3D Creative December 2015

3DCREATIVE MAGAZINE | Designing a fantasy character
The sculpted mesh so far
Retopology: Now it’s time to do the
04 topology. For topology I primarily use
ZBrush’s ZRemesher for the body, then take the
mesh into Maya. But before exporting, under the
‘Export’ section of the Tools menu, deselect ‘Grp’.
Setting the scale in Maya: Now I’m
05 importing into Maya, one of the most
important steps to do is setting the scale of the
mesh. If the figure is six feet tall, then we should
scale it to that measurement. I usually set the
unit of measurement to feet and scale the figure
to match the height I’m looking for. If I don’t do
this step now, I’ll have trouble getting perfect
displacement effects, lighting and rigging later.
Making polygroups: Now I bring the
06 retopologized mesh back into ZBrush
and assign some polygroups for later use of
the hide/show function and UV mapping. Make
sure you also store the Morph Target. The model
is now ready for adding micro details like skin
wrinkles and pores!
Retopologizing the mesh with ZRemesher
Making sure we set the correct scale in Maya
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