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Low Poly 3D Modeling in Blender

By : Samuel Sullins
Book Image

Low Poly 3D Modeling in Blender

By: Samuel Sullins

Overview of this book

Step into the world of low poly 3D art with Low Poly 3D Modeling in Blender—your entry point into Blender and mastering the fundamentals of 3D art. This beginner-friendly guide ensures that you’re fully prepared for the creative adventure that follows. Through a step-by-step learning process starting with the principles of low poly art, this book gradually immerses you in the intricacies of modeling. As you progress, you’ll gain hands-on experience creating diverse projects ranging from designing a simple 3D crate to rendering complete low poly scenes. The book covers a wide spectrum of topics as you navigate Blender's interface, mastering essential modeling tools and exploring both basic and advanced modeling techniques. Advancing to the final chapters, you’ll find ways to breathe life into your models with material creation and gain practical insights into modeling a variety of low poly objects. From end-to-end scene construction to configuring Blender for rendering high-quality images, you’ll be equipped with the foundational skills to propel your career in 3D modeling and explore the boundless creative possibilities that Blender offers. By the end of this book, you'll have a solid understanding of Blender, 3D modeling, low poly methodologies, material design, 3D rendering techniques, and the broader world of 3D art.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Part 1:Getting Started with Low Poly Modeling
5
Part 2:Modeling and Shading for Low Poly
9
Part 3:Creating Your Own Assets
15
Part 4:Building a Complete Low Poly Scene

Why modeling animals is hard

Modeling low poly animals is not easy. I started learning how to model animals just for this book—and I still have a long way to go. My animal models are not perfect. But if I can do it, so can you. This chapter will be one of the tougher ones. However, with a little effort and a lot of practice, you’ll be making some pretty cool animals in no time.

Practice is key here. Some of the process involves using more complex techniques – using tools such as the Knife tool to cut out edges where you think they’re needed. This will be difficult in the beginning, but will get easier the more you do it.

The steps in this chapter will be both specific and generalized. You’ll learn how to build a kangaroo with some example images. But the same steps will apply to building most other animals.

Figure 9.1 – The final result: a low poly kangaroo

Figure 9.1 – The final result: a low poly kangaroo

I’m no expert at modeling animals—...