Hello. I am trying to create chest armour for a character model. As you can see in the image, there are three or four tube-like formations going along the chest area of the model. I was wondering, is this detail something that you would sculpt in to a model or would you model the tube-like shapes as separate geometry. Thank you.
depends. If they aren’t wrapped in cloth I would probably keep them separate. The image you’ve shown has them wrapped in cloth though, if that is the look you need/want then I would start with them separate, curve tube or the like, and then dynamesh the whole thing and start sculpting.
my 2 cents.
You may also notice that there are bolts on the chest plate. Again, would I sculpt in this detail to the mesh or would I model them separately? Thank you.