How would you model this?

MaX_ON2077

modelTell me how i can model it? I tried everything,but i can't mode it(  How would you model this? Thanks in advance.

P.S You can download this model and make tris to quads,if you want

Alex_J

looks like a scan, but... whatever techniques you use to model other things will also work with this. What sort of modeling have you done already? Why don't you think it would work here?

MaX_On

I was trying to model from a point. Perhaps I should also try to model from a cube and from a plane.

MaX_On

I don't think it's a scan... It's unlikely that Nintendo used them in their game. I think it was modeled manually after all.

MaX_On

dead tread

Alex_J

starting from a cube would be good because the main shape of the body is a cube

Klunk

hand modelled and mirrored along the center

Neox

yeah looking at the lowpoly, how straight the lines appear. i assume they built the lowpoly first, then used it to create the highpoly, not sure if it was actually sculpted or maybe just smoothed, baked and all surface detail is just done in a software like substance painter.

MaX_On

no bro. They used own software. But i think they create hi poly, then low poly,then bake it. Or create low poly,then hi poly, etc.

MaX_On

There is hard topology. I don't know where to start. If you don't believe me, try it yourself)

MaX_On

There are several options here.
1. It is a photoscan
2. It was sculpted
3. It was modeled by hand. 

Neox

Try what myself? To model this?
Piece of cake. Checking the model structure I told you how I assume it was done. Might be highpoly first but the very straight lines make me think this was modelled not done with retopo.

Learn how to model and you can create this lowpoly easily. Converting it to a sculptable mesh is not complicated but might not even be needed.
I guess one could smooth it, bake down and then do surface detail just in texture.

Joopson

I'm a bit confused, OP-- have you tried to model it yet, or are you just talking to talk?
There are a million valid ways to model this, and there's no telling how the original artist did it, unless they volunteer that information.

All you can do is try, and see what works. There's a lot of good thoughts in this thread already, and any of them will get you there, with a little effort.

MaX_On

well, if you know how to model it, then advise and not just say that "it's easy"

dimwalker

Make a box, convert to poly, make some cuts, push vertices to closer represent final form.
Repeat cuts and moves until you satisfied with how it looks.
Sculpt over it for fine detail. Bake to lowpoly.

sacboi

MaX_On said:

well, if you know how to model it, then advise and not just say that "it's easy"

adjust the attitude, please!

and we've gone over this repeatedly, you've previously received heaps of advice from many people freely giving of their time to help! 

https://polycount.com/discussion/234413/i-need-to-help#latest

https://polycount.com/discussion/234531/3d-helping#latest

....yet you've made no discernible effort, to do anything about it so about time you did, don't you think?!

gnoop

What's the challenge exactly?   Looks like nothing  troublesome to model.    Make a profile and extrude or combine a few primitives   or sculpt from a sphere  . There could be gazillion ways.

okidoki

Maybe.. just look at the model from sketchfab and switch to wireframe.. and after five minutes..



It might also be a great idea to have some looks a the great sphinx of giza..