Sculpting (skill)



Sculpting is a skill introduced in the expansion pack The Sims 3: Ambitions. This skill benefits from the Savvy Sculptor trait.

Sculptors can sculpt with a variety of media, but start with only clay. Once they learn to sculpt with ice they can use Sims as models. Using the Pedestrian Sculpting Station, Sculptors can sculpt useful objects like chairs, or decorative objects like the 'silly dancing gator'. They can create breathtaking masterpieces which can then be sold for profit. Sculptors unlock new media as they progress: "Sims learn different media as they advance in the sculpting skill, and each one requires a bit of a learning curve. The topiary is a high-level sculpting medium, but that won't keep your sims from accidentally decapitating their leafy lawn ornaments from time to time." Ice sculptures will melt over time, unless the character has completed the Ice Personality challenge, which involves creating a total of 25 ice sculptures.

You can unlock new materials by increasing your skills. When sculptors create something they can make one or more at a time. 

Known sculpting media

 * Clay
 * Metal
 * Wood
 * Ice
 * Stone
 * Topiary

Trivia

 * There are already decorative plant objects in the The Sims 3 which claim to be topiary.