diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 697af9d..91121b5 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Fry3DX: the app (app.cpp) on the engine, and its modelling core (mesh, scene) as a library the
 # tests use too.
-add_library(fry_core STATIC mesh.cpp tools.cpp cut.cpp uv.cpp image.cpp sticker.cpp shapes.cpp scene.cpp package.cpp export.cpp print.cpp boolean.cpp modify.cpp)
+add_library(fry_core STATIC mesh.cpp tools.cpp cut.cpp uv.cpp image.cpp sticker.cpp shapes.cpp scene.cpp package.cpp export.cpp print.cpp boolean.cpp modify.cpp sculpt.cpp)
 target_include_directories(fry_core PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 target_link_libraries(fry_core PUBLIC glm::glm libzstd_static)
 target_compile_definitions(fry_core PUBLIC GLM_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL)
diff --git a/src/app.cpp b/src/app.cpp
index 40a06ce..0e3936c 100644
--- a/src/app.cpp
+++ b/src/app.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "mesh.h"
 #include "scene.h"
 #include "script.h"
+#include "sculpt.h"
 #include "shapes.h"
 
 #include <SDL3/SDL.h>
@@ -140,6 +141,22 @@ fry.frame()
 )";
 const MaterialInfo kMaterials[] = {{"PLA", 1.24f}, {"PETG", 1.27f}, {"ABS", 1.04f}, {"ASA", 1.07f}, {"TPU", 1.21f}, {"Nylon", 1.14f}, {"Resin", 1.12f}};
 
+struct SculptToolInfo {
+    SculptBrush brush;
+    Icon icon;
+    const char* name;
+    const char* key;
+    const char* hint;
+};
+const SculptToolInfo kSculptTools[] = {
+    {SculptBrush::Draw, Icon::Sculpt, "Raise", "1", "Builds the surface up where you brush. Ctrl digs in instead."},
+    {SculptBrush::Inflate, Icon::Inflate, "Puff out", "2", "Swells it out all round, like blowing it up. Ctrl shrinks it."},
+    {SculptBrush::Smooth, Icon::Smooth, "Smooth", "3", "Evens out bumps. Hold Shift with any brush to smooth."},
+    {SculptBrush::Flatten, Icon::Flatten, "Flatten", "4", "Presses it flat, like a palette knife."},
+    {SculptBrush::Pinch, Icon::Pinch, "Pinch", "5", "Pulls it in towards the middle of the brush: sharp creases and ridges. Ctrl pushes apart."},
+    {SculptBrush::Grab, Icon::Grab, "Grab", "6", "Take hold of a patch and drag it where it should be."},
+};
+
 const PaintToolInfo kPaintTools[] = {
     {PaintTool::Brush, Icon::PaintBrush, "Brush", "B", "Paint on the model or on the flat picture. Alt+click picks a colour; [ and ] change the size."},
     {PaintTool::Eraser, Icon::Eraser, "Eraser", "E", "Paints its plain colour back."},
@@ -290,6 +307,20 @@ public:
             if (a.size() > 2) self->view_ = View::Perspective, self->fov_ = 50, self->yaw_ = std::stof(a[1]), self->pitch_ = std::stof(a[2]);
             if (a.size() > 3) self->dist_ = std::stof(a[3]);
         }, "Fry3DX: fry_orbit yaw pitch [distance]");
+        // A sculpt stroke across the view (0..1 of it), for pictures of it: brush 1-6, then from and to.
+        static keel::Cmd sculptStroke("fry_sculpt", [](const keel::Args& a) {
+            if (a.size() < 6) return;
+            const int brush = std::clamp(std::stoi(a[1]) - 1, 0, int(std::size(kSculptTools)) - 1);
+            self->sculptBrush_ = kSculptTools[brush].brush;
+            const bool other = a.size() > 6 && a[6] == "invert";
+            const auto at = [&](float t) {
+                const ImVec2 lo = self->viewMin_, hi = self->viewMax_;
+                return ImVec2(lo.x + (hi.x - lo.x) * glm::mix(std::stof(a[2]), std::stof(a[4]), t), lo.y + (hi.y - lo.y) * glm::mix(std::stof(a[3]), std::stof(a[5]), t));
+            };
+            self->sculptAt(at(0), true, other, false);
+            for (int i = 1; i <= 60; ++i) self->sculptAt(at(float(i) / 60.0f), false, other, false);
+            self->endSculpt();
+        }, "Fry3DX: fry_sculpt brush x0 y0 x1 y1 [invert] (0..1 of the view)");
         static keel::Cmd sel("fry_select", [](const keel::Args& a) {
             self->selected_.clear();
             for (const Object& o : self->scene_.objects)
@@ -340,8 +371,9 @@ public:
         static keel::Cmd frame("fry_frame", [](const keel::Args&) { self->frameAll(); }, "Fry3DX: frame everything");
         static keel::Cmd tab("fry_tab", [](const keel::Args& a) {
             if (a.size() > 1)
-                self->setTab(a[1] == "paint" ? Tab::Paint : a[1] == "layout" ? Tab::Layout : a[1] == "render" ? Tab::Render : a[1] == "print" ? Tab::Print : Tab::Model);
-        }, "Fry3DX: fry_tab model|paint|render");
+                self->setTab(a[1] == "paint" || a[1] == "sculpt" ? Tab::Paint : a[1] == "layout" ? Tab::Layout : a[1] == "render" ? Tab::Render : a[1] == "print" ? Tab::Print : Tab::Model);
+            if (a.size() > 1) self->sculpting_ = a[1] == "sculpt";
+        }, "Fry3DX: fry_tab model|paint|sculpt|layout|render|print");
         // (points as parts of the view: 0..1 across, 0..1 down)
         auto viewPoint = [](const std::string& x, const std::string& y) {
             return ImVec2(self->viewMin_.x + std::stof(x) * (self->viewMax_.x - self->viewMin_.x), self->viewMin_.y + std::stof(y) * (self->viewMax_.y - self->viewMin_.y));
@@ -688,6 +720,21 @@ private:
         glm::vec3 last{0.0f};
         glm::vec2 last2D{0.0f};
     } paint_;
+    // Sculpting (the Paint tab's Shape side): brushes that push the surface about like clay.
