Essential ZBrush offers a detailed overview of the popular digital sculpting tool as well as a guide to mastering digital sculpting. From the basics of ZBrush to the creation of a number of models that demonstrate hard surface sculpting, realisitic organic sculpting, and environmental sculpting, this book provides readers with the tools to produce high-quality digital sculpts. With this text, the reader will: Explore the various ZBrush palettes, brushes, and settings, and learn how to customize the interface. Discover how to create a base mesh using ZSpheres. Find out how to use normal and displacement maps in both 3ds Max and Maya. Understand the importance of properly posing your models. Explore a variety of production-tested pipelines and workflows. Learn how to create and apply materials to your models.