15 top tips for creating realistic sculptures

08. Break symmetry

As mentioned, the Transpose tool helps you to pose your model. Nothing in nature is perfectly symmetrical, so breaking the symmetry helps to make a creation look much more natural and believable. Try slightly turning the character's head or simply twist one foot out a little bit and shift the weight of the model onto one foot. To so easily and non-destructively, use the Transpose and Mask tools.

Thank you for reading 5 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access

Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

*Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription

Join now for unlimited access

Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

TOPICS

The Creative Bloq team is made up of a group of design fans, and has changed and evolved since Creative Bloq began back in 2012. The current website team consists of eight full-time members of staff: Editor Georgia Coggan, Deputy Editor Rosie Hilder, Ecommerce Editor Beren Neale, Senior News Editor Daniel Piper, Editor, Digital Art and 3D Ian Dean, Tech Reviews Editor Erlingur Einarsson and Ecommerce Writer Beth Nicholls and Staff Writer Natalie Fear, as well as a roster of freelancers from around the world. The 3D World and ImagineFX magazine teams also pitch in, ensuring that content from 3D World and ImagineFX is represented on Creative Bloq. 

Latest in Sculptures
An optical illusion sculpture created by Julian Voss-Andreae
This physicist's optical illusion sculptures are blowing the internet's mind
The Rock and his waxwork
That Dwayne Johnson waxwork isn't even the worst I've seen
AI statue
The world's first AI statue is a wild mashup of styles
Drowning girl sculpture in Spain
This haunting 'drowning girl' statue is petrifying passersby
Bagel emoji + avocado emoji = flying money emoji.
You won't believe how much this bizarre gold bagel sculpture is worth
Orlando airport sculpture
Is this the most realistic sculpture ever?
Latest in Advice
Raid character design tips; a female queen character in red leather armour carrying a large axe
Game art tips: how to breathe new life into a classic character design
Promo for Future Cards with the tagline "Leave the busywork to the machines"
What makes good designers great? Stand out from the crowd with these 9 expert tips
Homepage of portfolio by Colin Moy
8 expert tips for creating a killer design portfolio
someone paying with a phone and a Mastercard
Brands should invest in multisensory marketing – here’s why
A laptop using VideoProc Vlogger video-editing software
Laptop specs for video editing: All you need to know
hero image
GIMP vs. Photoshop: Could you make the switch?