3D models for animation

juanoblagu

Hi everyone, im currently learning the retopology and UV stuff and wanted to ask something: if my aim is to get a job as a 3d character artist for animation should i take out the parts of my model that arent showing after i retopo? this model would be to post on my artstation by the way. or should i just leave them as the are? many thanks in advance.

oglu

what does you mean with "arent showing after retopo".?
if you go for animation you need to show only stuff with super clean topo...
at least the deforming parts...

musashidan

If you mean redundant geo that is hidden under clothes, then yes. If parts of the naked character will never be seen underneath clothing /armour/etc, then it makes no sense to keep the geo. It is wasteful, unnecessary, and could become a skinning nightmare as well as a headache to deal with penetrating geo.

juanoblagu

i meant what @musashidan said, sorry for not explaining myself.
thank you very much guys!