Good thread.
If I may add some other questions here (which I think are relevant to the original question)...
- Is box modeling possible in Carrara?
- Is it possible to have reference images on the left, right and bottom background to use as guides for modeling?
These are things I haven't attempted in Carrara.
I know these threads are no longer about software programs, but only about techniques.... but... it may be that some "techniques" are more easily implemented in certain software, so maybe it could be permitted to mention some software when it relates to the technique being discussed?
For instance, some of the "techniques" done in (for instance, ZBrush) are not techniques you could do in (for instance, MOI) - so, it seems that there may be occasion that a technique may have to mention a software that would implement that technique? 