+    bool sculpting_ = false;
+    SculptBrush sculptBrush_ = SculptBrush::Draw;
+    float sculptStrength_ = 0.5f, sculptPx_ = 60.0f; // (its own brush size: sculpting wants a bigger one than painting)
+    bool sculptMirror_ = false; // the same on the other side (left and right: the object's Y)
+    struct SculptStroke {
+        bool active = false, haveLast = false, waiting = false;
+        uint32_t object = 0;
+        std::unique_ptr<SculptMesh> mesh;
+        glm::vec3 last{0.0f};
+        // Grab: where it was taken hold of (the world), and what (the object's own space).
+        glm::vec3 start{0.0f};
+        std::vector<std::pair<int, float>> held[2];
+        std::vector<glm::vec3> from[2];
+    } sculpt_;
     // A picture layer unlocked to be moved: which, and what's being dragged (a corner 0-3, 4 the
     // whole of it, 5 the turning handle) from where.
     struct LayerEdit {
@@ -1626,7 +1673,7 @@ private:
         if (t == tab_) return;
         if (drag_.active) cancelDrag();
         lockLayer();
-        endStroke();
+        endStroke(), endSculpt();
         knifePts_.clear(), drawPts_.clear();
         if (t != Tab::Model) leaveEdit();
         if ((t == Tab::Render || t == Tab::Print) && tool_ != Tool::Select && tool_ != Tool::Move && tool_ != Tool::Rotate && tool_ != Tool::Scale) tool_ = Tool::Move;
@@ -1951,6 +1998,107 @@ private:
         paint_.image.reset();
     }
 
+    // ── Sculpting ──
+
+    // The object ready to sculpt: its finishing touches made part of it, and made finer (the same
+    // shape) if it has too few points to push about.
+    Object* readyToSculpt(uint32_t id) {
+        Object* o = find(id);
+        if (!o) return nullptr;
+        if (o->locked) return say("That object is locked"), nullptr;
+        pushUndo();
+        if (o->hasFinish()) {
+            o->mesh = finishedMesh(*o);
+            o->mirror = 0, o->round = 0, o->smoothLevels = 0;
+        }
+        handMade(*o);
+        if (finerForSculpting(o->mesh)) {
+            o->smooth = true;
+            say(std::format("{} was made finer to sculpt: {} points now, the same shape", o->name, o->mesh.verts.size()));
+        }
+        touched(o->id);
+        return o;
+    }
+    void endSculpt() {
+        if (!sculpt_.active) return;
+        sculpt_ = {};
+    }
+    // The brush at a point of the view: starts a stroke on what's there, or carries one on.
+    void sculptAt(ImVec2 mouse, bool start, bool ctrl, bool shift) {
+        const Ray ray = mouseRay(mouse);
+        const auto toLocal = [](const Object& o, float radius) { return radius * 3.0f / glm::max(glm::abs(o.scale.x) + glm::abs(o.scale.y) + glm::abs(o.scale.z), 1e-6f); };
+        const glm::vec3 other(1, -1, 1); // (the other side: the object's Y turned round)
+        if (start) {
+            const Hit h = pickObject(ray, 0, true);
+            if (!h.object) return;
+            selected_ = {h.object}, active_ = h.object;
+            Object* o = readyToSculpt(h.object);
+            if (!o) return;
+            sculpt_.active = true, sculpt_.object = o->id;
+            sculpt_.mesh = std::make_unique<SculptMesh>(o->mesh);
+            if (sculptBrush_ == SculptBrush::Grab && !shift) { // (made finer: the same shape, so the same spot)
+                sculpt_.start = ray.origin + ray.dir * h.t;
+                const glm::vec3 at = glm::vec3(glm::inverse(objectMatrix(*o)) * glm::vec4(sculpt_.start, 1.0f));
+                const float radius = toLocal(*o, sculptPx_ * pixelSize(sculpt_.start));
+                for (int side = 0; side < (sculptMirror_ ? 2 : 1); ++side) {
+                    sculpt_.held[side] = grabbed(o->mesh, side ? at * other : at, radius);
+                    for (const auto& [i, w] : sculpt_.held[side]) sculpt_.from[side].push_back(o->mesh.verts[size_t(i)]);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (!sculpt_.active) return;
+        Object* o = find(sculpt_.object);
+        if (!o) return endSculpt();
+        const glm::mat4 inv = glm::inverse(objectMatrix(*o));
+        if (!sculpt_.from[0].empty()) { // grabbing: it follows the mouse across the view
+            const auto p = hitPlane(ray, sculpt_.start, forwardOf(yaw_, pitch_));
+            if (!p) return;
+            const glm::vec3 d = glm::vec3(inv * glm::vec4(*p - sculpt_.start, 0.0f));
+            moveGrabbed(o->mesh, sculpt_.held[0], sculpt_.from[0], d);
+            if (sculptMirror_) moveGrabbed(o->mesh, sculpt_.held[1], sculpt_.from[1], d * other);
+            return touched(o->id);
+        }
+        const Hit h = pickObject(ray, o->id, true);
+        if (!h.object) {
+            sculpt_.haveLast = false;
+            return;
+        }
+        const glm::vec3 at = ray.origin + ray.dir * h.t;
+        const float radius = sculptPx_ * pixelSize(at);
+        const SculptBrush brush = shift ? SculptBrush::Smooth : sculptBrush_;
+        const auto dab = [&](const glm::vec3& world) {
+            Dab d{glm::vec3(inv * glm::vec4(world, 1.0f)), toLocal(*o, radius), sculptStrength_, ctrl};
+            sculptDab(o->mesh, *sculpt_.mesh, brush, d);
+            if (sculptMirror_) d.at *= other, sculptDab(o->mesh, *sculpt_.mesh, brush, d);
+        };
+        // A dab every quarter of the brush along the way, not one a frame (fast strokes stay even).
