Comments for Art of Gregory Callahan http://gcallahan.com Creating characters with character. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:14:37 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on ZBrush 4 review by Rick-E http://gcallahan.com/?p=787&cpage=1#comment-445 Rick-E Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:14:37 +0000 http://gcallahan.com/?p=787#comment-445 zWorst offender has to be the UI! zWorst offender has to be the UI!

]]> Comment on ZBrush 4 review by Roman http://gcallahan.com/?p=787&cpage=1#comment-444 Roman Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:23:36 +0000 http://gcallahan.com/?p=787#comment-444 Nah, ZB4 speed equals to mudbox + maya, i would say mudbox + maya = film production, it's real 3d and for some reason it make me feel like you create photo-real stuff, but zb is really dictating that CGish comic book style modeling, especially with it's shaders, by the mood zb is perfect for the game design and comicbook sculptures prints. Nah, ZB4 speed equals to mudbox + maya, i would say mudbox + maya = film production, it’s real 3d and for some reason it make me feel like you create photo-real stuff, but zb is really dictating that CGish comic book style modeling, especially with it’s shaders, by the mood zb is perfect for the game design and comicbook sculptures prints.

]]> Comment on ZBrush 4 review by eric http://gcallahan.com/?p=787&cpage=1#comment-443 eric Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:07:30 +0000 http://gcallahan.com/?p=787#comment-443 Exellent review! Thanks Greg. @Tikiwiki: I agree with you... Let's wait for a version 4.5 r3 ^^ Exellent review!
Thanks Greg.
@Tikiwiki: I agree with you… Let’s wait for a version 4.5 r3 ^^

]]> Comment on ZBrush 4 review by Tikiwiki http://gcallahan.com/?p=787&cpage=1#comment-442 Tikiwiki Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:58:17 +0000 http://gcallahan.com/?p=787#comment-442 I'm disappointed in ZBrush I bought 3.5 this year and got fed all the hype about 4.0 allot of the stuff in 4.0 just seems like eye candy and too much headache to get your grubby little fingers around. There is something lacking in the features department, as if it was just regurgitated for show and kicks. Shadow Box is a feature I had high hopes for early teasers made it seem like "the box modeling replacement"...yes yes I know here's to hoping. Instead it's turned out to be a vile unintuitive beast that feels like your doing paper cut outs in 3d like WTH was Pixo thinking? The brushes are nothing special, their nice but not special. The whole package just seems to be a giant update with a number change and like all software a new price upgrade pffft. Feels like I spent my money on a pricey toy to borrow an analogy: It feels like the Spore editor gone wild! I’m disappointed in ZBrush I bought 3.5 this year and got fed all the hype about 4.0 allot of the stuff in 4.0 just seems like eye candy and too much headache to get your grubby little fingers around. There is something lacking in the features department, as if it was just regurgitated for show and kicks.

Shadow Box is a feature I had high hopes for early teasers made it seem like “the box modeling replacement”…yes yes I know here’s to hoping. Instead it’s turned out to be a vile unintuitive beast that feels like your doing paper cut outs in 3d like WTH was Pixo thinking?

The brushes are nothing special, their nice but not special. The whole package just seems to be a giant update with a number change and like all software a new price upgrade pffft.

Feels like I spent my money on a pricey toy to borrow an analogy: It feels like the Spore editor gone wild!

]]> Comment on ZBrush 4 review by lhnova http://gcallahan.com/?p=787&cpage=1#comment-441 lhnova Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:12:30 +0000 http://gcallahan.com/?p=787#comment-441 Come to the darkside Greg! You know you want too. Come to the darkside Greg! You know you want too.

]]> Comment on ZBrush 4 review by admin http://gcallahan.com/?p=787&cpage=1#comment-439 admin Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:35:47 +0000 http://gcallahan.com/?p=787#comment-439 tinytimw69: Thanks Andrew: Appreciate that, thanks! jwright: Jon let me know what you think when you get it installed. I failed to mention Timeline because I dont really see myself using it in my workflow. carnak: Thank you. I try and be as unbiased as I can. ;) JThompson: Thanks. One can only hope Pixo catches on. ;) SGrell: Thanks! Always looking for the next best thing and trying to get down as much as possible while doing it. Ryan Harrison: Thank you. I am very familiar with the Shadow Box skin res. I beta tested it for a few months. I guess to clarify I want to be able to reconstruct subdiv history. Nice work on your site btw. tinytimw69: Thanks

Andrew: Appreciate that, thanks!

jwright: Jon let me know what you think when you get it installed. I failed to mention Timeline because I dont really see myself using it in my workflow.

carnak: Thank you. I try and be as unbiased as I can. ;)

JThompson: Thanks. One can only hope Pixo catches on. ;)

SGrell: Thanks! Always looking for the next best thing and trying to get down as much as possible while doing it.

Ryan Harrison: Thank you. I am very familiar with the Shadow Box skin res. I beta tested it for a few months. I guess to clarify I want to be able to reconstruct subdiv history. Nice work on your site btw.

]]> Comment on ZBrush 4 review by Ryan Harrison http://gcallahan.com/?p=787&cpage=1#comment-437 Ryan Harrison Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:20:13 +0000 http://gcallahan.com/?p=787#comment-437 Great review but in regards to ShadowBox producing too high of a polycount, this can be controlled. From the ZB4 documentation: "ShadowBox is based on Unified Skin technology...(it) uses Voxels with the RemeshAll functions. Changing the RemeshAll settings will affect the quality and results of the ShadowBox object." Lower setting produce a lower poly mesh. Great review but in regards to ShadowBox producing too high of a polycount, this can be controlled. From the ZB4 documentation:
“ShadowBox is based on Unified Skin technology…(it) uses Voxels with the RemeshAll functions. Changing the RemeshAll settings will affect the quality and results of the ShadowBox object.” Lower setting produce a lower poly mesh.

]]> Comment on ZBrush 4 review by SGrell http://gcallahan.com/?p=787&cpage=1#comment-434 SGrell Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:52:38 +0000 http://gcallahan.com/?p=787#comment-434 Hi Gregg, I also have all of the applications you have reviewed. It's expensive to have them all. I think your review is spot on and I'm sure we both would do a lot more work if we weren't constantly experimenting with all this software. Hi Gregg,

I also have all of the applications you have reviewed. It’s expensive to have them all. I think your review is spot on and I’m sure we both would do a lot more work if we weren’t constantly experimenting with all this software.

]]> Comment on ZBrush 4 review by JThompson http://gcallahan.com/?p=787&cpage=1#comment-433 JThompson Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:41:08 +0000 http://gcallahan.com/?p=787#comment-433 Read your zBrush vs. Mudbox review and thought it was spot on. I was happy to see you follow up with a zBrush 4 review. Pixologic if your out there read this! Listen to your users! Read your zBrush vs. Mudbox review and thought it was spot on. I was happy to see you follow up with a zBrush 4 review. Pixologic if your out there read this! Listen to your users!

]]> Comment on ZBrush 4 review by carnak http://gcallahan.com/?p=787&cpage=1#comment-431 carnak Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:27:22 +0000 http://gcallahan.com/?p=787#comment-431 In z end that z description was very complete and unbiased! thanks! vanthe3dman. In z end that z description was very complete and unbiased! thanks! vanthe3dman.

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