3D Modeling Thread

[the-pi-guy]

Does anyone have any good tutorials?

Think I need something faster paced.

[Legend]

Does anyone have any good tutorials?

Think I need something faster paced.

Are you still learning blender basics or trying to get into general modeling?

[the-pi-guy]

Are you still learning blender basics or trying to get into general modeling?

Blender basics tbh.

[the-pi-guy]

I'm having a hard time settling on a style.

[Mmm_fish_tacos]

I'm having a hard time settling on a style.

Style?

[the-pi-guy]

Style?

What my models should look like.  

Cartoony, a little more realistic, etc.

[Legend]

What my models should look like.  

Cartoony, a little more realistic, etc.

Just copy something.

Using a game or two as a reference is a great way to get a running start. That way you're building skills and producing your own work, but not also functioning as a concept artist.

[Mmm_fish_tacos]

What my models should look like.  

Cartoony, a little more realistic, etc.

I do a mix of both. Most of the time a do Stylized. But sometimes I go a bit more realistic.

My last model.

I think I'm calling this one done. Although I think the fungus needs more detail.  Ill prep it for print tonight to see how it comes out. Clicker from the last of us. pic.twitter.com/lGYVHQSXNo

— Inspyre 3D (@chris_frieze) July 1, 2020

The one before that

One more, this on I think is a bit better. I feel like people from mars made Blender. Everything about it is different that what I'm use to. pic.twitter.com/x5JaZ0O2uw

— Inspyre 3D (@chris_frieze) June 27, 2020

and the one before that.

This weeks Animal Crossing model. Apollo. I really liked this guy so I made him. There's still some that needs fixed and he is missing a few bits like his jacket pockets, but not bad for a few hours of work. pic.twitter.com/uePNKol6Ur

— Inspyre 3D (@chris_frieze) June 14, 2020

The most important thing is just to get to it. You'll develop a style over time. I'm still working on mine.

[the-pi-guy]

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Dang these are good. 

I can only make cubes.

[Mmm_fish_tacos]

Dang these are good.  

I can only make cubes.

Thanks, They are okay. I don't really feel like I'm good at this. But you'll move on from cubes fast enough.

Sometimes I feel the sculpts that get the most reaction are really the easiest. like that brick on the base of the clicker. It's just a texture. It' real detail, but I used a stock zbrush texture to make it. It's sorta strange, but something stylized get's a lot less reaction even though it's harder. As every shape you make has to be intentional. Very few happy accidents.

[nnodley]

honestly the biggest thing you could do is to go for more realism first and get proportions, anatomy, or how things look in general in real life down 100% or close to.  Then you can start embellishing on proportions or things that you might like. This should naturally start developing your own style.

I know quite a few people i went to school with who tried to go stylish too early and everything they made just looked off.  Cause even in stylized art things still need to look and read like the thing your trying to make.

[the-pi-guy]

How's Blender coming along?

I think what I need is:
- download a good tutorial from the internet.
- disconnect my devices from the internet
- spend a few months on just blender, after saying good bye to all my friends.




 And I honestly think I will try this.

[Legend]

disconnect my devices from the internet
- spend a few months on just blender, after saying good bye to all my friends.




 And I honestly think I will try this.

Noooo don't!


I've been slowly getting used to the new Blender. Lots of the tools are nice but simultaneously only 95% of what I need. Kinda tempted to make my own extensions.

[Legend]

Upgraded blender from 2.90.1 to 3.4.1

Hopefully nothing changed  

EDT: wow 3.4.1 is so much slower. Maybe my pc needs a restart, but it renders slow and is sluggish even displaying a 4k render.

[Legend]

Haha I just found an old Christmas card.

I've been using Blender since 2006. I think I remember the old 2.42 splash screen but I definitely remember upgrading to the 2.43 splash screen and being impressed by those eyes every time I booted it up.