ShoulderTopology

Shoulder Links

• T Pose Polycount Forum thread, debating merits of different bind poses.
• Articulation - Modeling and Theory by Brian Tindall, Character Technical Director at Pixar.
• Topology Review: Shoulder video tutorial by Jonathan Williamson.
• shoulders from japan Polycount Forum thread, debating topology layouts.

Topology Examples

Articulation - Modeling and Theory topology examples. Image by Brian Tindall, Character Technical Director at Pixar.

Topology Review: Shoulder video tutorial. More of his topology tutorials here. Image by Jonathan Williamson.

"Here's the topology I've developed that I use for chest, back, and shoulder deformation ... It's built primarily for good deformation, but its a bear to unwrap." Image by 'Buzzy'.

Muscle-contour (1) vs. bendy-straw (2). Image by Pior 'pior' Oberson.

Image by Ben 'poopinmymouth' Mathis.

Bendy straw, edge flow hybrid solution Images by 'claydough'.

Arm raised above the reference pose using a clavicle rather than shoulder rotation. Images by 'claydough'.

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