polypaint
nounEtymology From poly- + paint; name of a feature in the ZBrush digital sculpting software.
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Computer graphics, Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A feature allowing the user to "paint" color directly onto the polygons of a three-dimensional model without first creating a texture map.
- Using polypaint with HD allows you to completely overcome the texture resolution limitations in previous versions of ZBrush.2011, Scott Spencer, ZBrush Character Creation: Advanced Digital Sculpting:
- The reason I do not create a texture from polypaint is simply because I want to show what you can generate without going through the texturing process.2012, Paul Gaboury, ZBrush Professional Tips and Techniques, page 268: