ZBrush Alternatives

ZBrush is described as 'Advanced digital sculpting and painting tool with customizable brushes, real-time capabilities, and powerful rendering. Perfect for diverse creative fields' and is a popular 3D Modeler in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to ZBrush for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPad apps. The best ZBrush alternative is Blender, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ZBrush are 3D-Coat, Cinema 4D, Bforartists and SculptGL.

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  1. LipService is a powerful multi-resolution subdivision surface sculpting, rigging and animation system built into a Maya plugin.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Autodesk Maya
     
  2. Blacksmith3D icon
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    Paint in 3d across texture seams with ease. Choose from clone & projection tools, paint from a photo resource, make seamless tiles, sculpt existing models with chisels or hammers or make new morphs,.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  3. Cheetah3D icon
     9 likes

    Cheetah3D is a computer graphics program for 3D modelling, animation and rendering. It is written in Cocoa for MacOS. The program is aimed at beginning and amateur 3D artists.

    55 Cheetah3D alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. 3D morphing application available as a stand-alone or part of Blacksmith3D-Suite.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  5. Sunny 3D icon
     4 likes

    With ultimate simple user interface, you can create 3D model by using freehand sketch and directly apply painting to your 3D model without learning difficult texture mapping.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  6. Zmodeler icon
     7 likes

    ZModeler (or Zanoza Modeler) is a 3D modeling application. It is aimed at modelers who model for computer games such as 18 Wheels of Steel, Grand Theft Auto, Need for Speed, Midtown Madness or similar video games.

    63 Zmodeler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. CrackArt icon
     10 likes

    CrackArt is a free open source 3D paint and texturing application that includes Texture Painting, Texture Baking, Procedural Materials and Textures, and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Curvy 3D icon
     5 likes

    3D modelling software for artists. An easy to pick up, fast, non-technical modelling tool, ideal for first time 3D modellers. Draw in 3D, Sculpt and Paint.

    42 Curvy 3D alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
     
  9. BodyPaint 3D icon
     12 likes

    BodyPaint 3D - For all Your 3D Painting Needs.

    Wouldn't it be great if you could have all your favorite image editing tools in a single 3D environment? Wouldn't it be great if they worked in conjunction with your 3D application rather than against it? Well, that is exact.

    23 BodyPaint 3D alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  10. Topogun icon
     7 likes

    TopoGun is a stand-alone resurfacing, and maps baking application. The resurfacing functions in TopoGun will help you modify and/or recreate the edgeflow of your digital 3D models. The maps baking functions, will help you bake various types of texture maps from your high...

    18 Topogun alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Topogun vs ZBrush Comments
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    Topogun is not an alternative to ZBrush as it doesn't have any sculpture features. Instead, Topogun is used for retopology.

    • Topogun is Paid and ProprietaryZBrush is also Paid and Proprietary
  11. KenShape icon
     1 like

    Generate 3D models based on 2D pixel art drawn using various shapes.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Epic Games Store
    • itch.io
     
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