If you're having trouble getting started with sculpting or you're wanting to improve your technique, here are some tips that might help:
- Start with larger chisels or blocks to get the general shape of whatever you are sculpting. Gradually refine the shape using smaller and smaller chisels.
- Continually rotate the sculpture as you are refining the shape. This will ensure it looks right from all angles.
- Use keyboard shortcuts to rotate, pan and zoom. These are
- Rotate - Ctrl + Hold mouse button and drag.
- Pan - Alt + Hold mouse button and drag.
- Zoom - Shift + Hold mouse button and drag (mouse wheel can also control zoom).
- Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Alt to temporarily invert the currently selected tool. For example, holding Ctrl + Alt + Mouse button with a chisel selected will add a block instead of removing a block. If you had a block selected, Ctrl + Alt + Mouse button would remove a block instead of adding one. For paint brushes, holding Ctrl + Alt turns the brush into an eraser. It also works for sandpaper, letting you 'unsmooth' a surface.
- Use keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + Z, Ctrl + Y, Ctrl + S and Ctrl + N to undo, redo and save and start a new sculpture.