering in Zbrush rather than other packages. Buy this book and learn useful skills - I have. Wish I'd bought this one first.

If you add ZBrush to your existing 3D software you'll need all the help you can get in getting your head around this capable package. ZBrush is a good choice of dedicated modelling software and a single license allows it to be installed on a desktop and a laptop computer, but not run at the same time. It is very different to programs like Maya or Carrara and prior experience with "traditional" 3D software can cause confusion.This book is aimed at beginners with ZBrush and it covers basic working methods in digital clay and hard surface modelling across a wide range of ZBrush projects. Example files are included on the supplied DVD Rom and prove invaluable in coming to terms with the ZBrush ways of doing things. For example, even the Saving, Exporting and Opening of files can seem complicated at first. This book in invaluable in getting you restarted and moving on to the next problem!Recommended.

When I received this book I was hesitant at first as Zbrush was a mythical product to me I may never conquer but I'm 1/5th of the way through the book before I realized this product is perfect to tame the nervousness I have with Zbrush and I look forward to using it further and accomplishing my goal

I've got a lot of books on 3D applications and theory. From some older 3DSMAX tomes, more recent Blender, Maya and ZBrush through to more generic writing on modelling, sculpting and animation. I've found the SYBEX books to be among the most consistently informative and useful. They lie in a comfortable zone between conceptual (e.g. 3D Total publications) and purely technical and dry (such as Pixologic ZBrush 4R7: A Comprehensive Guide, Prof Sham Tickoo).They're all expensive books so if you have to start somewhere I'd certainly take a look at this first.

Been running up a wall trying to learn z brush for years, this book is helping me make swift progress

got me up and running in Zbrush very quickly. Not too complicated to understand

A good book, except like all books in this genre, they expect you to be at least up to scratch with the medium that you are working in. Not basic enough for my dummy brain.