how do I sculpt on a skin modifier.

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1

I have searched and searched, I see videos where people sculpt on a model made with skin modifier, but when I make a model with skin modifier and go to sculpt it wont let me do anything. what am I missing here?

2

Apply the skin modifier (So you have some actual usable geometry_
Add a multiresoltuion modifer, click ‘subdivide’ once or twice
sculpt.

3

this didnt work, heres what I did
add plane -> alt-m at center
extrude vert a few times
add modifier skin
scale verts to add bulk
add modifier multires
add modifier subsurf
go into sculpt mode
use grab tool nothing happened
tried a few other sculpt tools nothing happens

4

As Photox said, you need to APPLY the skin modifier = make it’s effect permanent. This is done by clicking the modifier’s “Apply” button (Obviously!)…

And why do you add a Subsurf modifier on top of the Multires? You need to hit the MultiRes modifier’s “Subdivide” button to get more geometry levels to work with.

5

this didnt work, heres what I did
add plane -> alt-m at center
extrude vert a few times
add modifier skin
scale verts to add bulk
add modifier multires
add modifier subsurf
go into sculpt mode
use grab tool nothing happened
tried a few other sculpt tools nothing happens

6

Please read carefully what Photox and me wrote:
ADDING a modifier is something different than APPLYING it.

7

that did it, I did not know about using the apply button.