High-quality photogrammetry captures every surface detail — the pores, the color variations, even the subtle imperfections that make objects feel real.
But raw scans are often too heavy and messy for real-time use. That’s why retopology is essential — it turns dense, unstructured geometry into clean, optimized models ready for rendering, animation, or game engines.

This article showcases several retopologized fruit models created from real 3D scans available at 3D.sk and collected in the Retopologized Fruit Scan Bundle – Mixed Fruit on ArtStation.

From Scans to Retopology

Every fruit model in this collection began as a high-resolution photogrammetric scan. These raw scans are incredibly detailed but contain millions of polygons, overlapping geometry, and imperfect UVs — all of which make them impractical for production.

Through careful retopology and cleanup, each model was rebuilt to preserve visual fidelity while dramatically reducing polygon count.
The results are clean, quad-based meshes with smooth topology flow and consistent UV layouts, perfectly suited for baking, PBR texturing, and real-time performance.

Examples from 3D.sk

Here are some of the original fruit scans used in the process, all available as both high-poly and low-poly versions with full 16K texture support:

• Grapefruit 3D Scan – around 2.1M polygons in high-poly form, with a lightweight retopologized version at ~8K polygons.
• Pear 3D Scan – detailed skin surface and natural color variation, low-poly mesh optimized around 10K polygons.
• Apple 3D Scan – smooth ZBrush subdivision structure and crisp normal maps; high-poly version ~2.4M polygons, low-poly ~9K.
• Mango 3D Scan – soft transitions and vibrant textures perfect for SSS tests.
• Pomegranate 3D Scan – rich color tones and subtle surface irregularities.
• Pineapple 3D Scan – complex organic structure carefully preserved in clean retopology.

Each scan includes OBJ and ZTL files, giving full compatibility with ZBrush, Blender, Maya, or Unreal Engine.
The combination of high-resolution textures and optimized geometry ensures these assets are both visually realistic and technically efficient.

The Retopologized Fruit Scan Bundle

The Retopologized Fruit Scan Bundle – Mixed Fruit brings all these models together into a single, ready-to-use pack.
It includes Pineapple, Pear, Grapefruit, Coconut, Apple, Mango, and Pomegranate — seven fruits designed for realism, performance, and flexibility.

Technical specifications:

• High-poly models: ~2–2.5 million polygons each
• Low-poly versions: ~8,000–10,000 polygons
• Textures: 16K diffuse, normal, and displacement maps
• Formats: OBJ and ZTL
• Clean quad topology with UVs ready for baking
• Fully compatible with Blender, Maya, Unreal Engine, and Unity

This bundle is ideal for anyone who needs photorealistic food assets for visualization, product rendering, or educational use — without spending hours on cleanup and optimization.

Why Retopology Matters

Retopology is the step that makes photogrammetry truly usable.
It provides control, organization, and efficiency — without sacrificing realism.
For artists and developers, this means:

• Better performance in real-time applications
• Consistent shading and deformation
• Easier UV mapping and texturing
• Clean geometry for LOD generation and baking

In practice, retopology allows a 2.5-million-polygon scan to look just as realistic at 10,000 polygons — saving time, memory, and rendering power.

Conclusion

The retopologized fruit collection shows how detailed photogrammetric scans can be transformed into production-ready assets that retain full realism.
Each model combines the beauty of real-world detail with the efficiency of clean geometry and optimized textures.

Whether you’re working on a cinematic render, interactive food visualization, or a game environment, these fruits are the perfect blend of technical precision and artistic realism.

Explore the complete collection here:
👉 Retopologized Fruit Scan Bundle – Mixed Fruit

The journey from park photos to digital humans is far from over — and we can’t wait to see where the next chapter takes us.

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