Mossey: you can do it either way(depending on app), in Maya i generally use mutliple objects, because you can have multiple objects loaded as your lowpoly, but in max you need keyframe sub-objects, because of the limitations with only one lowpoly mesh in RTT.
should this be a retopo for the use in zbrush / mudbox or the lowpoly in-game one? If you want to sculpt on this retopo you should try to build the loops in a way they stay in the areas of high details. Don't carry them around the whole model if possible. If this is just a lowpoly then merge them down and work with…
You only need uvs on the lowpoly not the highpoly. Unless you are planning on texturing the highpoly. personally I only usually need to put uvs on the lowpoly that I create using any retopo tools eg 3dcoat, 3dsmax, maya, topogun etc all have ways to retopologise geometry.
So the Batch baking only applies to baking different presets for the same lowpoly mesh right ? So I can't bake ONE preset onto multiple lowpolys (say I have 8 assets where I want the maps to be baked when I come back in the morning).
Generally for me, a good subdiv mesh doesn't necessarily make a good low polymesh. I do like figuring out some of my lowpoly details while making the highpoly. I always like to think you are making your highpoly for your lowpoly, not the other way around.
Hello everyone, In anticipation of my upcoming DVD on modeling the female body, I have released a free video tutorial on modeling a lowpoly character in Blender. The tutorial focuses on all the necessary aspects of lowpoly modeling to make the viewer comfortable enough in the process to begin creating their own characters.…
I'm putting together a demo reel of my work, and I need feedback on some of my projects. Any feedback is greatly appreciated. The focus for my reel is modeling, especially game modeling. Any feedback you can give me on my texturing, modeling, and composition would be greatly appreciated. Even telling if it looks good or…
Hello guys first time posting, looking for some feedback to improve my lowpoly game because I always get anxiety attacks seeing my mesh rising in tris when I use cylindrical shapes. Im currently working on this MP5 and I was wondering if there is room to improve my lowpoly mesh. I heard that aslong it supports the…