Questions tagged [dynamic-topology]

Dynamic topology is a new sculpting mode that subdivides the mesh as needed, whereas regular sculpting only affects the shape of a mesh. This makes it possible to sculpt complex shapes out of a simple mesh, rather than just adding details onto a modeled base mesh.

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Retopo: Can we apply shrink-wrap to multires subdivisions?

An idea came to me recently that I think would be very effective for retopology. The dilemma If you've tried doing Multires sculpts you've probably noticed that pinching, stretching, and uneven ...
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Why am I getting a jagged brush when sculpting with dynotopo?

I've created a simple mesh consisting of a cube that has been modelled out into a corner by extrusion: I'm now trying to sculpt detail onto it in sculpt mode using dynotopo, however I'm getting ...
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Masking for sculpting through edit mode

When I am sculpting in dynamic topology I can hide part of my mesh, and it not only works as a 100% mask, but it also hides this part of mesh in dynatopo as well. I find it extremely useful when I ...
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Dyntopo Sculpting: How to carve out (like a boolean) instead of push in?

I'm faced with a sculpting challenge. I want to carve out large chunks from meshes as if it were booleaned out, but instead of simply subtracting, every brush I've tried just pushes the geometry. ...
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Sculpt mode, Symmetry, and the 'H' hotkey

I'm sculpting a human model using symmetry, so I only had to sculpt one side. When I got to the legs I was having trouble sculpting the muscles on the inner leg I zoomed out, hit H, and hid half the ...
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How to obtain a precise stroke in dynamic topology?

I have seen in this video a workflow that i find very interesting, however I'm having problem getting the dynamic topology part right, starting at 4:25 you can see the author of the video sculpting ...
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smooth brush is destroying my model,what is happening?

I am following this tutorial"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZnUgt659oI", however, when he smooths his dinosaur it's pretty tame, but when I do it, it devours my model, like below: before: https://...
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