ZBrush VS Vue

ZBrush Reviews

Vue Reviews

1. Alan    

   CEO at Self employeed | over 1 year ago
   VUE A-Z

   I became a VUE artist, when VUE 5 was released, and eventually went up the ladder to V.15 Complete. And , where I got tired of waiting hours, to create that "Perfect picture." And , why VUE failed miserably as an animation tool. VUE, for all it's improvements and changes, was basically stuck in the 90's, and still using the archaic frame building architecture found in WINDOWS . AVI. . IF , I wanted to animate anything, IT was going to be limited, and a VERY slow process. I.E. A two minute Ocean Sim, would take days to render, and the output, at best. COOL. but, with the brutally long, render times; IT basically became an expensive, worthless tool.

   Would I still recommend this for beginners? - YES, for the simple reason, it introduces them 3-D modeling, and scene development. IT'S also a good tool for matte artists, because creating a simple PHOTO REAL background ,takes very little time.

   OVER the years, though, I found the software, was real flakey, and prone to crashing. SO, in the end, I simply got tired of the nonsense, and moved on. I USE UNREAL 5 now, and it's a totally different world. I can create, and a fully animated scene, in a matter of minutes... and in full 3D , and with pre-animated objects. IT was game changer.

   SO, final words? I would give VUE a plug , for ease of use, and stunning photo real output, but, would not be my choice for an animation solution. Just, by it's design.

   I simply had too many bad experiences with the software. I hope the company focuses more on system stability, instead of adding MORE tweaks. MY assessment of V6.I , was very mixed. IT crashed constantly, yet, eventually was stable enough to use. V.9 , compete was an amazing program, and that's where E-ON got it right. Where they got it wrong, was the product was NOT affordable for the average user, and was also a factor; in me dropping the platform.

   🏁 Competitors: Unreal Engine

   👍 Pros:    Easy to use

ZBrush mentions (11)

• A 3D Modeler's setup

  Looks like ZBrush on the main screen. Source: about 1 year ago

• Traditional Sculptor looking for ZBrush Mentor/Tutor for hire.

  Tomas Wittelsbach is a traditional sculptor, turned ZBrush jewellery artist. Check out some of his live streams on pixologic.com. He did stream live critiques, not just for jewellery, but don't know his current schedule. You could join his discord and ask for more detail there. Another option is to join his ZBrush Jewellery Workshop (one time, lifetime fee) which includes lots of learning materials for ZBrush and... Source: over 1 year ago

• Probably a dumb question but: How do I cancel my subscription?

  On the My Licenses page on pixologic.com there's a button to cancel my subscription, but instead it takes me to a page that says:. Source: over 1 year ago

• I want to get into 3D Modeling. I need alternatives for this.

  Zbrush is the gold standard and it's not cheap. It has recently switched to subscription only. Zbrush also offers a stripped down free version for beginners and dabblers called Zbrush Core Mini. Zbrush can easily handle sculpting and prepping models to be sent to the printer's slicing software. Source: over 1 year ago

• Interview with Art Director Jesse Brophy

  Jesse: Our team is currently using Blender for modeling, Maya for rigging and animation, Adobe Substance 3D Painter and Designer, and Zbrush for sculpting. Source: over 1 year ago

Vue mentions (1)

• More of my AMIGA coverdisks magazines

  It says right there: "Play God with the ultimate landscape generator" and that's what it did. You generate a random terrain, mould it to how you want it, set the levels of trees, water, grass, type of sky etc, set the camera position, and then it would render it for you. These days there are many more options: Terragen, Vue, World Machine, World Creator, Instant Terra, Bryce. Source: almost 3 years ago