I used a high poly sphere and cut into the model in order to achieve most line work, there are floaters like the bolts and the main pieces on the ends. Update: Added the smaller eye to the Head piece.
Yes, most of the geo is cut into the original shape of the sphere and the head piece. The only thing that are floaters would be the bolts and the designs on the middle sections. The rings are all cut into the model. I was getting some seam errors and angle errors which I am currently fixing.
Last update: Finished the texturing and the rendering. After seeing the Star Wars trailer I wanted to make a fan art model of the BB8 (new droid). I wanted to challenge myself with this model and get better at making High Poly assets with harder and unique shapes. Most of the line work is cuts into the model, there are…