Questions tagged [sculpting]
Questions pertaining to Blender's built in sculpting tools and or plugins.
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Accessing bpy.context gives a '_RestrictContext' warning, how to fix this?
I got this error message when I try to enable my addon.
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Why are there holes in the icing?
I tried to follow the new Blender 2.8 tutorial from Blender Guru.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OTX3ZdYvEA
When entering "Sculpting" with the icing there were suddenly alot of holes in it. Why is ...
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Seeing through objects in Game engine
I used sculpting on a plane, and things looks great. However, when I press P to play, the whole ground become a mess. I can see through it in various places, and there are also nasty looking black ...
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Modeling vs Sculpting when to use? [closed]
It's my first time to use blender. I've been looking for youtube tutorials and other use modeling, others are sculpting. I don't know what to use. Modeling seems more precise and more accurate but ...
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How does normal baking work?
I understand that one uses normal baking to bake the normals of a high-resolution (sculpted, in the millions-of-polys range) to an image, which are then set to the normals of the low-resolution (...
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How to fix sculpting ridges?
I ran into a problem I have never seen before and that is when I try to sculpt on a mesh, it sculpts like this:
Instead of this:
I am using dyntopo with these settings:
I feel like theres a very ...
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Shading in object mode differ from sculpting mode?
Here I have a model which I am sculpting. In Sculpt mode it is smooth, while in the Object mode it is not. There are no modifiers or anything, so what could be the problem ?
Here is the file for a ...
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How can I model a bottle with triangular base and circular top? (Nail Polish Bottle)
Does anyone have any advice on how I can model this specific nail varnish bottle for a client? The base of the bottle is a sort of triangle and becomes a rounded and circular at the lid? any advice on ...
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Mimic Sculpting Shader/Light setup for Render
I'd like to recreate the shading that is going on in the Sculpting view for high-resolution render.
It seems to have a very specific light-setup and way of catching light
the soft specular, very thick ...
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Modeling/sculpting hand
beginner doubt here!
I've been staring for this hand for a long time and have no idea how I could sculpt that.
Does anyone have any tips for me? I've been modeling for a really short time, so anything ...
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Switch between sculpting brushes
When sculpting I often want to switch between brushes. I find this a rather lengthy process. I have to open the sidebar and click on the icon and then click on the new brush I want to use. Is there a ...
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What is the importance of low poly vs high poly?
From the point of view of a beginner in Blender, the vast majority of learning resources & tutorials seem to focus on low poly objects/scenes. Many questions here on blender.SE echo that focus. ...
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How to disable Symmetrize in Sculpt Mode?
I enabled Dyntopo, but Symmetrize seems to have been active already. As soon as I start stroking the mesh, it does it double.
I just don't see how to disable it.
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Button or menu entry to clear the sculpting mask?
A mask has been created:
The shortcut Alt+M will clear it.
Is there a button in the user interface? Or a menu entry?
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Axis is locked when sculpting?
I am currently sculpting and for some reason I can't add detail to the side of my mesh; it only works for the front and back.
If I grab my nose, its axis is locked to X and Z. It can't move on the Y ...
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How to make a brush (alpha image) using Cycles
I wonder how to render an alpha image to use for sculpting mode.
This alpha image is called Height Map images.
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sculpting - Everything is edgy and sharp, but I want it smooth
So I get interested in sculpting lately and tried some of the tutorials for beginers on youtube.
The thing is, in every tutorial I have seen, brushes are more smoother and more "plastic" than in my ...
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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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sculpting and connecting from different bodyparts
I am beginner and sculpt a body at the moment.
I guess my way wasn't very effective.
I created a body with different body parts. Each body part is a separate object.
I sculpt mostly and I realized I ...
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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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Can't change mouse influence in proportional editing mode
I press O and I see it change to Proportional Editing mode, but when I press G and mouse wheel down/up, or arrow keys down/up, it doesn't change the influence area.
"You must press PgUpPgDown or use ...
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How to Sculpt a Brick Wall?
I am trying to make a brick wall from this reference image:"Danish Brick wall.jpg" by Grey Geezer CC-BY-SA-3.0
I drew the mortar lines in sculpt mode, but the lines looked too jagged:
I changed the ...
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Mirror-Modifier applied, but still mirroring
I made my first sculpt model and I used a mirror modifier. But then I applied the mirror modifier, because I got a strange edge on the mirror line in sculpt mode.
Now I modeled it, but it still ...
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Transition between planes
I want to create a landscape with multiple planes and sculpting. I want to have a transition between the planes so I don't have a gap or overlap planes.
Could someone please help me?
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How to extrude an irregular shape into a cylinder?
