Make A Game Character: Boots & Pants Retopology in Maya

🎨 Stylized Game Character Tutorial Series – Full Pipeline in Maya, ZBrush & Substance Painter

In this video, we focus on retopologizing the boots and pants of our stylized game character using Autodesk Maya. This lesson covers how to create clean, efficient topology for clothing and footwear while maintaining the character’s stylized proportions and silhouette.

You’ll learn how to approach retopology for hard-surface-inspired boots and soft cloth forms like pants, with an emphasis on clean edge flow, consistent density, and deformation awareness for animation.

This video continues the retopology phase of the series and prepares the lower body for UV layout, texturing, and rigging later in the pipeline.

🔍 What This Video Covers

Retopology strategies for boots and footwear

Handling cloth folds and volume in pants topology

Maintaining clean edge flow for deformation

Balancing stylization with game-ready efficiency

Preparing lower-body meshes for UVs and rigging

🛠️ Tools Used

Autodesk Maya – retopology and topology tools

ZBrush – high-poly sculpt reference

Substance Painter – texturing & baking (later in the series)

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