Correct way to dig a hole in sculpt mode

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I was trying to dig a hole in a sphere. But Draw tool only allows me to get this deep:

I turned on Dyntopo, but it doesn't help much and increases polycon like crazy:

I know it's probably easier to start with a tube/cylinder. But just for learning purposes, is there a proper way to sculpt something like this?

do you mean that you want the hole to pass through the object? — moonboots, Jul 06 '21 at 07:26

moonboots · Accepted Answer · 2021-07-06T18:12:25.873

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There's the Lasso Trim (and Box Trim) brush that can dig a hole, I'm not sure there's any other tool for the moment (it is lacking imho):

Markus von Broady makes me think about another solution, but it's in Edit mode so it doesn't properly answer to your question: you can select opposite faces and CtrlE > Bridge Edge Loops, it will dig a hole through your object (or use right click > LoopTools > Bridge):

edited Jul 06 '21 at 18:12

answered Jul 06 '21 at 08:08

moonboots

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Why are the inner faces in a different color? – Lai Yu-Hsuan Jul 06 '21 at 08:13
it creates Face Sets (I don't know why) but you can go in the Face Sets panel > Initialize Face Sets > By Loose Parts – moonboots Jul 06 '21 at 08:15
ohhhh I get it now – jwrush Jul 06 '21 at 08:29

score 9 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 06 '21 at 06:53

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You can try the blob brush, holding Ctrl to invert its behaviour (or setting it to "subtract").

answered Jul 06 '21 at 06:53

josh sanfelici

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score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 06 '21 at 08:53

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How about going to Tab Edit mode to E extrude, and CtrlR add loopcuts for an even density of topology to work in further?

answered Jul 06 '21 at 08:53

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Correct way to dig a hole in sculpt mode

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