Need advice: How to properly create low poly from high poly knife in Blender?

TimurUhin

Hi everyone!

I'm currently working on a knife model. This is my current high poly (image attached). Now, I want to create a proper low poly version for baking and texturing, but I'm not sure about the best workflow to do this in Blender.

I would really appreciate any advice on:

• The general approach for creating the low poly version from this high poly.

• Whether I should use manual retopology, decimation, or some other technique.

• Any important tips for optimizing the geometry while keeping the silhouette clean and sharp.

• Best practices for UV unwrapping and preparing the low poly for baking.

I'm still learning, so any feedback or step-by-step recommendations would be super helpful!
Thanks in advance!

4195036 polygons

Neox

what does the highpoly look like? how was it created? i guess some boolean mesh soup stuff?

because if this has a basemesh, just kill everything you dont need. super quick and easy

okidoki

I think like in all other apps too.. Maintain the silhouette and delete/dissolve "unneeded" bevels.. use floating normalmaps..



Also.. have a look at: http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/ReTopologyModeling