Base Mesh - Am I doing this right?

Tzvier

I've been lurking for forums for a bit and was very happy to find this place! The community seems great, honest, blunt and most importantly gives useful criticism, all without shying away from dick jokes, etc. Not to mention some of the completely fucking amazing art here.

Anyway, I'm working on my game character modeling skills, trying to get them past the 'barely passable as placeholder' level. As I understand it, the process of creating top tier character models is somewhat as follows:

1.Concept
2.Reference, reference, reference
3.Base mesh
4.Sculpt
5.Retopology
6.UV Unwrap
7.Bake High Poly Sculpt
8.Texture - Normal, Diffuse, Specular, (if required - Alpha, Glow)
9.Rig
10.Animate

With that, I've gotten to step three and wanted to get some feedback to see both if my workflow is setup correctly and also to see if I'm setting up my base mesh correctly. General c&c very much welcome as well.

d2king10

You could cut down on the polygons; a base mesh doesn't need to be detailed, leave the detailing for the sculpting app.

I wrote a tutorial that covers this process: http://jasongordy.com/pages/tutorial/page1.html

sltrOlsson

The thing i find most important when creating a base mesh is even topology. Human or stone, always try to keep everything as even as possible.

Tzvier

Thanks for the feedback.

d2king10 wrote: »

You could cut down on the polygons; a base mesh doesn't need to be detailed, leave the detailing for the sculpting app.

I wrote a tutorial that covers this process: http://jasongordy.com/pages/tutorial/page1.html

This tutorial is exactly what I've been looking for. I read through the whole thing, and it confirmed what I knew, and added a few super valuable tips.

Thanks!

So I guess I burn this one down and build a new one.

bbob

Try to use even quads where possible, rectangular polygons will make your brushstroke stretch and warp.