Nomad Sculpt Crash Course for Beginners!

Name: Nomad Sculpt Crash Course for Beginners!
Rating: 4.7 (24 reviews)

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

Created byDave Reed

Last updated 10/2025

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What you'll learn

Learn the basics of Nomad Sculpt
Learn the basics of 3D sculpting on iPad or Android
Character building and character design
3D sculpting characters for 3D printing

Course content

1 section • 8 lectures • 1h 8m total length

Introduction0:57
Learn Nomad Sculpt, a 3D app for iPad and Android tablets, by building a basic character to get comfortable with 3D sculpting and STL export for 3D printing.
Head & Body7:34
Create a character in Nomad Sculpt by importing a reference image, using the move tool and gizmo with multi-axis symmetry, and shaping the head and body with spheres.
Arms & Horns8:47
Use the tube tool to shape horns and arms, adding nodes, radius, and subdivisions for a smooth form, then mirror, align, and refine with move and gizmo on Nomad.
Legs & Feet7:48
Create and position legs and feet using cylinders, mirrors, and move tools; then refine with voxel remesh and trim for flat bottoms to stand a printable character.
Chest Strap11:51
Create a torso strap with the tube tool, wrap it around the character, adjust by snapping, twisting, and profiling, then add buckles and join pieces for a snug, belted look.
Hood & Face9:45
Move from a head to a hooded face, using mask tools, gizmo, and voxel remesh to shape the hood, then sculpt eyes, mouth, and subtle details with smoothing and pinch.
Teeth & Tongue7:15
Create the teeth and tongue from spheres, mirror and fine-tune their placement, then compare decimation with quad remesher to optimize topology for lighting and coloring in the next video.
Lighting & Coloring14:05
Learn to light and color a character in Nomad Sculpt, using key and edge lights, rim highlights, and post-process exposure for a cinematic, print-ready turntable render.

Requirements

You'll need Nomad Sculpt application
iPad or iPad Pro capable of running Nomad Sculpt

Description

Nomad Sculpt is an incredible 3D sculpting application for iPad and Android tablets. If you're thinking about getting into 3D, there is no better time to get started than right now. In this beginner course we'll create a basic character to get you comfortable with 3D sculpting in Nomad.

Here is some of what we'll cover in class:

Basic character blocking and using primitives (basic shapes to create various parts of the sculpts)
Essential tools needed for basic sculpting and manipulating 3D meshes (3D meshes are just shapes or objects!)
Voxel remeshing, smoothing, and masking.
Lighting and coloring hour sculpt
Exporting a final render, and also exporting a turntable

3D has come a long way since a stand-alone desktop computer was the only way to create 3D art. While you can export your files to Blender or other 3D software, it's actually fun designing on an iPad or tablet with Nomad. The application does have more complicated and advanced functions, but those you will learn in time. The basics are fairly easy to learn, which makes the whole process a whole lot easier.

Not only can you recreate your 2D characters in 3D, but you can also export your sculpts as STL files for 3D printing. This is an easy going beginners class, so no pressure, or stress - just learning and creating fun 3D art. I look forward to seeing you in class!

Who this course is for:

This course is designed for those interested in learning 3D sculpting and 3D character building on a mobile device like iPad or Android tablet.
This course will also benefit those looking to begin designing characters to be 3D printed