# Can't sculpt waterbody island **URL:** \ **Category:** World Creation\ **Tags:** ocean, sculpt, unreal-engine, question\ **Created:** [May 5, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-sculpt-waterbody-island/482948 "2021-05-05T18:19:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BigaCubensis](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@BigaCubensis](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/BigaCubensis)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-sculpt-waterbody-island/482948/1 "2021-05-05T18:19:09Z")
I created the main island with water body ocean, then added some islands dropping waterbody islands. While I can sculpt the main island of ocean, I can’t the other islands, its flat and sculpt hasn’t effect, neither raise nor lower. I tried various settings, changing curve, but nothing helped. Any idea? ---
**Author:** ![Geert\_Linthoudt](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Geert\_Linthoudt](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Geert_Linthoudt)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-sculpt-waterbody-island/482948/2 "2021-07-24T02:11:21Z")
Hi, if you add a new landscape layer above the water layer you should be able to sculpt the islands. ---
**Author:** ![Reeyawn](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/reeyawn/32/1125649_2.png) [@Reeyawn](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Reeyawn)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-sculpt-waterbody-island/482948/3 "2026-07-07T21:01:16Z")
To add onto this, in Landscape Mode navigate to your Layers within the ‘Edit Layers’ section and drag your Landscape Layer above the Water layer to be able to sculpt the islands.