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Overview

Digital sculpting 3D 2.5D Modeling Texturing

34 related topics

Features

Texture map Skeletal animation Subsurface scattering Scan-line reflections Retopology

7 related topics

Pixol

Pixel JPEG PNG Voxel

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Developer: Maxon
License: Commercial proprietary software - Shareware
Operating system: Windows 10 version 1709 and later macOS 11.5 and later
Release: 1999; 27 years ago (1999)
Stable release: ZBrush 2026.2.1 / June 17, 2026; 2 months ago (2026-06-17)
Type: 3D computer graphics

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Overview

Digital sculpting
3D Computer-aided design
2.5D
Modeling 3D modeling
Texturing Texture mapping
Painting Digital painting
Pixol ZBrush
Material Materials system
Orientation Normal (geometry)
Depth Z-axis
Sculpting
High-resolution
Polygons Polygon (computer graphics)
ILM Industrial Light & Magic
Wētā FX
Epic Games
Electronic Arts
Bump maps Bump mapping
Normal maps Normal mapping
Low poly Polygon mesh
Displacement map
Projected 3D projection
SIGGRAPH
Autodesk Maya
Autodesk 3ds Max
Cinema 4D
LightWave 3D
Poser Pro Poser (software)
Daz Studio
EIAS Electric Image Animation System

Pixol

Pixel
JPEG
PNG Portable Network Graphics
Voxel

Features

Texture map
Skeletal animation
Subsurface scattering
Scan-line reflections Scanline rendering
Retopology
IPad IPadOS
Apple Pencil

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Nodes49

Edges48

Triples71

Avg. degree1.96

Density0.040816

Components1

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ZBrush

Top relations

related to Further reading · 27

ZBrush → About, Announcing ZBrush, Archived, Bushnell, Chapter, CS1, Dave, Industry Tips, ISBN, July, Lanier, Lee, Matthew, Maya, Maya Professional Tips, Nature, Pixolator, Pixols, Practical Guide, Rendering ZBrush Displacement Maps

related to GoZ · 6

ZBrush → GoZ, GoZ-enabled, Introduced, OS, The, Upon

related to Pixol · 6

ZBrush → Additionally, JPEG, Like, PNG, This, ZBrush-related

related to ZBrush for iPad · 4

ZBrush → Apple Pencil, In September, Maxon, The

Written in · 3

ZBrush → C, C++, Python

related to 3D Brushes · 3

ZBrush → Alphas, Each, The

Developer · 1

ZBrush → Maxon

License · 1

ZBrush → Commercial proprietary software - Shareware

Operating system · 1

ZBrush → Windows 10 version 1709 and later macOS 11.5 and later

Release · 1

ZBrush → 1999; 27 years ago (1999)

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Important terminology

3d also model version models maxon sculpting maps used features allows pixol brushes goz material information mesh feature 5d details

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
ZBrush	Developer	Maxon	1.00	infobox
ZBrush	License	Commercial proprietary software - Shareware	1.00	infobox
ZBrush	Operating system	Windows 10 version 1709 and later macOS 11.5 and later	1.00	infobox
ZBrush	Release	1999; 27 years ago (1999)	1.00	infobox
ZBrush	Stable release	ZBrush 2026.2.1 / June 17, 2026; 2 months ago (2026-06-17)	1.00	infobox
ZBrush	Type	3D computer graphics	1.00	infobox
ZBrush	Website	www.maxon.net/en/zbrush	1.00	infobox
ZBrush	Written in	C	1.00	infobox
ZBrush	Written in	C++	1.00	infobox
ZBrush	Written in	Python	1.00	infobox
ZBrush	is a	digital sculpting tool that combines 3D/2.5D modeling	0.90	text
Autodesk Maya	instance of	ZBrush offers integration with other 3D graphics programs	0.80	text

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