Animal Subdivision Topology

Elijah8 · May 3 2025

Id love some feedback on topology of my horse and dragon basemeshes especially from riggers

Horse:
https://skfb.ly/pwHZO
Dragon:
https://skfb.ly/pwHYE

It's all quad, no hexapoles, meant for subdivision high poly sculpting

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/39/x5j74wv9jmqo.jpg

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/pp/oll5bzjudc7n.jpg

Elijah8 · May 3 2025

And Here is Carnivore quadruped:
https://skfb.ly/pwItV

(Intended to be sculpted into cat's dogs and such)

Eric Chadwick · May 4 2025

I would suggest rigging these up for animation, and doing a run cycle. This will expose issues with the topology, and make it easier to see what needs to be fixed. Topology for animation has specific needs, and this is best learned by doing, experimenting, and adjusting.

Also we have some great resources here for animal animation: https://polycount.com/discussion/158862/animation-reference-and-inspiration
Some links are broken, but it’s still very much worth it to dig for the gems!

Animal Subdivision Topology

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