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Adding/Fusing a Cube to a Sphere

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#1

Hi, I started a head (sphere) and I want to add a body to the head. Please tell me if this is the correct procedure? Seems kinda difficult though.

Basically I see a lot of people sculpting a whole body from a cube for example but every time I try this the poly’s get stretched and I run out of geometry so how do people do this if they aren’t using ZSpheres or haven’t created a base mesh in a 3D application?

  1. I created a sphere I then pressed (Subtool > Append) and added a cube. Image #1
  2. I then selected the Sphere in the Subtool palette and pressed the (Subtool > Merge Down Button)
  3. I then lowered the resolution ( in Subtools) from 128 to 72. I then selected (Subtool > Remesh All Button) Image #2

Question 1
So let’s say I start a sculpt from a sphere but run out of geometry for the body, is this the best way to add a body or is there a simpler way? Please explain in detail.

Question 2
After I press the “Remesh All” (image#2) can I lower the poly count somehow?

#2

you’re on the right track, but missing a step. Retopo. If you’re sculpting a mesh the most import thing is evenly spaced quads, after that, everything else is just frosting on the cake…as it were.

so after doing a remesh all and projecting the mesh you can just keep sculpting. You can’t lower a remesh any smaller than it is unless you perform another remesh with a lower resolution on that mesh. you can however retopo the mesh so you can get the best polyflow for the sculpt that you’re working on.

hope this helps.

#3

Ok, thanks Soulty. So “Merge Down” and “Merge Visible” do the same thing?