A toadstool, painted and turned

Level

Beginner

Time

30 min

Version

Shapeaway 4.0

You need

Mouse or tablet

You’ll make

A red, spotted toadstool and a turntable GIF of it

Files

None, you start from a new sculpt

Stalk and cap

1. Start from a Cylinder at Fine detail for the stalk.
2. Turn on Radial with 8 copies, so every stroke goes round the stalk.
3. With Grab, pull the bottom out a little into a bulb.
4. Add a Shape ball on top for the cap. With Flatten from below, press the underside flat, then Inflate the top into a dome.
5. Crease (Shift + 2) a few strokes under the cap for gills; radial repeats them all the way round.

Paint

1. Press 9. Fill the whole thing a cream colour with Fill all.
2. Turn Radial off. Paint the cap red.
3. Paint white spots with a small round brush. Vary their size: big ones on top, small ones near the edge.

Light and turn

1. Press R for the realistic view. In the Looks tab, choose the Three-point preset and turn on the Backdrop and Ground shadow.
2. Frame the toadstool so it fills the view.
3. Export › Turntable GIF. Three-point lighting relights each frame for its own angle.

Next: A stylised creature head.