All of Blender's sculpting functionality lives in Sculpt Mode. From brushes to features to tools, this is where you'll find everything you need to sculpt amazing things with digital clay!
Brushes are your primary tool when sculpting and Blender offers a long list! Additionally there are a plethora of features, menus, and parameters to customize your sculpting workflow.
Beyond forming digital clay, there are tools for posing your sculptures as well adding color through painting.
Blender offers 3 sculpting 'formats' to accommodate various situations: Multires, Voxel Remesh, and Dynamic Topology. Each has powerful benefits as well as limitations to inform our workflow.
Finally we'll apply the tools toward the reason they exist in the first place: Sculpting cool things! In chapter 3 we'll sculpt a stylized shark character from concept art, start to finish.
These courses should help you get up to speed in no time.
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Going over all the things Sculpt Mode can do.
The various types of "digital clay" at your disposal.
Applying the tools to their purpose.
Just finished sculpting course which is part of the CORE. Great work Kent! Learned a lot in a very easy manner! I'll probably watch more after I finish the CORE curriculum.
I took this course as part of the CORE curriculum and the caliber of teaching and feedback has been truly impressive so far! Kent explains the reasoning behind every action and gives you time to practice alongside him in real time, motivating you to keep going when you may feel you've hit a wall. Will definitely take more of his classes and recommend this one to everyone I know. Thank you for this course!
If you want to get started and get your feet wet, no pun intended. This is a perfect way to get into sculpting.
This was a second stop in my Core journey ... and let me tell you, this course was amazing. It was quick, informative ride packed with thoughtfull remarks, usefull information and eye puns, also it leaves space for your imagination to kick in and fill these gaps between 2d and 3d art. I doubted that I can sculpt anything pleasing to watch, but it surpassed all my expectations. I liked the course and i liked Kent's humor. Thank you very much, sir
I never thought I’d be able to sculpt anything at all)). But I really like my shark. An amazing teacher and a well-designed course!
The course was worth the time and cost. After watching everything it feels like the barrier to entry has been removed. That said there is mention of retopo but no demonstration and there's no document for keyboard shortcuts provided. These are the only two things I think are missing or would be great to add. again, a good course that's worth the investment.
You can really tell how Kent keeps growing as a teacher. The pacing for the course, the time you take explaining every tool and the reasoning behind why you make certain choices, the tips and tricks, it is all very enlightening. Thanks for keeping the bar so high up!
This is a great course for beginners, but also for people that already might know some sculpting, it is good to get here to remember some stuff you might forget or not apply so often :)
10/10
If you're like me, you've prolly skipped past that Sculpting workspace tab 1000s of times. Well no longer! Kent will show you everything you need to know to get started and no longer be afraid of it. There's a lot covered here from tools, tool options and techniques plus workflow guidance on how to approach various tasks. You'll start from a ball of virtual clay and end up creating a model based on an existing illustration.
You will have fun. You will work past any frustration. Kent provides all the techniques you need to completely surprise yourself when you see what you're capable of.
I have always liked Kent's method of teaching. He is very thorough, but everything he explains is very clear and it just makes sense. You can tell he has a passion for art and for teaching. It is rare to see people who are truly gifted in what they do, as well as teaching it to others. Kent is just that guy. He voice is also very easy to listen to and throws in the occasional joke here in there making it easier to follow along.
I liked that every tool was explained in detail, and everything came together during the final project. Definitely recommend starting with this course if you have never sculpted in Blender before.
Kent's method of teaching this course aimed at beginners is perfect. You learn the tools, usage, and interface, as well as plenty of hands-on experience, but without being overwhelmed. It truly embodies the "cookie" part of CG Cookie. You're given the small bites that take you very far.
You learn everything and more that will allow you to start sculpting your own creations with confidence.
I can't begin to express how great this course is and how much more comfortable you will feel in your own Blender 3D Sculpting journey. Thanks, Kent!