Reply To: Coyo’s Polybook
On to retopology! I actually did this retopo a week or so ago and then decided to sit on it awhile because it definitely needs some tidying up and I was getting too close to the project.
For this I followed Danny Mac’s wonderful Youtube videos. He does a great job in breaking a complex task down into manageable “chunks” and I would definitely recommend his videos and additional materials – with some caveats though. Those being, the retopo he shows is not perfect and not a “one-size-fits-all” solution. I think that should go without saying because retopology is so complex but just in case, there I said it. 😀 In particular the topology he uses around the nose (which appears to be inspired by the Sergi Caballer videos?) resulted in some really wild loops for me when I try to cut in extra loops. This is one of the things I intend to go back and fix.
The ears on this guy were also very challenging. Ears are already tricky and the giant expanse of his ear tips seemed like it would be simple but no. I might also revisit the ear topology to see if I can even things out a bit.
Thanks for looking!
