Problems with the surface of my sculptures

Question

Well, bassically they look like they are made of clay.

Here is the last i did. LINK TO IMUGUR

Yes, i kwon the materials dose't help the fact that they look like clay. But You can see in the details like the hands feets and mostly the eyelids there are some irregularytis in the surfaces.

I tried the smooth brush but it only smooth at some degree.

Any advice would be apreciated.

Answer 1 · 2017-10-24T22:52:15Z

Jonathan Lampel replied October 24, 2017 10:52pm

Hey, great question! (And nice sculpt) Lumpiness is something every digital sculptor learns to get over. I'd suggest two things:

Try using the Flatten/Contrast and Scrape/Peaks brushes as well. They're pretty versatile when you get into the settings. This exercise will show you how to tweak them: https://cgcookie.com/exercise/exercise-rocky-formations
Start working with big shapes with as few triangles as possible and then work your way down to smaller details. Even with Dynamic Topology, only use the amount of geometry needed to create the next level of refinement for your desired shape. Get the larger form down first before adding any details. This is just a workflow thing, and it will inherently prevent you from getting bad lumps. Some may still come up after adding detail, but those should be easy to fix with smooth, flatten, or scrape.

Answer 2 · 2017-10-24T23:05:46Z

replied October 24, 2017 11:05pm

Thakns!!!

For my nex sculpt will try that! Those lumps might come from having too many details when it shouldn't?

Answer 3 · 2017-10-24T23:17:56Z

replied October 24, 2017 11:17pm

Also. Should i get my sculpt as smooth as possible or is that a waste of time and should invert that time cleaning the mesh in the retopology process?