Sculpting (skill)
Sculpting is a skill introduced in the expansion pack The Sims 3: Ambitions.[1]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[2], Sculptors can sculpt useful objects like chairs, or decorative objects like the 'silly dancing gator'.[3] 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."[3] Ice sculptures will melt over time, unless the character has completed the Ice Personality challenge,[3] 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. [1]
Known sculpting media
Trivia
- There are already decorative plant objects in the The Sims 3 which claim to be topiary.