Here is a list of the best blender sculpting addons available.
Addons can help bring the usability above and beyond by adding features, shortcuts and whole new tools saving you time and giving you a better experience.
How do I Install Blender Addons?
Simply go to preferences, then go to the addon section and click the install button and look for the .zip file. Here is an article if you need any help.
10. Jaw Generator
$5.99
To finish off any character you need a mouth. This addon comes with a basic jaw and hundreds of shape-keys allowing for different looks and letting it fit in different mouths.
9. Bumarin
FREE
Bumarin allows you to draw using grease pencil and then quickly convert it into a customizable mesh. It is great for concept art or stylization.
8. Sculpt-Paint Wheel
$40
Since using the tool bar can be harder for lefties and tablet users, it adds a super convenient pie menu, with shortcuts to brush settings as well as the brushes of your choice.
7. JSculpt Tools
$9.99
JSculpt Tools adds some features to sculpting, like being able to add objects without leaving sculpt mode and the ability to join and re-mesh objects together with the press of a button.
6. Speed Retopo
$5
Speed Retopo is a simple and fast re-topology tool, that allows for quick redoing of meshes without too much work.
5. Mouse Look
FREE
Mouse look is a free addon that gives users several navigational features like ZBrush style navigation for tablet users and FPS Navigation modes, like what most game engines have.
4. Speedsculpt
$20
Speedsculpt is a group of functions to speed up your sculpting. Some of it’s features include the ability to pose a character quickly, then apply the pose and continue sculpting as well as a decimate modifier to lower the resolution of your sculpts.
3. Sculpt Layers
$22+
This addon lets you create different layers of detail, which can be enabled and disabled. This allows for a lot faster sculpting, without frying your CPU.
2. Auto-Rig Pro
$19.50+
After you are done sculpting any characters, you need to rig them if you want to pose them or use them in animations. If you don’t want to go through the whole process of making a rig in Vanilla Blender then Auto-Rig Pro is the addon for the job. It gets the rigging done quickly, so it’s out of the way.
1. Retopoflow
$86
Retopoflow is easy to use and lets you completely customize your meshes and choose where to keep the detail and where to purge it in exchange for computer memory.
Conclusion
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