Grant, you might want to update this tutorial soon. there's a new dyntopo brush setting called "TopoRake" being developed that try to create a polygon line following the direction of your brush stroke during the mesh alteration. This can help A LOT in defining edges to process later
A good video, and also good that you said "Try to make you hardsurface models with some other method than sculpting..." - because in Blender there is just the cutters missing in sculpting mode like we have it in Zbrush or 3D-Coat. The reason we also know: The performance of the algorithms is currently not good enough, unfortunately.
Tha k you, this was very helpful for my project. I was using a Gamecube model for future use as a personal 3D Print, and I wanted to sculpt/edit it to not only be a higher quality, but to have an easier painting reference for edges and designs only present with clever use of textures.
With Dyntopo, I feel like the easiest route would be to start the normal way and make a "low poly" mesh, with the hard surfaces where you need them, and a rough approximation of the shapes you'll need to sculpt manually. Bonus points, this will save time snake hooking or grabbing more mesh out to work with. Then just use dyntopo to sculp your organic details, careful not to accidentally squish the hard edges.
Thanks, You are always looking for new methods and ways to improve in blender sculpting. I feel this helped me understand better how to work around some obstacles while sculpting.
Blender can do straight lines for sculpting. If you go to the brush settings in the section called stroke you can change the setting to line and get straight lines.
and yeah, only if you can work on some heavy computer or you will freezy every 5 second with this, also turn it and bake it into normal map for later use is a chore
at least you started with a plane, what if you stated with a cube or something else, it will increase the polygon to above 1 million and lag... well you can do that, but need to sacrifice something for the 4k normal map ?
when sculpting with dynotopo all the uv's get removed anyway, It's usually best to retopo it with the same detail but now it will be clean, then you can use the new mesh for the nrm maps. I wouldn't suggest using a sculpt for a nrm map unless your a pro at sculpting, otherwise it won't look all that great. Take it from someone who sculpted a torso and then spent the next 4 hours attempting to unwrap 2m faces to bake it to my low poly mesh. after I was done I realized that my sculpting isn't super precise and now I'm remaking it by modeling over the sculpt. Once I'm done I'll use my new clean mesh for nrm maps. Slow ik but at least it will look amazing up close.
I'm starting out in modeling in Blender, how about using simple shapes to begin with and then remeshing them into something that could be sculpted more? Would that work?
Thank you for your nice video, in many videos I see they using CTRL + 5 (or an other number) to get subdivide Why This does not work with me, nothing happened when I use CTRL +5, I am using blender 2.8 and Emulated numpad, did I forget something in the preference?
@@koenraadschmitz9748 As you said you're emulating numpad, thats probably why. If you go into settings > Keybindings you can search for "ctrl 5", "ctrl 4" etc to see everything bound to it in blender, then you can assign your own hotkeys from there ;)
@@olliveraira6122 thanks Olliver for your info I will look into it, but I am also in the process to buy a gaming laptop, they have a numpad imbedded in the keyboard, and then I hope also that this new laptop is not slowing down or crashes when I in a sculpting process
@@koenraadschmitz9748 Make sure it has a decent number of cpu cores ;) Personally Im doing everything art and development related on my desktop pc, but I have one of those Apple keyboards without numpad so I adjust all my keyboard shortcuts accordingly
how can i do hard surface after mask an area and pull out with the layerbrush when i try to pinch it it works somehow but i get driangle artifacts close to the pinches
I actually have both (Msp and SB). But i find that for drawing and painting , on screen tablet works best and for sculpting a drawing tablet instead. So i switched to my Surface book and paired it with Intuos pro. Its working great for me. If you only sculpt or model, SB + intuos might be a better choice. If you also draw, id recommend MSP. Good luck! :)
I notice that Blender always mirroring when i'm sculpting. When i sculpt a nose on the right, Blender sculpt another nose on the left (which result is double-nose face). Is there anyway to turn it off?
These aren't hard-surface edges, these are sketch hard-surface edges. You need precise tools line curve-trim to perform a hard-surface object in sculpting workflows. Blender doesn't have one yet.
@@grabbitt Pinching along the curve changes the shape of the lateral surface and adds bumps which must be smoothened out. It is an unsolvable problem that creates problems every time you try to fix them.
that was so painful to watch, you don't need to suffer that much when sculpting in blender scrape brush with flat curve preset will behave like trim dynamic from zbrush locking area or view plane will allow you to make perfectly flat surface flat brush in blender is bad and almost completely useless don't use relative detail mode, brush detail mode superior in any way
There are a lot of accurate comments already, but what i see is a need to decide on technique to model with. This could easily be modeled with very little vertices. Learn "2d profile extrusion" as a method and grid and snap options. There are many approaches to model something. Blender does just fine. Also, you should build a template that fits the project. If you plan a template out, a lot of things become easier.
