Chapter 3: Sculpting a Simple Character Head with Basic Brushes
By now, it should be no surprise to you that brushes are the main type of tool that we use while working on sculptures. Blender comes with an excellent selection of brushes that give us plenty of artistic control right out of the box.
Brushes can also be customized to behave exactly the way we want. We'll learn how to customize the brushes in Chapter 6, Using Advanced Features and Customizing the Sculpting Brushes, but for now, the basic brushes are more than enough to try sculpting a simple character head.
By the end of this chapter, you will understand how to use many of the default brushes in Blender. You will also gain experience using these brushes for several tasks related to sculpting a simple character. As this is your first time sculpting, we will focus on introducing the brushes and how they can be used, rather than trying to make the character anatomically correct or appealing. We can always refine...