Understanding Topology and Edge Flow in 3D Modeling

After watching this tutorial, you will learn 5 tips for better understanding topology in any 3D software. Maya will be used for this demo but the concepts and workflows discussed here can be applied to any 3D Software. I came up with these tips after many years of modeling professionally and teaching students over the years to improve their understanding of topology Professional Website: Gumroad: Artstation: Instagram: Software used in Tutorial: Maya 2020 #topology #retopology #edgeflow #retopo #autodeskmaya #3dmodeling ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents 0:00 Introduction 0:37 Tip 1 - Localize topology 6:48 Tip 2 - How to clean up ngons and triangles 11:15 Tip 3 - Adding edge flow for form 13:32 Tip 4 - Holding edges and face loops 19:00 Tip 5 - Practice with retopology and quad draw 24:08 Recap all tips 25:52 Conclusion ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------