3D Sculpting for Beginners with Nomad Sculpt

Name: 3D Sculpting for Beginners with Nomad Sculpt
Rating: 4.7 (53 reviews)

3D Sculpting and Modeling Course using Nomad Sculpt on iPad Pro or Android Tablet

Created byDave Reed

Last updated 5/2025

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What you'll learn

Learning the basics of Nomad Sculpt
Using primitives and tube tools for character blocking
Lighting and coloring your 3D model
Post Process, export settings, and setting up your character turnbtable

Course content

1 section • 6 lectures • 1h 12m total length

Getting Started3:49
Configure Nomad Sculpt scene in orthographic view, matcap, smooth shading, background, and grid; add and validate a sphere, rename to body, and use the gizmo to move, scale, rotate, save.
Monster Blocking15:10
Block a monster in Nomad Sculpt by shaping a body with move and symmetry, add legs and feet, then sculpt an arm with the path tool, adjusting radius and nodes.
Monster Blocking 217:21
Block a monster using Nomad Sculpt with step-by-step finger and head placement, mirror eyes, teeth, and fins, then refine with smoothing, voxel remesh, and name parts for organization.
Final Body Details11:35
Merge limbs and nails, mirror the feet, and nestle parts for a cohesive final body, then voxel remesh around 250 and smooth to refine the sculpture.
Lighting & Coloring18:34
Switch from matcap to lit pbr, set up environment lighting, and paint colors in Nomad Sculpt to achieve realistic shading, highlights, and post-process refinement.
Export & Turntable5:50
Export your Nomad Sculpt scenes as png with a transparent background, then create a turntable recording and prepare a gltf export for Blender by merging and baking layers.

Requirements

You will need an iPad, iPad Pro, or Android Tablet for Nomad Sculpt (Available in Play Store / App Store)

Description

Discover 3D sculpting with Nomad Sculpt, the beginner-friendly app that turns your iPad, iPad Pro, or tablet into a serious 3D production tool. This course starts from scratch—no experience needed. You’ll learn to build a fun, stylized monster using simple shapes. The feel is just like drawing in Procreate, but in 3D. Whether you’re a 2D artist looking to bring your characters to the next dimension or completely new to 3D digital sculpting, this course makes the process approachable, intuitive, and fun. Let’s get started and make some cool 3D art!

Here is what you'll learn in class:

The Basics: Getting started with Nomad Sculpt
Character Blocking: Using primitives and building from shapes
Nomad Workflow: Steps to join, merge, and add details to our sculpt
The Look: Lighting and coloring our character
Final Details: Post process, image export, and creating a turntable to show off your sculpt!

Nomad Sculpt is an amazing application that brings 3D sculpting to you any time, any place. Sculpts created in Nomad can be 3D printed as well as exported for use in other apps like Blender. We'll focus on getting started with Nomad, and learning a smooth workflow using primitives as a base to build our character.

Notes:

I'll be using an iPad Pro M2

Nomad Sculpt is available as a one time purchase (App Store / Google Play)

This tutorial was created on Nomad Sculpt version 2.2 (May 2025)

Who this course is for:

This is a beginner course for artists looking to get started in 3D sculpting on iPad or tablet. This class will benefit character designers and those interested in creating sculpts to be 3D printed as well or just to make cool renders in Nomad or Blender!