Retopology of the front shielding

The next section we are working on is up at the front of the blaster. It is the angled plate that sits above the barrel illustrated in Figure 7.23.

Figure 7.23 – The front shielding

Like we did on the grip, we are going to start by outlining the edges of the model. In this case, it is rather easy, as the shape is relatively simple. You can see the outline in Figure 7.24.

Figure 7.24 – Edges outlined with vertices

The important thing to think about in this case is how we are going to make the faces of the front shielding that are seen in Figure 7.25.

Figure 7.25 – Outlined vertices joined with faces

Here is the model after connecting all of the faces on it. This is the part of a deforming model where you would add more loop cuts in the middle to give it a consistent grid density. On a hard surface, however, there is no need to add more geometry...