![]() When a sculptor makes a mistake, he can press “undo” and correct his mistake easily. And what are the consequences of this difference? Traditional vs digital sculptingĭigital sculpting can use many benefits of working on a virtual object, many that we know from inage editing software – like “undo”, “copy-paste”, easy texturing, etc. I bet you see the difference: “Traditional sculpting” creates a physical object from the beginning, and “digital sculpting” creates a virtual model first, which is given a physical form in the next step(s). That’s what digital sculpting of miniatures is all about. It doesn’t really matter – the clue is that a virtual creation is turned into a physical, tangible object. Or maybe create a mold and produce copies of it. Now one can create such a 3-dimensional model and then “print” it, using one of many 3-d printing services. You must have heard about 3d modeling – you can see digital 3d models everywhere: in movies, in computer games, on digital artwork, on posters, in advertisements… Often it’s difficult to tell if the object or person was a real one or is it only a virtual creation. ![]() Now with digital sculpting, the artist forgoes his “physical” sculpting and tools to use a computer and create a “virtual model” with it. You know the kind of tools used for sculpting, right? You surely do. You surely know what traditional sculpting is: The sculptor takes a lump of putty or clay and shapes it with his hands and/or sculpting tools. And we’ve had an interesting discussion about digitally sculpted miniatures on our miniature painting forum, but let’s start from the very basics. Not only being critical and sceptical about it, but also refusing to treat it on par with traditional sculpting. Just like with most new technologies, there are as many people fascinated with the new possibilities as others – criticizing it. ![]() Many people are sceptical to innovations and refuse to treat them on par with the old methods. Many new technologies made it to our lives and hobbies. But one thing is sure – we’re living in interesting times, indeed. Whether it’s a true Chinese curse or not, it doesn’t matter. There’s a saying, which is often said to be a Chinese curse: “May you live in interesting times”.
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