Curvy 3D vs tamga

Curvy 3D is a Windows sketch-based sculpting program aimed at first-time 3D artists. Users draw profiles and curves to make rounded or organic forms, then refine surfaces with Inflate, Deflate, Pinch, Smooth and Flatten warp brushes. Adaptive subdivision adds mesh detail where needed while controlling triangle counts. The program supports manual retopology, multiresolution sculpting and voxel sculpting. Texture tools paint color, specular and bump maps in 3D views or on 2D textures. Image Inflate converts silhouettes or greyscale images into 3D models using heightmap, bubble, bevel or extrude styles. Models export as OBJ for rendering or animation in software such as Blender. The maker also describes use with Blender or Bryce and importing characters from Poser or Daz. Curvy 3D 5 is listed for Microsoft Windows and requires a DirectX 8.0-compatible 3D graphics card. Aartform offers a free 30-day demo; the Curvy 3D 5 plan is a one-time purchase with price varying by location. Aartform describes itself as an independent London game development studio founded in 2003, and directs questions to its forum.

Tamga is an app for 3D sculpting, sketching, and stylized rendering, available on iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows. Sculpting tools include brushes, dynamic topology, remeshing, symmetry, and voxel sculpting. For modeling, users can combine primitives with boolean operations and deform models using pose anchors. Painting supports albedo, roughness, and metallic channels, alongside ink strokes on 3D surfaces. Rendering options include paper mode, environment presets, adjustable lights, and camera color grading and lens effects. Tamga imports and exports OBJ meshes and exports renders as PNG, JPG, or EXR. The maker says it runs locally and offline, needs no account, and keeps content on the device. Its privacy policy says it does not collect, store, share, or transmit personal data or user information. Desktop and web use for personal, educational, and non-profit work is free; commercial desktop or web use costs 17.99 CAD once. The iPad app costs 12.99 USD once. Tamga requires WebGPU, which some browsers and operating system versions do not support.