toCreate Awesome

3D character or animation

being a 3D artist is of course a recognized

career, however it requires definite set of skills

and knowledge; Knowing one 3D modeling tool

is often not enough to create awesome 3D

characters or animation.

Learn how to benefit from subdivision modeling

technique, voxel-based software tools, normal

maps, retopology tools and a whole range of

other features and tools.

Follow the following tips to become a master in

3D Modeling and Make awesome 3D characters

and animations.

Improve your

drawing skills

Register for

anatomy class

Give special

consideration

to form and

volume

Edge loops

and

topology

Rigging a character has nothing to do with art and

creativity; Here your anatomy skills and knowledge will

come in handy as this edge flow often resembles a real-

world anatomy.

A vivid example of an edge loop is a muscle ring around

a mouth or an eye. This ring makes an eye and a mouth

open and close. Properly created edge loop enables 3D

artist create good animation. But poorly created model will

be impossible to rig and animate

Use

subdivision

modeling

Dividing and Rounding polygons is essential part of

modeling; Subdivision allows switching between smoothed

and unsmoothed mode while modeling.

This technique divides each polygon into four small

polygons and rounds it off. You can set a higher level of

subdivision to get rounder and smoother mesh.

Model in

quads, rarely

use triangles

and never

N-gons

N-gons lead to unexpected problems in some software

tools when divided and during rendering. N-gons can be

used in some modeling cases, but you can always use

quads or triangles instead of them.

Combine box

and edge

modeling

Use DynaMesh

and retopology

tools

3D artists no longer have to follow what is happening with

polygons in the background, because ZBrush is doing it for

you. DynaMesh allows you to focus on a form and a

silhouette of your model.

However, DynaMesh doesn’t ignore the topology rules and

here is where retopology tools come in handy

Use normal

maps to add

realism to your

characters

Not all models can be exported for further retopology and

sculpting. Only voxel-based program allows this level of

flexibility.

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