+        const float gap = glm::distance(at, sculpt_.last);
+        if (!sculpt_.haveLast) dab(at);
+        else if (gap >= radius * 0.25f && gap < radius * 8) {
+            const int steps = int(gap / (radius * 0.25f));
+            for (int i = 1; i <= steps; ++i) dab(glm::mix(sculpt_.last, at, float(i) / float(steps)));
+        } else if (gap < radius * 0.25f)
+            return; // (not far enough for the next dab yet)
+        else
+            dab(at);
+        sculpt_.last = at, sculpt_.haveLast = true;
+        touched(o->id);
+    }
+    void sculptViewport(const ImGuiIO& io) {
+        if (sculpt_.waiting) {
+            if (!ImGui::IsMouseDown(ImGuiMouseButton_Left)) sculpt_.waiting = false;
+            else if (pickObject(mouseRay(io.MousePos), 0, true).object) sculpt_.waiting = false, sculptAt(io.MousePos, true, io.KeyCtrl, io.KeyShift);
+            return;
+        }
+        if (sculpt_.active) {
+            if (!ImGui::IsMouseDown(ImGuiMouseButton_Left)) return endSculpt();
+            return sculptAt(io.MousePos, false, io.KeyCtrl, io.KeyShift);
+        }
+        if (!mouseInView(io) || !ImGui::IsMouseClicked(ImGuiMouseButton_Left)) return;
+        if (pickObject(mouseRay(io.MousePos), 0, true).object) sculptAt(io.MousePos, true, io.KeyCtrl, io.KeyShift);
+        else sculpt_.waiting = sculptBrush_ != SculptBrush::Grab;
+    }
+
     // ── Picture layers ──
 
     PictureLayer* editLayer() {
@@ -4274,6 +4422,7 @@ private:
     }
     // Painting: on the model under the mouse.
     void paintViewport(ImGuiIO& io) {
+        if (sculpting_) return sculptViewport(io);
         if (paint_.waiting) {
             if (!ImGui::IsMouseDown(ImGuiMouseButton_Left)) paint_.waiting = false;
             else if (pickObject(mouseRay(io.MousePos), 0, true).object) paint_.waiting = false, paintAt(io.MousePos, true);
@@ -4340,13 +4489,19 @@ private:
         if (ctrl && key(ImGuiKey_1)) setTab(Tab::Model);
         if (ctrl && key(ImGuiKey_2)) setTab(Tab::Paint);
         if (ctrl && key(ImGuiKey_3)) setTab(Tab::Layout);
+        if (tab_ == Tab::Paint && !ctrl && !alt && key(ImGuiKey_Tab)) return (void)(sculpting_ = !sculpting_, endStroke(), endSculpt());
+        if (tab_ == Tab::Paint && sculpting_ && !ctrl && !alt)
+            for (int i = 0; i < int(std::size(kSculptTools)); ++i)
+                if (key(ImGuiKey(int(ImGuiKey_1) + i))) sculptBrush_ = kSculptTools[i].brush;
+        if (tab_ == Tab::Paint && sculpting_ && !ctrl && !alt && key(ImGuiKey_X)) sculptMirror_ = !sculptMirror_;
         if (tab_ == Tab::Paint && !ctrl && !alt) {
             if (key(ImGuiKey_B)) paintTool_ = PaintTool::Brush;
             if (key(ImGuiKey_E)) paintTool_ = PaintTool::Eraser;
             if (key(ImGuiKey_G)) paintTool_ = PaintTool::Fill;
             if (key(ImGuiKey_I)) paintTool_ = PaintTool::Picker;
-            if (ImGui::IsKeyPressed(ImGuiKey_LeftBracket)) brushPx_ = std::max(1.0f, brushPx_ / 1.2f);
-            if (ImGui::IsKeyPressed(ImGuiKey_RightBracket)) brushPx_ = std::min(500.0f, brushPx_ * 1.2f);
+            float& size = sculpting_ ? sculptPx_ : brushPx_;
+            if (ImGui::IsKeyPressed(ImGuiKey_LeftBracket)) size = std::max(1.0f, size / 1.2f);
+            if (ImGui::IsKeyPressed(ImGuiKey_RightBracket)) size = std::min(500.0f, size * 1.2f);
             if (key(ImGuiKey_Enter) || key(ImGuiKey_KeypadEnter)) lockLayer();
             if (key(ImGuiKey_Delete) && editLayer()) deleteLayer(*find(ledit_.object), ledit_.index);
             if (key(ImGuiKey_F1)) showHelp_ = !showHelp_;
@@ -4716,7 +4871,9 @@ private:
                     }
                 }
             }
-            if (mouseInView(io) && !editLayer() && paintTool_ != PaintTool::Picture)
+            if (sculpting_) {
+                if (mouseInView(io)) dl->AddCircle(io.MousePos, sculptPx_, io.KeyCtrl ? IM_COL32(120, 180, 255, 220) : IM_COL32(255, 255, 255, 200), 40, 1.5f);
+            } else if (mouseInView(io) && !editLayer() && paintTool_ != PaintTool::Picture)
                 dl->AddCircle(io.MousePos, brushPx_, paintTool_ == PaintTool::Fill || paintTool_ == PaintTool::Picker ? IM_COL32(255, 255, 255, 90) : IM_COL32(255, 255, 255, 200), 40, 1.5f);
             dl->PopClipRect();
             return;
@@ -5264,6 +5421,21 @@ private:
