In this post I will try to describe all steps how I’m doing high relief for stern of HMS Bellona
As usual 3D model you can download at my my thingiverse.com profile
First step was to create all elements in 3D wich I need to get final result:
Next I did layout of all these elements. Have a look on my objects layout:
Since stern is almost flat element I need to place all elements on the detail. Also I had to keep in mind to get rid of thin fragile elements.
As the result now I have this model (14,2 million polygons):
