How to clean up this topology?

Gingerkiwi · Jul 2011

So hey guys, im a real noob, so expect this to be a terrible model and most likely a cause of your now apparent heart attack.

How can i better this topology? Could someone do a paintover possibly?

Many thanks
Kiwi

know-it-null · Jul 2011

1. Decide exactly how curvy it really needs to be. Right now, that's a lot of vertices for a simple surface.Kill all vertices that don't contribute to the curvature.
2. Try to avoid interior vertices. Just go from outer edge to outer edge.

That should kill a lot of polys and give you a cleaner shape.

leechdemon · Jul 2011

Quads, then Turbosmooth. If you need more detail, add extra Loops/Rows as needed.

r_fletch_r · Jul 2011

Please post your ref. is this going to be a flat surface or will it be modeled into more.

Gingerkiwi · Jul 2011

Ah thanks guys and the reference is :

I've now cleaned it up a bit better, but i'll take on your base leech

and yeah, it'l be modelled into more.

Psyk0 · Aug 2011

Call me crazy, but i would've used cylinders since most of the big shapes are cylinders...then you just build and connect the rest.

CandyStripes05 · Aug 2011

Psyk0 wrote: »

Call me crazy, but i would've used cylinders since most of the big shapes are cylinders...then you just build and connect the rest.

that or make a sphere for the chest area and extrude out the legs/head from that

Ott · Aug 2011

As suggested above, start by completely reducing the number of edges you have to start with. You have plenty that aren't defining the shape, or aren't that much.

If you are using ye' olde' method of blocking it out with a plane and extruding from there, it's going to save you an immense amount of headaches starting with a VERY simple mesh that is blocked out, before you go to making every last piece of the silhouette absolutely perfect. The first paintover suggestion is the best idea if you want to go this route.

How to clean up this topology?

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