     }
 
     void paintToolbox(float w) {
+        const float half = (w - ImGui::GetStyle().ItemSpacing.x) * 0.5f;
+        if (wideButton("##colour-side", Icon::PaintBrush, "Colour", !sculpting_, half, "Paint colours on it (Tab)")) sculpting_ = false, endSculpt();
+        ImGui::SameLine();
+        if (wideButton("##shape-side", Icon::Sculpt, "Sculpt", sculpting_, half, "Push its surface about like clay (Tab)")) sculpting_ = true, endStroke();
+        ImGui::Spacing();
+        if (sculpting_) {
+            grid(int(std::size(kSculptTools)), 38.0f, [&](int i) {
+                const SculptToolInfo& t = kSculptTools[i];
+                const std::string id = std::format("##{}", t.name), tip = std::format("{}  ({})\n{}", t.name, t.key, t.hint);
+                if (iconButton(id.c_str(), t.icon, sculptBrush_ == t.brush, tip.c_str())) sculptBrush_ = t.brush;
+            });
+            for (const SculptToolInfo& t : kSculptTools)
+                if (t.brush == sculptBrush_) ImGui::TextColored(accentText(), "%s", t.name);
+            return;
+        }
         grid(int(std::size(kPaintTools)), 38.0f, [&](int i) {
             const PaintToolInfo& t = kPaintTools[i];
             const std::string id = std::format("##{}", t.name), tip = std::format("{}  ({})\n{}", t.name, t.key, t.hint);
@@ -5283,7 +5455,48 @@ private:
             if (t.tool == paintTool_) ImGui::TextColored(accentText(), "%s", t.name);
     }
 
+    void sculptOptions(float w) {
+        for (const SculptToolInfo& t : kSculptTools)
+            if (t.brush == sculptBrush_) ImGui::SeparatorText(t.name), ImGui::TextWrapped("%s", t.hint);
+        ImGui::Spacing();
+        ImGui::SetNextItemWidth(w);
+        ImGui::SliderFloat("##size", &sculptPx_, 4.0f, 400.0f, "size %.0f px", ImGuiSliderFlags_Logarithmic);
+        if (sculptBrush_ != SculptBrush::Grab) {
+            ImGui::SetNextItemWidth(w);
+            ImGui::SliderFloat("##strength", &sculptStrength_, 0.02f, 1.0f, "strength %.2f");
+        }
+        ImGui::Checkbox("Same on both sides (X)", &sculptMirror_);
+        if (ImGui::IsItemHovered()) ImGui::SetTooltip("What you do on its left is done on its right too");
+        if (Object* o = selected_.size() == 1 ? find(active_) : nullptr) {
+            ImGui::SeparatorText(o->name.c_str());
+            ImGui::TextDisabled("%zu points", o->mesh.verts.size());
+            size_t after = 0;
+            for (const auto& f : o->mesh.faces) after += f.size();
+            ImGui::BeginDisabled(after > 400000 || o->locked);
+            if (ImGui::Button("Finer, for small details", ImVec2(w, 0))) {
+                pushUndo();
+                if (o->hasFinish()) o->mesh = finishedMesh(*o), o->mirror = 0, o->round = 0, o->smoothLevels = 0;
+                handMade(*o);
+                subdivide(o->mesh, false);
+                touched(o->id);
+            }
+            ImGui::EndDisabled();
+            if (ImGui::IsItemHovered(ImGuiHoveredFlags_AllowWhenDisabled)) ImGui::SetTooltip("Each face split in four: the same shape, more points to push about");
+            if (ImGui::Button("Smooth all of it", ImVec2(w, 0)) && !o->locked) {
+                pushUndo();
+                handMade(*o);
+                const SculptMesh sm(o->mesh);
+                const glm::vec3 mid = (boundsMin(o->mesh) + boundsMax(o->mesh)) * 0.5f;
+                sculptDab(o->mesh, sm, SculptBrush::Smooth, {mid, glm::distance(boundsMin(o->mesh), boundsMax(o->mesh)) * 2.0f, 0.5f});
+                touched(o->id);
+            }
+        }
+        ImGui::Spacing();
+        ImGui::TextDisabled("Ctrl: the other way   Shift: smooth\n[ and ]: brush size   1-6: brushes");
+    }
+
     void paintOptions(float w) {
+        if (sculpting_) return sculptOptions(w);
         for (const PaintToolInfo& t : kPaintTools)
             if (t.tool == paintTool_) ImGui::SeparatorText(t.name);
         if (paintTool_ == PaintTool::Brush || paintTool_ == PaintTool::Eraser) {
diff --git a/src/icons.cpp b/src/icons.cpp
index 2b596ab..bf0804e 100644
--- a/src/icons.cpp
+++ b/src/icons.cpp
@@ -174,6 +174,45 @@ void drawIcon(ImDrawList* dl, Icon icon, ImVec2 o, float s, ImU32 c) {
         }
         break;
     }
+    // Sculpting: a line of surface, and what the brush does to it.
