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I have recently gotten into using the sculpting tab in Blender. I have always just used the layout tab, manually moving vertices, using modifiers, creating faces and edges, etc... But I have started getting into building more complex shapes and I think the sculpting tab is starting to become necessary.

I tried making a boat and I figured that I needed the sculpting tab to make the sloping rounded hull of the boat. This is me sculpting the hull of the boat:
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To make it match, I deleted one side of the boat.
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I used the mirror modifier to get the two sides to match
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The issue is that you can't even out the messy surface after sculpting.
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The surface is lumpy, and I need it perfectly smooth the way that boat hulls look. So is there something I can do to make the surface flush? Maybe take an average of the surface geometry and make a perfect curve?

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    $\begingroup$ Hey Christian, have you tried to work with a SubD-Modelling workflow? This would remove the problem of bumpiness in your mesh. If you want to still use the Sculpt i'd Recommend you to use the smooth brush on a low Strenght setting and adding a SubD Modifier on it. $\endgroup$
    – Evripidis Lalissidis
    Nov 21, 2022 at 8:40
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    $\begingroup$ Thanks for the info, I'm looking into SubD-Modelling workflow now $\endgroup$
    – ChristianOConnor
    Nov 21, 2022 at 8:45
  • $\begingroup$ If you want i can post a solution for you with sub d Modelling workflow. Im not sure if it would be a valid Answer for you Question though (Stackoverflow Rules). $\endgroup$
    – Evripidis Lalissidis
    Nov 21, 2022 at 8:51

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I would recommend you a SubD Workflow for smooth Geometry.

I'm going to show you in this example how you can model your ship.

  • Add a simple plane

  • Scale it along the Y or X axis until you have your full length

  • Apply the scale (Ctrl + A "Apply Scale")

  • Loop cut edges (Ctrl + S "Scroll to add more edges")

  • Repeat on other axis

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  • Scale the most outer edges inward along your axis

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  • Add a SubD modifier

  • In Edit mode, move the most inner Face along the Z-Axis down

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  • To sharpen the Edges again, select them in Edit mode and change the crease setting

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  • After that, it's up to you how you add the details (cutouts).

  • You can use the knife tool and increase the crease on each cutout again or Apply the SubD and remove Faces where necessary.

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