This video tutorial covers how to model a lowpoly character in Blender. The tutorial focuses on low poly counts, good edgeloops and general concepts of lowpoly modeling.
Tags: Blender, character, jonathan, lowpoly, model, montage, studio, tutorial, video, williamson
Thanks a million Johnathon for all your contributions to the Blender community. If it wasn’t for people giving freely of their knowledge Blender wouldn’t be were it is today.
Awesome tuts!
Jonathan,
Thanks for taking the time to do this video! I’ve been playing with Blender doing cars, buildings, etc, but have been afraid to start doing character modeling until now. Very enjoyable, informative, and helpful.
-Ben
Hey man, just wanted to say that you are amazing.
This tutorial is EXACTLY what I have been trying to find.
You should definitely put a link on here though. If you want to download a 1024×768 resolution version of this it can be found here (in torrent form):
http://www.vuze.com/download/PMHHJSI56WLHW5OGSXXPKFM74UFYWA7B.torrent?referal=torrentfilelinkcdp&title=JWilliamson+-+Modeling+a+Lowpoly+Character
Or you can view it with the VuzeHD player here:
http://www.vuze.com/details/3P545OC2J2DPF53ZZ5W2N4FF6NRMS5F2.html
Thanks again man, this tutorial is great.
Hey man, thanks for the tutorial it is great. I’m not done with the entire thing yet but I’ve almost finished it all, and you make it very easy to understand. Here’s a picture of it so far, just thought you might want to see someone else’s try at your tutorial.
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/2000/charactermodel.png
That’s looking quite good SomeRandomStoner! Keep up the good work and thanks for the comment!
Where can i get the reference image/s you used in this tutorial?
Ummm excuse me where can i fine the image you used in the tutorial?
@Lawrence,
You can find some very similar ones here: http://www.the-blueprints.com/blueprints/humans/
hi jonathon i got some blueprints form the website you suggested and started this tutorial although i get about five minutes in and come across this problem: http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/7510/blenderproblem.jpg
any suggestions? the same problem happens if i try grab vertices using box select
@robert,
The problem you’re having is due to your cube being on both sides of the X axis. Before you add the mirror modifier be sure to add a loop cut down the center of your cube and then delete the left half (from the front view). This should solve your problem instantly
does anyone happen to know the audio codec to get the video from the torrent to play? the video is working, i just can’t hear anything
Hi.
Someone – like me – those who are currently using any non-cable internet provider. They have a monthly transfer limit, and i would be gracefull if you could give any links to download your tutorials, so i can download it by any friend, and get start my blender educating. I have a 1gb monthly transfer limit, so… Yep, sad, but so it is in poland
And I saw that torrent link, but i have to get a non-peer-to-peer(etc) link because friends don’t want to download any illegal stuff.
Thx, and sorry for poor english.
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I cannot get the head. can you explain how to do it without the glasses?
[...] here’s the tutorial:http://montagestudio.org/tutorials-page/modeling-tutorials-page/modeling-a-lowpoly-character/ (link to download hi-res version in the comments to the [...]
@Jusint,
The rest of the head is almost exactly the same without the glasses. Rather than extruding the faces out to form the glasses shape just leave them as is. If you would like to take it a step further and give a shape to the eyes then just extrude the goggle portion of the glasses in and scale them down.
hi there, i have one quick question. what the name of the function that lets me import a jpeg(or gif) into blender. i have a few blueprints to use but i just can’t figure out how to get the jpeg in there. (in the import function it just shows thing like importing another model. not a pic.) thanks for the help.
nevermind i figured it out. i was doing it in the wrong blender(blender2.5 some build at graphics all)
This video is amazingly helpful. Thank you so much.
Your tutorials and all the tutorials on this site are SO helpful. Thank you very much.
Great work great guy! So young and so great-.
Allrighty I know I did something dumb and I am at a total loss. When I got to texture my model the legs have big gaping wholes in the side. But according to blender there are faces there. What on earth did I do wrong?
http://vainpageantry.deviantart.com/art/texturing-error-150383010 to see what I am talking about.
It looks to me like the problem is due to flipped normals. You should be able to fix this by going into Edit mode, selecting all faces and then pressing cntrl + N to flip the normals.
Thank you that worked like a charm.
hey sir! thanks a lot!…you taught me how to make a human anatomy…
i owe you one sir..
is this the same procedure if you want to make a high poly character?.. plss reply..
Hi noypi,
You would use much the same technique for highpoly characters but you must me much more careful with edgeloops and topology. You can find some more of my tutorials that cover highpoly modeling at: http://blendercookie.com
Video doesn’t work.
Hi Jonathan. You know you’re getting old when you’re doing web tutes made by people 20 years younger than you – hey I was a whizz kid once! But seriously, that was a great tutorial, and was just the thing I needed to demystify mesh modeling in Blender. Clear, precise instructions which are easy to follow and make sense, with a continuous commentary describing exactly what you’re doing. Many thanks, I look forward to watching the others!
Glad you like it
If you haven’t already seen them, then maybe you will like the rest of my tutorials which can all be found at http://blendercookie.com
Wow, that wa sjust what i needed to get me started, thanks alot!
Would be good to get an HD version on youtube or something as the vuze links didn’t work for me.
Nick
I found this post while surfing the net some random stuff. Thanks for sharing will be sure to follow this blog regularly and will email this post to my friends.
Hi!
How do i leave the character in the ideal position (T pose) for animation of a Game?
Tanks!
Hi Jonathan! Thanks for your amazing tutorial. I’ve been looking for character modeling tuts for Max; I’ve gone through tons of books and downloadable tuts that have been nowhere near as helpful as your videos. Keep up the amazing work and thanks for sharing with us aspiring 3d Designers!
Thanks for the encouraging support Quintin!
This is a fantastic tutorial to get anyone started on Blender low poly modelling. Keep up this amazing work !
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your work is very cool thanks for shared your wisdom and talent asking you for were can
get the image the tutorial i want the same o wichis is the name the superheroe of your reference image thanks
your work is very cool thanks for shared your wisdom
Hi Jonathan!!! Can you share hi-res version on other websites, not vuze?
i’m very glad to see your tutorials in 1024×768 resolution version=)
PS thanks a lot!
PSS sorry for my english (i’m russian=)
I similar to this info shown and that has provided myself several sort of inspiration to succeed for some factor, so thanks.