+    case Icon::Sculpt: { // a bump raised, an arrow up out of it
+        const ImVec2 pts[] = {P(0.08f, 0.80f), P(0.30f, 0.78f), P(0.42f, 0.58f), P(0.58f, 0.58f), P(0.70f, 0.78f), P(0.92f, 0.80f)};
+        dl->AddPolyline(pts, 6, c, 0, t * 1.2f);
+        line(0.5f, 0.48f, 0.5f, 0.24f), tri(0.5f, 0.08f, 0.38f, 0.26f, 0.62f, 0.26f);
+        break;
+    }
+    case Icon::Inflate:
+        dl->AddCircle(P(0.5f, 0.5f), 0.2f * s, c, 24, t);
+        for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
+            const float a = 0.785f + 1.5708f * float(i), x = std::cos(a), y = std::sin(a);
+            line(0.5f + x * 0.28f, 0.5f + y * 0.28f, 0.5f + x * 0.42f, 0.5f + y * 0.42f);
+        }
+        break;
+    case Icon::Smooth: { // bumps above, evened out below
+        ImVec2 pts[9];
+        for (int i = 0; i < 9; ++i) pts[i] = P(0.1f + 0.1f * float(i), 0.3f + (i % 2 ? -0.1f : 0.08f));
+        dl->AddPolyline(pts, 9, dim, 0, t);
+        dl->PathArcTo(P(0.5f, 1.25f), 0.62f * s, 3.14159f * 1.2f, 3.14159f * 1.8f, 20);
+        dl->PathStroke(c, 0, t * 1.2f);
+        break;
+    }
+    case Icon::Flatten: // a bump pressed flat by a bar
+        dl->AddRectFilled(P(0.2f, 0.18f), P(0.8f, 0.32f), c, 0.04f * s);
+        line(0.5f, 0.36f, 0.5f, 0.5f), tri(0.5f, 0.62f, 0.4f, 0.48f, 0.6f, 0.48f);
+        line(0.08f, 0.78f, 0.92f, 0.78f, t * 1.2f);
+        break;
+    case Icon::Pinch: // two sides pulled in to a crease
+        line(0.08f, 0.5f, 0.34f, 0.5f), tri(0.46f, 0.5f, 0.32f, 0.4f, 0.32f, 0.6f);
+        line(0.92f, 0.5f, 0.66f, 0.5f), tri(0.54f, 0.5f, 0.68f, 0.4f, 0.68f, 0.6f);
+        line(0.5f, 0.2f, 0.5f, 0.8f, t * 0.7f);
+        break;
+    case Icon::Grab: { // a patch of surface pulled up and over
+        const ImVec2 pts[] = {P(0.08f, 0.82f), P(0.32f, 0.80f), P(0.46f, 0.50f), P(0.62f, 0.34f), P(0.72f, 0.80f), P(0.92f, 0.82f)};
+        dl->AddPolyline(pts, 6, c, 0, t * 1.2f);
+        dot(0.62f, 0.34f, 0.08f);
+        line(0.62f, 0.34f, 0.84f, 0.16f, t * 0.8f), tri(0.92f, 0.08f, 0.78f, 0.12f, 0.88f, 0.22f);
+        break;
+    }
     case Icon::LayFlat:
         quad(0.22f, 0.40f, 0.62f, 0.22f, 0.86f, 0.50f, 0.46f, 0.68f, false, c);
         line(0.10f, 0.88f, 0.90f, 0.88f);
diff --git a/src/icons.h b/src/icons.h
index 1888e67..4b89852 100644
--- a/src/icons.h
+++ b/src/icons.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 namespace fry {
 
-enum class Icon { Select, Move, Rotate, Scale, Draw, Extrude, Inset, Bevel, LoopCut, Objects, Shape, Points, Edges, Faces, Box, Brush, Lasso, Add, Knife, Hole, PaintBrush, Eraser, Fill, Picker, Picture, Render, Layout, Print, Ruler, LayFlat };
+enum class Icon { Select, Move, Rotate, Scale, Draw, Extrude, Inset, Bevel, LoopCut, Objects, Shape, Points, Edges, Faces, Box, Brush, Lasso, Add, Knife, Hole, PaintBrush, Eraser, Fill, Picker, Picture, Render, Layout, Print, Ruler, LayFlat, Sculpt, Inflate, Smooth, Flatten, Pinch, Grab };
 
 void drawIcon(ImDrawList* dl, Icon icon, ImVec2 topLeft, float size, ImU32 color);
 
diff --git a/src/script.cpp b/src/script.cpp
index 7cab9f9..9cd8992 100644
--- a/src/script.cpp
+++ b/src/script.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "script.h"
+#include "sculpt.h"
 #include "shapes.h"
 
 // (Lua is built as C++ here — cmake/Dependencies.cmake — so its errors are exceptions and unwind
@@ -332,6 +333,30 @@ int objSubdivide(lua_State* L) {
     lua_settop(L, 1);
     return 1;
 }
+// o:sculpt("raise", at, radius, strength, times): a brush pressed at a point (the scene's space),
+// like the Sculpt brushes. Made finer first if it has too few points, as in the app.
