Hard-Surface modeling in Blender

Prepare the gun for retopology by creating a high poly reference, refining cuts, applying decimate in planar mode, and using mirroring and shrinkwrap to achieve quad topology with sharp edges.

Perform retopology on the rear part of the pistol in Blender, using the knife tool, insets, and loop cuts to build quad topology for a clean subdivision surface.

Use the inset tool on the lower handle, adjust vertices along the perimeter, and apply chamfer and loop cuts to refine topology, allowing n-gons in flat areas.

Add a loop cut here, align it with adjacent edges, and refine the polygon area (including potential n-gon) to ensure clean quad topology when using the subdivision surface modifier.

Select edges and align them along the x axis to form a flat area, then create a vertex group for shrinkwrap and inspect with the subdivision surface.

Duplicate cylindrical cutouts from earlier objects, apply them to edited geometry, build quad topology, use the auto mirror add-on for symmetry, then shrinkwrap a projected surface and finalize vertex groups.

Retopologize the back of the gun handle by projecting selected faces with the shrinkwrap modifier onto a reference object, manage collections, and refine holes created with the boolean modifier.

Master hard-surface modeling in Blender by merging rear element with pistol grip via a boolean union, then refine geometry, fix vertex groups, and use the n-gon loop cut trick.

Duplicate the gun part from the blackout collection and project faces onto the cylinder with shrinkwrap; delete the back cutout and re-create geometry, then refine topology and mirror to complete.

Master retopology for the trigger area and cutouts in Blender by aligning top faces along the z axis, duplicating a ring into a wider cylinder, and using knife and insets.

Refine curved-surface topology with Loop Tools and shrinkwrap in Blender to create uniform quad loops, fill holes with grid fill, and project faces to the Fix collection.

Refine the screw cutout by adding loop cuts to the large polygon, use the boolean modifier to create the hole, and finalize the topology before returning the object to place.

Refine the pistol barrel and front sight through retopology, looping cuts, auto mirroring, and edge-relaxation, then combine the parts with a boolean union and continue editing the unified geometry.

Advance retopology of the upper part in Blender, apply modifiers, join a side element with the main part using the Boolean union, and align with shrinkwrap before subdivision surface.

Continue retopology of the larger upper part by working on the back, use the inset tool to save time, and add geometry with knife and loop cuts in manual mode.

Apply shrinkwrap to project inner and outer faces, set mean crease for ribs under subdivision surface, and decide manually or via boolean union to fuse trunk and back cylinders.

Cut out the back geometry to resolve intersections using a plane and boolean, then restore topology. Apply edit-mode tweaks, loop tools relax, and shrinkwrap for distributed edges and alignment.

Delete geometry on the right side, retopologize the cutout to create a unique right part in Blender, add a hole, and restore topology on flat areas to speed up workflow.

We apply the boolean modifier to cut out small parts on the left side, move the detail to the high poly collection, and begin retopology.

Create many small details by shaping the first object in edit mode, then merge two cylinders with a boolean union, retopologize, and check normals, redirecting them if needed.

Master hard-surface modeling in Blender by performing pistol-handle retopology: derive thickness with the solidify modifier, duplicate geometry, project sharp edges with shrinkwrap, and refine with subdivision surfaces.

Apply boolean cuts to create a front cutout for the cylinder in the pistol handle, refine geometry in edit mode, and align vertex groups with shrinkwrap for a clean object.

Move the small detail from blockout to the high-poly collection, merge it with the main mesh, and edit topology before retopology of the rear pistol element.

Retopologize the upper complex part of a model in Blender across two videos, part 1.

Finish retopology of the upper complex part by aligning geometry with the shrinkwrap modifier, creating a vertex group, and projecting those vertices onto the object.

Create a new part from the cylinder, cut out a cutout inside it, convert other parts to a mesh, and unite three with boolean union; refine topology and add chamfers.

Refine the topology of the upper front part before combining, then transfer to the high-poly collection, convert to a mesh, apply modifiers, and clean the geometry using the boolean union.

Duplicate the inner part to the high poly collection, convert it to a mesh with topology, then add a cylinder via RePrimitive and create a gun hole and handle cutout.

Retopologize the bolt and the bottom of the magazine in Blender by projecting faces onto a sphere, using the Shrinkwrap modifier, and applying the Mirror modifier for efficient hard-surface modeling.

Finish the bottom part of the magazine, apply boolean modifiers, and refine its shape to complete the magazine in Blender's hard-surface workflow.

Apply trigger retopology by transferring the spring to the high poly collection, deforming with proportional editing, and converting the curve to a mesh to close ends; then repeat on circle.

Align trigger’s inner part with shrinkwrap modifier, convert object to a mesh, clean extraneous parts, apply mean crease, smooth with subdivision surface, and project inner vertices onto the object.

Inspect in object mode, refine pistol retopology areas, then create a spring in magazine with the array and weld modifiers, convert to mesh, convert back to curve, and set thickness.