Regarding sharp edges, using the curve stroke method option is pretty promising, if somewhat a little bit tedious in it's current form, like in this video... th-cam.com/video/Z-U62ueP7Hw/w-d-xo.html
@@grabbitt trying to learn. I welcome what you say then :D thanks. Is it correct that I find Dynamic retopology useless for professional works (animation or games)?
Within the first minute of this video you deleted that cube without even a second thought. You will be remembered cube. RIP cube 12/29/2018
He is invincible though and just keeps coming back
"I will remember cuuuuube...."
Grant, you might want to update this tutorial soon. there's a new dyntopo brush setting called "TopoRake" being developed that try to create a polygon line following the direction of your brush stroke during the mesh alteration. This can help A LOT in defining edges to process later
Excellent i really look forward to that :)
@@grabbitt did you end up covering this?
A good video, and also good that you said "Try to make you hardsurface models with some other method than sculpting..." - because in Blender there is just the cutters missing in sculpting mode like we have it in Zbrush or 3D-Coat. The reason we also know: The performance of the algorithms is currently not good enough, unfortunately.
Yes. Master xeon seems to do very well with his stuff but it makes more sense to use things like boolean tools and your fast carve :)
i've had some luck using the layer brush combined with the smooth but keen to try some of these techniques, Thanks my man.
Tha k you, this was very helpful for my project. I was using a Gamecube model for future use as a personal 3D Print, and I wanted to sculpt/edit it to not only be a higher quality, but to have an easier painting reference for edges and designs only present with clever use of textures.
With Dyntopo, I feel like the easiest route would be to start the normal way and make a "low poly" mesh, with the hard surfaces where you need them, and a rough approximation of the shapes you'll need to sculpt manually. Bonus points, this will save time snake hooking or grabbing more mesh out to work with. Then just use dyntopo to sculp your organic details, careful not to accidentally squish the hard edges.
indeed
Sculpting is good for organic modeling not for hard surface... Nice video, thank you for sharing Grant.
Indeed. Thanks :)
Thanks, You are always looking for new methods and ways to improve in blender sculpting. I feel this helped me understand better how to work around some obstacles while sculpting.
Thanks 😃
This is perfect! I was going to start teaching myself blender sculpting this week.
Excellent good luck 😃👍
Do not sculpt hardsurfaces. Just because it’s possible, doesn’t mean it’s the right methode... it‘s good to know, but still - don’t do it! 😄
Thank you for making this, I've been having a really difficult time with this exact issue. Cheers!
Good to hear it helps :)
Blender can do straight lines for sculpting. If you go to the brush settings in the section called stroke you can change the setting to line and get straight lines.
yes it gets very awkward for curves. :)
This just cleared up a few things for me. Many thanks.
Thanks :)
Yeah, hopefully someone will make an addon for this exact purpose, specific hard brush tools on high poly mesh.
and yeah, only if you can work on some heavy computer or you will freezy every 5 second with this, also turn it and bake it into normal map for later use is a chore
Yes it's frustrating
at least you started with a plane, what if you stated with a cube or something else, it will increase the polygon to above 1 million and lag... well you can do that, but need to sacrifice something for the 4k normal map ?
when sculpting with dynotopo all the uv's get removed anyway, It's usually best to retopo it with the same detail but now it will be clean, then you can use the new mesh for the nrm maps.
I wouldn't suggest using a sculpt for a nrm map unless your a pro at sculpting, otherwise it won't look all that great.
Take it from someone who sculpted a torso and then spent the next 4 hours attempting to unwrap 2m faces to bake it to my low poly mesh. after I was done I realized that my sculpting isn't super precise and now I'm remaking it by modeling over the sculpt.
Once I'm done I'll use my new clean mesh for nrm maps.
Slow ik but at least it will look amazing up close.
I'm starting out in modeling in Blender, how about using simple shapes to begin with and then remeshing them into something that could be sculpted more? Would that work?
yes thats a great way to do it since 2.82's remesh option
@@grabbitt I see, that's helpful. Thanks for the content and response.