+int objSculpt(lua_State* L) {
+    Object& o = object(L, 1);
+    static const std::pair<const char*, std::pair<SculptBrush, bool>> names[] = {
+        {"raise", {SculptBrush::Draw, false}}, {"dig", {SculptBrush::Draw, true}},          {"puff", {SculptBrush::Inflate, false}},
+        {"shrink", {SculptBrush::Inflate, true}}, {"smooth", {SculptBrush::Smooth, false}}, {"flatten", {SculptBrush::Flatten, false}},
+        {"pinch", {SculptBrush::Pinch, false}},  {"spread", {SculptBrush::Pinch, true}},
+    };
+    const std::string name = lower(luaL_checkstring(L, 2));
+    const auto* it = std::find_if(std::begin(names), std::end(names), [&](const auto& n) { return name == n.first; });
+    if (it == std::end(names)) return luaL_error(L, "there's no brush called %s (raise, dig, puff, shrink, smooth, flatten, pinch, spread)", name.c_str());
+    const glm::mat4 inv = glm::inverse(objectMatrix(o));
+    const float scale = (std::abs(o.scale.x) + std::abs(o.scale.y) + std::abs(o.scale.z)) / 3.0f;
+    Dab dab{glm::vec3(inv * glm::vec4(toVec(L, 3), 1.0f)), float(luaL_optnumber(L, 4, 0.2)) / std::max(scale, 1e-6f), float(std::clamp(luaL_optnumber(L, 5, 0.5), 0.0, 1.0)), it->second.second};
+    const int times = std::clamp(int(luaL_optinteger(L, 6, 1)), 1, 1000);
+    if (o.hasFinish()) o.mesh = finishedMesh(o), o.mirror = 0, o.round = 0, o.smoothLevels = 0;
+    if (finerForSculpting(o.mesh)) o.smooth = true;
+    const SculptMesh sm(o.mesh);
+    for (int i = 0; i < times; ++i) sculptDab(o.mesh, sm, it->second.first, dab);
+    handMade(o);
+    lua_settop(L, 1);
+    return 1;
+}
 int objBevel(lua_State* L) {
     Object& o = object(L, 1);
     const float width = float(luaL_checknumber(L, 2));
@@ -480,7 +505,7 @@ int objDrop(lua_State* L) { // stands it on the ground (z = 0)
 const luaL_Reg kMethods[] = {
     {"move", objMove},       {"rotate", objRotate},     {"scale", objScale},       {"delete", objDelete},   {"copy", objCopy},
     {"add", objAdd},         {"subtract", objSubtract}, {"overlap", objOverlap},   {"join", objJoin},       {"thicken", objThicken},
-    {"subdivide", objSubdivide}, {"bevel", objBevel},   {"bake", objBake},         {"points", objPoints},   {"faces", objFaces},
+    {"subdivide", objSubdivide}, {"sculpt", objSculpt}, {"bevel", objBevel},   {"bake", objBake},         {"points", objPoints},   {"faces", objFaces},
     {"setpoints", objSetPoints}, {"setshape", objSetShape}, {"set", objSet},       {"settings", objSettings}, {"bounds", objBounds},
     {"select", objSelect},   {"drop", objDrop},         {nullptr, nullptr},
 };
@@ -811,6 +836,8 @@ An object (o):
   o:copy()  o:delete()  o:select()  o:bounds() -> lowest, highest corner
   o:add(others...)  o:subtract(others...)  o:overlap(others...)  o:join(others...)   (the others go)
   o:thicken(t)  o:subdivide(smooth, times)  o:bevel(width, steps, angle)  o:bake()
+  o:sculpt(brush, at, radius, strength, times)   brush: raise, dig, puff, shrink, smooth,
+      flatten, pinch, spread; at: a point on it (the scene's space). Made finer first if needed
   o:points()  o:faces()  o:setpoints(points)  o:setshape(points, faces)  o:set(name, value)  o:settings()
 )";
 }
diff --git a/src/sculpt.cpp b/src/sculpt.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..697a78d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sculpt.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#include "sculpt.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cmath>
+
+namespace fry {
+
+SculptMesh::SculptMesh(const Mesh& m) : next(m.verts.size()), faces(m.verts.size()) {
+    for (const auto& [a, b] : edges(m)) next[size_t(a)].push_back(b), next[size_t(b)].push_back(a);
+    for (size_t f = 0; f < m.faces.size(); ++f)
+        for (int v : m.faces[f]) faces[size_t(v)].push_back(int(f));
+}
+
+float sculptFalloff(float d, float radius) {
+    if (d >= radius) return 0.0f;
+    const float s = 1.0f - d / radius;
+    return s * s * (3.0f - 2.0f * s);
+}
+
+glm::vec3 pointNormal(const Mesh& m, const SculptMesh& s, int point) {
+    glm::vec3 n(0.0f);
+    for (int f : s.faces[size_t(point)]) n += faceNormal(m, f) * std::max(faceArea(m, f), 1e-12f);
+    const float len = glm::length(n);
+    return len > 1e-20f ? n / len : glm::vec3(0, 0, 1);
+}
+
+void sculptDab(Mesh& m, const SculptMesh& s, SculptBrush brush, const Dab& dab) {
+    if (brush == SculptBrush::Grab || dab.radius <= 0.0f) return;
+    // The points it reaches, how much, and the surface under it: its normal and middle.
