Digital sculpture as a method of conception design: a systematic review

Abstract

The conception of ideas in the design context can be carried out in traditional means (pencil and paper) and digital (digitizing table). This article uses the systematic review to investigates the use of digital sculpture as a viable method of exploring ideas compared to classical techniques. To searching was used the keywords and Boolean operations: digital sculpting AND rapid prototype OR 3D printing AND character design AND ZBrush (the same words were also used in Portuguese). Were obtained 3022 references and after screening totalizing 86 articles to full reading. The main emphasis on literature regard to digital sculpting was in technology and medical areas meanwhile the gaps was in arts and design. The three articles regard art and design argue that digital tools could speed the conceptual process, despite the traditional methods remains as the most used. When adopting digital means, it is possible to access previous and subsequent phases more easily and quickly.