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Sculpting the Bat Creature

For the Bat Creature, I began with a couple of simple base meshes that had topology to support most of the features I needed (though nothing for the face). Then I could begin developing the forms of the Bat Creature into something more interesting and add further details, such as some musculature and facial features.

To begin, I took the base mesh and added a Multires modifier and a few subdivisions. The initial aim was to add enough resolution to allow me to begin refining the volumes and defining basic planes and landmarks—but not so much that I would get sucked into adding details too early. When sculpting, try to make the most out of each level of subdivision before adding the next level.

Volumes

I began by ...