+    std::vector<std::pair<int, float>> under;
+    glm::vec3 normal(0.0f), middle(0.0f);
+    float total = 0.0f;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < m.verts.size(); ++i) {
+        const float w = sculptFalloff(glm::distance(m.verts[i], dab.at), dab.radius);
+        if (w <= 0.0f || s.faces[i].empty()) continue;
+        under.push_back({int(i), w});
+        normal += pointNormal(m, s, int(i)) * w;
+        middle += m.verts[i] * w, total += w;
+    }
+    if (under.empty()) return;
+    middle /= total;
+    normal = glm::length(normal) > 1e-12f ? glm::normalize(normal) : glm::vec3(0, 0, 1);
+    const float sign = dab.invert ? -1.0f : 1.0f;
+    // A sixth of the brush per dab at full strength (dabs come every quarter brush, so a stroke
+    // over a point raises it about half the brush's size).
+    const float step = dab.radius * 0.16f * std::clamp(dab.strength, 0.0f, 1.0f);
+
+    // (Worked out from where the points were before this dab, so it doesn't depend on order.)
+    std::vector<glm::vec3> moved(under.size());
+    for (size_t k = 0; k < under.size(); ++k) {
+        const auto [i, w] = under[k];
+        const glm::vec3 p = m.verts[size_t(i)];
+        switch (brush) {
+        case SculptBrush::Draw: moved[k] = p + normal * (sign * step * w); break;
+        case SculptBrush::Inflate: moved[k] = p + pointNormal(m, s, i) * (sign * step * w); break;
+        case SculptBrush::Smooth: {
+            glm::vec3 avg(0.0f);
+            for (int n : s.next[size_t(i)]) avg += m.verts[size_t(n)];
+            if (s.next[size_t(i)].empty()) avg = p;
+            else avg /= float(s.next[size_t(i)].size());
+            moved[k] = glm::mix(p, avg, std::min(1.0f, w * dab.strength));
+            break;
+        }
+        case SculptBrush::Flatten: moved[k] = p - normal * (glm::dot(p - middle, normal) * std::min(1.0f, w * dab.strength * 0.5f)); break;
+        case SculptBrush::Pinch: {
+            glm::vec3 in = dab.at - p;
+            in -= normal * glm::dot(in, normal); // along the surface, not into it
+            moved[k] = p + in * (sign * std::min(0.5f, w * dab.strength * 0.15f));
+            break;
+        }
+        case SculptBrush::Grab: break;
+        }
+    }
+    for (size_t k = 0; k < under.size(); ++k) m.verts[size_t(under[k].first)] = moved[k];
+}
+
+std::vector<std::pair<int, float>> grabbed(const Mesh& m, const glm::vec3& at, float radius) {
+    std::vector<std::pair<int, float>> out;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < m.verts.size(); ++i)
+        if (const float w = sculptFalloff(glm::distance(m.verts[i], at), radius); w > 0.0f) out.push_back({int(i), w});
+    return out;
+}
+
+void moveGrabbed(Mesh& m, const std::vector<std::pair<int, float>>& points, const std::vector<glm::vec3>& from, const glm::vec3& offset) {
+    for (size_t k = 0; k < points.size() && k < from.size(); ++k) m.verts[size_t(points[k].first)] = from[k] + offset * points[k].second;
+}
+
+int finerForSculpting(Mesh& m, size_t points, size_t limit) {
+    int times = 0;
+    while (m.verts.size() < points) {
+        size_t after = 0; // (each face becomes as many as it has corners)
+        for (const auto& f : m.faces) after += f.size();
+        if (after > limit || m.faces.empty()) break;
+        subdivide(m, false);
+        ++times;
+    }
+    return times;
+}
+
+} // namespace fry
diff --git a/src/sculpt.h b/src/sculpt.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9b6bef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sculpt.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#pragma once
+// Sculpting: brushes that push a mesh's points about like clay — the points under the brush
+// move most in its middle, less towards its edge. It only moves points (no new ones): a shape
+// with few points is made finer first (finerForSculpting).
+#include "mesh.h"
+
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace fry {
+
+enum class SculptBrush {
+    Draw,    // raise (or, inverted, dig into) the surface under it
+    Inflate, // puff out along each point's own normal (inverted: shrink)
+    Smooth,  // even out bumps
+    Flatten, // press onto the plane the surface under it is closest to
+    Pinch,   // pull points in to the middle (inverted: push apart) — sharpens creases
+    Grab,    // take hold of a patch and drag it (grabbed / moveGrabbed)
+};
+
+// What a stroke needs to know about the mesh, made once when it starts (the faces don't change
+// while sculpting, only where the points are).
+struct SculptMesh {
+    explicit SculptMesh(const Mesh& m);
+    std::vector<std::vector<int>> next;  // each point's neighbours along edges
+    std::vector<std::vector<int>> faces; // the faces round each point
+};
+
+// One dab, in the mesh's own space. strength: 0..1; invert: the other way.
+struct Dab {
+    glm::vec3 at{0.0f};
+    float radius = 0.1f, strength = 0.5f;
+    bool invert = false;
+};
+
+// How much of a dab reaches a point `d` away: 1 in the middle, 0 at the edge, smoothly.
+float sculptFalloff(float d, float radius);
+// A point's normal: its faces', averaged.
