Modeling help
by Stephen · in Artist Corner · 08/30/2006 (4:39 pm) · 4 replies
Ive ran some searches but can't find a thread that helps...i'm about to model a playable character but was trying to see if it was best to model them attached to the body mesh or seperate and possibly see an example
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08/30/2006 (5:24 pm)
Wow...i didn't notice all the detail missing until i stepped back...ok...I meant the seperate pieces like arms to body and legs to body or torso...some people model them connected while others independent 
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Personally. I model the characters as one single mesh, to avoid "seams" in body parts. But what i may do is have certain objects, like hair, clothes, a separate mesh.
I don't really have any examples.
www.garagegames.com/blogs/11127/11058
But here's a link to my last blog. It has "a" picture of one of my characters in the works.
As i model, i model the character with many layers, there's a base nude layer, then layers of different clothes. For a final "game" model, i'll just delete the unseen polygons, maybe create some new geometry to fill in any gaps.
08/30/2006 (5:41 pm)
Ok. i see what you're saying now.Personally. I model the characters as one single mesh, to avoid "seams" in body parts. But what i may do is have certain objects, like hair, clothes, a separate mesh.
I don't really have any examples.
www.garagegames.com/blogs/11127/11058
But here's a link to my last blog. It has "a" picture of one of my characters in the works.
As i model, i model the character with many layers, there's a base nude layer, then layers of different clothes. For a final "game" model, i'll just delete the unseen polygons, maybe create some new geometry to fill in any gaps.
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Perhaps a little better explaination may help.