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Thank you for your nice video, in many videos I see they using CTRL + 5 (or an other number) to get subdivide
Why This does not work with me, nothing happened when I use CTRL +5, I am using blender 2.8 and Emulated numpad, did I forget something in the preference?
i think they limited it so ctrl 4 should work
@@grabbitt Thanks for your response, even that does not work nothing change, I think I will reinstall blender
@@koenraadschmitz9748 As you said you're emulating numpad, thats probably why.
If you go into settings > Keybindings you can search for "ctrl 5", "ctrl 4" etc to see everything bound to it in blender, then you can assign your own hotkeys from there ;)
@@olliveraira6122 thanks Olliver for your info I will look into it, but I am also in the process to buy a gaming laptop, they have a numpad imbedded in the keyboard, and then I hope also that this new laptop is not slowing down or crashes when I in a sculpting process
@@koenraadschmitz9748 Make sure it has a decent number of cpu cores ;)
Personally Im doing everything art and development related on my desktop pc, but I have one of those Apple keyboards without numpad so I adjust all my keyboard shortcuts accordingly
How do you get such smooth sculpting at such low detail levels? I feel like anything I do under like 40 comes out super jagged
level of detail depends on the size of your starting shape
how can i do hard surface after mask an area and pull out with the layerbrush when i try to pinch it it works somehow but i get driangle artifacts close to the pinches
you need to turn your pinch brush up and make sure it's on relative detail and subdivide edges turned of
Are you still using the mobile studio pro? I'm torn between that, or going the Surface laptop / surface tablet route.
I'm still using the mobile studio pro. I was thinking about the surface when i bought it but i think i went with the right option
I actually have both (Msp and SB). But i find that for drawing and painting , on screen tablet works best and for sculpting a drawing tablet instead. So i switched to my Surface book and paired it with Intuos pro. Its working great for me.
If you only sculpt or model, SB + intuos might be a better choice. If you also draw, id recommend MSP.
Good luck! :)
I notice that Blender always mirroring when i'm sculpting. When i sculpt a nose on the right, Blender sculpt another nose on the left (which result is double-nose face).
Is there anyway to turn it off?
yes in the brush options near the bottom
Finally i can stop sculpting double-nosed character :)
The UI in this video looks really different from
2.8 interface is different from 2.79
Well, the title is Blender 2.8
It’s blender 2.8.
Wow this is such an awesome tutorial I love it.😃👍
Thanks 😃
Grant Abbitt You're very welcome.😊
These aren't hard-surface edges, these are sketch hard-surface edges. You need precise tools line curve-trim to perform a hard-surface object in sculpting workflows. Blender doesn't have one yet.
you can actually pinch along a curve
@@grabbitt Pinching along the curve changes the shape of the lateral surface and adds bumps which must be smoothened out. It is an unsolvable problem that creates problems every time you try to fix them.
@@osakanone yes true
Please you make video on how to make 3d snake model on blender please
I wont be able to do that for a little while
as for me - it is imposible with sculpt, especially with glossy materials, you should sculpt basic form and retop in any case for high quality
I agree :)
Is "boxcutter" a product?
yes i think mastereon creasted it. Its an addon to blender. you can install addons int he preferences menu
blendermarket.com/products/boxcutter
that was so painful to watch, you don't need to suffer that much when sculpting in blender
scrape brush with flat curve preset will behave like trim dynamic from zbrush
locking area or view plane will allow you to make perfectly flat surface
flat brush in blender is bad and almost completely useless
don't use relative detail mode, brush detail mode superior in any way
Yes I have tried that method but am unable to Control the direction with much accuracy. I will keep working on it though 😃
There are a lot of accurate comments already, but what i see is a need to decide on technique to model with. This could easily be modeled with very little vertices. Learn "2d profile extrusion" as a method and grid and snap options. There are many approaches to model something. Blender does just fine. Also, you should build a template that fits the project. If you plan a template out, a lot of things become easier.
indeed :)
Regarding sharp edges, using the curve stroke method option is pretty promising, if somewhat a little bit tedious in it's current form, like in this video... th-cam.com/video/Z-U62ueP7Hw/w-d-xo.html
Thanks i will have a closer look at that soon :)
Yes, this technique looks really promising :-)
Thanks pleaseee sculpt a robot sci fi tupé warriorr!!!
Sounds tough 😃
@@grabbitt hahaha well is Hard surface yeahh jajajaja :)
tbh, sculpting in blender is so random and laggy, that it makes box modelling more artistic and enjoyable by compatison -_-
i disagree. i find its very good these days
@@grabbitt trying to learn. I welcome what you say then :D thanks.
Is it correct that I find Dynamic retopology useless for professional works (animation or games)?
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