Done the sculpt… Now what?

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May 30, 2020 at 5:38 pm #12118
Tom Coster
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Hi,

I’ve finished a fairly high poly sculpt in a T pose. Now I would like to pose it without messing up the mesh and making it good for texturing.

Should I retopo the mesh now as the next step to help get it in a good pose or is there another way I should think about?

Thanks!
June 1, 2020 at 11:40 am #57422
Jonathan Lampel
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Should I retopo the mesh now as the next step to help get it in a good pose

Yep, that’s exactly right! Once you retopologize, you’ll be better able to rig it up and move him around.

Here’s a good intro to rigging if you haven’t tried it yet:

https://cgcookie.com/course/rig-and-animate-a-treasure-chest-in-blender-2-8

https://cgcookie.com/course/fundamentals-of-rigging
June 1, 2020 at 1:09 pm #57423
Shawn Blanch
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I would agree that retopo during T pose would be best. If the sculpt is symmetrical you should be able to get a decent retopo by working one half and then mirroring to the other side. Then baking the texture to the lo poly and then rigging, perhaps?
June 1, 2020 at 1:49 pm #57424
Tom Coster
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OK great thanks a lot, ill check out those videos and make a start doing some retopo then 🙂
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