Digital sculpting, also known as sculpt modeling or 3D sculpting, is the use of software that offers tools to push, pull, smooth, grab, pinch or otherwise manipulate a digital object as if it were made of a real-life substance such as clay.
Instead of using real clay, artists will use polygon meshes to make it act as real clay. Just like traditional sculptor, they will begin with wide, broad manipulations and then move onto the detailed work by increasing the polygon count.
Much like sculpting with real clay, digital sculpting is a multi-layer process. Artists can start with a basic model completed in a 3D modeling application, or with a simple shape like a sphere. Therefore, with the development of skills and digital sculpting tools, it is harder to identify the differences between real sculptures and digital sculptures.