As the title says, I'm trying to extrude an irregular face into a normal cylinder. There are some pics below to better describe what I want to achieve
The tip of the sculpture is round, while the ...
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Create a square block extrusion in sculpt?
Newbie here. I am new to Blender, I am wondering is it possible(in sculpting mode), to model a square indent into the object.
Say I have a cylinder or a cube, and I want to extrude a small square ...
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How can I improve viewport performance when using Dyntopo?
I'm doing a Blendercookie course on how to sculpt a Scifi weapon with dyntopo. The fact is that when some piece reach a certain level of compleiity (about 1.1 million tris) the systems starts to lags ...
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What is the workflow to sculpt construction lines using the Curve Stroke Method?
I was watching this tutorial and around the 5:50 mark he starts cutting (sculpting) construction lines using the Curve Stroke Method. The problem is that I can't reproduce the effect and the Blender ...
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How to sculpt a continuous brush stroke with python?
I'm trying to deform a mesh using python. My application is to randomly deform thousands of shapes, so I need to use a python script. With the GUI, I really like the ability to hold left-click while ...
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How can I turn off mirroring in sculpt mode?
So, I am extremely new to blender, I am going to say outright. I have tried to fix this, but i can't seem to find any option that would fix the problem. When I sculpt on an object, it directly mirrors ...
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Brushes have no effect
When I change to sculpt mode no brush seems to work and I have no conclusion why this is the case. Maybe It is because of my ATI 6670 Graphic Card?
Any help is appreciated.
Thank you.
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Sculpt tool not working
Ok so I have pillaged google and forums all over and still I am at a loss. I have this blender file and any attempts to use the sculpt tool and it does not effect the object.
I have gone in checked ...
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How to achieve this kind of custom brush in Blender?
I am trying to create a brush that allows for seamless alpha textures that can be drawn curved. The result should be similar to what is found in this video.
This is what I am currently getting.
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Multires Normal Baking Not Baking Normal Data
I smart UV projected a model of the monkey head after subdividing it 5 times and lightly sculpting on it, then baked the normal data based on the multires, but all I get is a flat normal map texture ...
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How to merge two sculpted meshes?
Is it possible to merge two sculpted meshes?
If you want to make a 3d printable mesh, you want to make it hollow... so you copy the mesh and scale it down, inwards. Then you make faces between those ...
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Creating a stickman
I'm new to Blender and I have been trying to model a stick man but maybe I can't... I've tried suching online for any videos on tutorias on how to go about it but I can't find any, I need to create ...
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How to display background images in perspective? [duplicate]
I am trying to find out how to approach a relief type project.
I have a background image and a flat plane mesh to sculpt on, but I actually don´t see any changes looking straight on top. When I tilt ...
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Blender Remesh Error in Sculpt mode. How do I decrease the polygons correctly and save the project?
I have a big problem.
Some time ago I asked a question about this project regarding the selection of polygons to be able to work in zones.
The problem now is another, not being an expert in polygonal ...
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Can I create a CollectionProperty of brushes?
I want to create a collection property with certain sculpt brushes. Can this be done? I tried:
WindowManager.coll = CollectionProperty(type=bpy.types.Brush)
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How to merge or smooth layers of different sculpted objects without seams?
I tried using a Boolean Modifier with the Union operation between the layers seen below but it didn't work. I tried using the Snake Hook tool in combination with ...
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Node lines are not visible even if connected [closed]
I am learning about Geometry nodes and shader editor but when i connect nodes to add textures it gets non-visible soon after getting connected. This thing may confuse me if there are many multi ...
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Why is the mesh deformed when sculpted with Subsurf modifier?
I am creating a pillow for my couch.
But when I click on my base, it just deforms it like this:
Does somebody know how to fix it?
After ticking dyntopo it looks like that...
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How can i sculpt with mirror modifier
I want to sculp some eye sockets but it doesnt sculpt properly. It only does work when i apply the subdivision surface and mirror modifier
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How can make more yellow point for sculpting
I am a newbie to Blender. I try to make the figure of the body.
I follow all instruction from this video youtube tutorial.
(slow down 0.25 to follow).After finish basic figure turn to the part of ...
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The normal brush in sculpt mode on Blender doesn't work [closed]
I use a mac and would like to know if there is any way to fix this?
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why is this "abysmally" bad topology?
So I was asking for some advice and I got this:
retopo this immediately, its abysmal. Use low poly to drive a subdiv or multires, and add geometry as needed. It's literally unworkable at this stage....
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What's the fastest/most fun/craziest way to make a flowerpot in Blender?
How would anyone deal with making a flowerpot, as it's useful while making interiors? You can use anything, but there are some limitations and rules:
No externally installed addons/plugins are ...
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