Low-poly character tutorial

A very substantial 18-page illustrated tutorial from 2007, on modelling a low-poly character using 3D Studio Max and Photoshop. Very detailed, and with screenshots every step of the way. The character comes in at an amazing 2,300 polys.

SculptyPaint

SculptyPaint v.093, a free Sept 2009 Java program and tutorials…

SculptyPaint is a low polygon 3D creation tool original written for creating sculpts; 3D low polygon models for SecondLife. But currently it can also export to .obj files

It has cool “randomize” buttons, which enable the easy creation of some wild shapes. The .obj I exported from it loaded up easily in 3DXchange. And “new in v.091” is…

Morph Tool: Morph one 3D model towards another, lock and modify certain 3D points

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Down the rabbit hole

Aha… the Big Buck Bunny Blender models and assets, and without having to download a hard-drive -worth of stuff you don’t need. They’re all in handy browsable directory form. Creative Commons Attribution licensed.