Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Vector Displacement Maps, for years an amazing feature in ZBrush, are now available in a Patch Build of Blender 3.5. For sculpting this is huge news.
Get the demo files here:
projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/104481
Read more about it here:
https://blender.chat/channel/sculpt-paint-texture
blenderartists.org/t/the-big-blender-sculpt-mode-thread-part-2/1395490/1340
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Vector Displacement Maps, for years an amazing feature in ZBrush, are now available in a Patch Build of Blender 3.5. For sculpting this is huge news.
Get the demo files here:
projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/104481
Read more about it here:
https://blender.chat/channel/sculpt-paint-texture
blenderartists.org/t/the-big-blender-sculpt-mode-thread-part-2/1395490/1340
https://blender.community/c/rightclickselect/WqWx/?sorting=hot
Beard VDM’s (you’ll need Zbrush to export them to useable files for Blender)
artstation.com/marketplace/p/m3Db/zbrush-beards-vdm-brush
More Blender tips:
3DSecrets.com
Follow Blender Secrets on Patreon
patreon.com/c/BlenderSecrets
Blender Secrets e-book links:
blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/blender-secrets-e-book?affcode=1618825_crtwigcy (Teachable, recommended)
gumroad.com/a/217304467/IxofeY (Gumroad)
blendersecrets-shop.fourthwall.com/en-eur/products/blender-secrets-e-book (Fourthwall)
superhivemarket.com/products/blender-secrets?ref=227 (Superhive)
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blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/mech-materials?affcode=1618825_crtwigcy (Mech Material Mastery)
blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/anime-character-modeling-in-blender?affcode=1618825_crtwigcy (Character course)
blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/modeling-the-pocket-blender-device?affcode=1618825_crtwigcy (modeling pocket blender device)
The Big Book of Holes:
blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/holes?affcode=1618825_crtwigcy
Save money by getting bundled products:
blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/superbundle?affcode=1618825_crtwigcy (Super Discount Bundle - All my courses and E-book with 40% discount)
blender-secrets-school.teachable.com/p/complete-hard-surface-bundle?affcode=1618825_crtwigcy (All Hard Surface courses and the E-book)
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