+glm::vec3 pointNormal(const Mesh& m, const SculptMesh& s, int point);
+void sculptDab(Mesh& m, const SculptMesh& s, SculptBrush brush, const Dab& dab);
+
+// Grab: the points under the brush and how much each follows it; then, as it's dragged, each
+// put `offset` × its share away from where it was when grabbed (`from`).
+std::vector<std::pair<int, float>> grabbed(const Mesh& m, const glm::vec3& at, float radius);
+void moveGrabbed(Mesh& m, const std::vector<std::pair<int, float>>& points, const std::vector<glm::vec3>& from, const glm::vec3& offset);
+
+// Made finer without changing its shape (each face split into four, flat) until it has at least
+// `points` points, or would have more than `limit` faces. Returns how many times it was split.
+int finerForSculpting(Mesh& m, size_t points = 6000, size_t limit = 400000);
+
+} // namespace fry
diff --git a/tests/mesh_test.cpp b/tests/mesh_test.cpp
index 5209aa7..df11c09 100644
--- a/tests/mesh_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/mesh_test.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "image.h"
 #include "scene.h"
 #include "shapes.h"
+#include "sculpt.h"
 
 #include <cmath>
 #include <cstdio>
@@ -425,6 +426,36 @@ int main() {
     const std::string text((std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(j)), {});
     CHECK(text.find("\"translation\":[2,3,1]") != std::string::npos, "in glTF's axes (Y up): the position is [2,3,1]");
 
+    { // Sculpting: a cube made finer keeps its shape; brushes move only what's under them.
+        Mesh m = makeCube(1.0f);
+        const int times = finerForSculpting(m, 2000);
+        CHECK(times == 5 && m.verts.size() >= 2000 && closed(m) && boundsMax(m) == glm::vec3(0.5f), "a cube made finer for sculpting: %d times, %zu points, same box", times, m.verts.size());
+        const SculptMesh sm(m);
+        const Mesh before = m;
+        const glm::vec3 top(0, 0, 0.5f);
+        for (int i = 0; i < 20; ++i) sculptDab(m, sm, SculptBrush::Draw, {top, 0.25f, 1.0f});
+        CHECK(boundsMax(m).z > 0.55f && boundsMin(m) == boundsMin(before), "draw raises the top (%.3f) and leaves the rest", boundsMax(m).z);
+        CHECK(closed(m), "still closed after sculpting");
+        Mesh dug = before;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 20; ++i) sculptDab(dug, sm, SculptBrush::Draw, {top, 0.25f, 1.0f, true});
+        CHECK(boundsMax(dug).z == 0.5f, "inverted, it digs in: nothing above the top");
+        float rough = 0.0f, smooth = 0.0f; // how far the top's points are from flat
+        Mesh bumpy = m;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) sculptDab(bumpy, sm, SculptBrush::Smooth, {top, 0.3f, 1.0f});
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < m.verts.size(); ++i)
+            if (glm::length(glm::vec2(m.verts[i])) < 0.15f && m.verts[i].z > 0.4f) rough += m.verts[i].z - 0.5f, smooth += bumpy.verts[i].z - 0.5f;
+        CHECK(smooth < rough, "smoothing lowers the bump (%.3f to %.3f)", rough, smooth);
+        Mesh flat = m;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 30; ++i) sculptDab(flat, sm, SculptBrush::Flatten, {top, 0.3f, 1.0f});
+        CHECK(boundsMax(flat).z < boundsMax(m).z, "flatten presses it down");
+        Mesh g = before;
+        const auto held = grabbed(g, top, 0.2f);
+        std::vector<glm::vec3> from;
+        for (const auto& [i, w] : held) from.push_back(g.verts[size_t(i)]);
+        moveGrabbed(g, held, from, glm::vec3(0, 0, 0.3f));
+        CHECK(!held.empty() && std::abs(boundsMax(g).z - 0.8f) < 0.01f && closed(g), "grab pulls the middle up with it (%.3f)", boundsMax(g).z);
+    }
+
     std::printf("%s (%d failure%s)\n", g_failures ? "FAILED" : "passed", g_failures, g_failures == 1 ? "" : "s");
     return g_failures ? 1 : 0;
 }
diff --git a/tests/script_test.cpp b/tests/script_test.cpp
index 3635b6b..69a34d3 100644
--- a/tests/script_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/script_test.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ int main() {
     r = runScript(host, "local o = fry.add('cube')\no.material = 'Gold'\nlocal m = fry.add('cube', {color = '#102030', material = 'glossy'})\nprint(#fry.materials())");
     CHECK(r.ok && scene.objects.back().metal == 0.0f && scene.objects.back().rough < 0.2f && scene.objects.back().color.r < 0.1f, "a material keeping its colour (%s)", r.error.c_str());
     CHECK(scene.objects[scene.objects.size() - 2].metal == 1.0f && scene.objects[scene.objects.size() - 2].color.g > 0.7f, "gold");
+    r = runScript(host, "local b = fry.add('sphere', {radius = 1})\nb:sculpt('raise', {0, 0, 1}, 0.4, 1, 20)\nlocal lo, hi = b:bounds()\nprint(hi.z > 1.05)");
+    CHECK(r.ok && out.find("true\n") != std::string::npos, "o:sculpt raises the top (%s)", r.error.c_str());
     r = runScript(host, "fry.add('cube').material = 'cheese'");
     CHECK(!r.ok && r.error.find("no material called cheese") != std::string::npos, "an unknown material is an error");
     r = runScript(host, "fry.clear()");