The big Blender Sculpt Mode thread (Part 1)

[Metin_Seven]

@Frozen_Death_Knight

There is a huge list of patches done by Pablo that the other devs haven’t reviewed that address some core issues despite him adding revisions on multiple occassions. The reviewing process is taking very long and the list just keeps piling up. The odd thing is that they don’t seem to prioritise which patches should be reviewed first based on importance, since some patches from months ago have been just ignored while more recent ones get addressed. There is no system to it all. Hopefully the new 2.90 roadmap will actually address this by putting some actual priority on the important stuff and not just whatever pops up in the review feed.

This touches something I can’t help feeling for quite a while now: since Blender funding and the amount of active developers started skyrocketing with the 2.8 release, I think Blender development has lost a clear and coherent direction. It’s as if Blender has been injected with steroids and its muscles are now growing out of control. I’ve got that feeling particularly when looking at Sculpt Mode, where quantity seems to overrule a fine-tuned implementation with well thought-out usability.

Of course, Pablo is a genius and he’s the saviour of previously long-dormant Sculpt Mode progress, but I think it would improve the Sculpt Mode experience if a few more artists next to Pablo would be actively asked to participate in how tools and functions could be made more user-friendly, so Sculpt Mode can turn into a fluent creative experience and a true joy to work with. Right now I’ve got that feeling when working with ZBrush, but I’d cheer if Sculpt Mode would offer the same level of pure sculpting joy.