WHERE TO PUT ZBRUSH CUSTOM BRUSHES SKIN

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Finally, you can test how the brush behaves when adding some 'Trails' (Brush palette > Modifiers > Trails).

From the Brush palette > Orientation, try modifying the 'SpinAngle' and 'SpinRate'

For more advanced settings, you can play around with the 'Roll' and the 'Roll distance' attributes from the stroke palette to stretch the alpha across the stroke.

After tweaking the basics of the brush and creating your own alpha (selecting the one created with the 'XTractor brush'), you can further refine the way that the effect of the brush is applied from the Stroke palette by changing to a different stroke type.

Hold CTRL+Left Click on the undo history to record a clean state of your mesh, then add details with your custom brush, press 'G' and click and Drag with the 'XTractorDragRec' brush to create a custom alpha

Create a custom alpha to further tweak the brush.

'LazyMouse' gives you lots of control over the stroke but turning it off will give you a smoother effect.

With the standard brush, you can turn off 'Zadd' and turn on 'Zsub' to invert the effect.

Changing some very basic settings can drastically change the behaviour and effect of a 'Standard' brush.

Building custom assets in ZBrush, like brushes, is pretty simple.

Here is a quick summary of things you can do to change the behaviour of your brushes in ZBrush:

WHERE TO PUT ZBRUSH CUSTOM BRUSHES SKIN

In the tutorial, I'll walk you through the process of creating a custom 'scar brush' (great for adding damage to the skin of a character or sculpting details on a creature).

I got a brand new tutorial on my YouTube channel where I cover some of the basics and more advanced settings to customise your own brushes in ZBrush.

Where to put zbrush custom brushes