🧵 What's the easiest way to model organics (people, creatures, etc)
Anonymous at Thu, 11 Jan 2024 23:43:49 UTC No. 970218
Now to me, modeling hard surface stuff like picrel is at least marginally non-challenging. But when it comes to stuff like modeling humanoids, it's really difficult and can take literal hours upon hours. I'm positive that I'm not the first to encounter this issue. Are there any tricks/tips to speed up or ease the process? (I can't just use base models btw. With what I'm going for, bases will look too realistic and out of place)
Anonymous at Thu, 11 Jan 2024 23:54:24 UTC No. 970221
>>970218
>Help I'm an imbecile.
Anonymous at Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:05:36 UTC No. 970226
>>970218
>But when it comes to stuff like modeling humanoids, it's really difficult and can take literal hours upon hours
You mean sculpting?
Well that's like the difference between technical (construction) drawing and regular drawing.
It's something that requires more practice and talent like art tends to do.
If you want quicker results don't be afraid to import something existing either as a reference or as a starting point.
Ignore the autists who claim you have to start from scratch and study 9001 hours of anatomy.
Anonymous at Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:08:49 UTC No. 970228
>>970226
>You mean sculpting?
No, I usually only sculpt details. I build the model out of subdivision surface cubes beforehand.
Anonymous at Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:14:19 UTC No. 970230
>>970228
Humanoids and Animals are sculpted and then remeshed.
Plants are often also sculpted if they aren't done procedural.
>I build the model out of subdivision surface cubes beforehand.
Don't you're only making it harder on yourself. If you really want to go done that route use an existing basemesh.
Anonymous at Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:17:19 UTC No. 970232
>>970230
Oooooh I'm retarded, ok. Thanks. :)
Anonymous at Fri, 12 Jan 2024 02:00:38 UTC No. 970236
>>970230
HOLY SHIT THIS IS SO MUCH EASIER. I AM A FUCKING IDIOT. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Anonymous at Sat, 13 Jan 2024 00:35:25 UTC No. 970297
>>970230
>>970232
>>970236
what're you talking about lads? I'm trying to model some humanoids and getting my ass kicked
I tried following this by using the subsurf modifier on cubes with the mirror tool but idk how it works exactly, seems like he uses sculpting afterwards. if there's an easier way I'd love to know
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kR8b
Anonymous at Sat, 13 Jan 2024 03:10:35 UTC No. 970314
>>970297
Try this one. It helped me immensely.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJS
Anonymous at Sat, 13 Jan 2024 03:28:38 UTC No. 970315
>>970314
doesnt even look human. It has non human proportions
Anonymous at Sat, 13 Jan 2024 03:36:45 UTC No. 970316
>>970314
this might sound retarded, but is sculpting and then making the sculpt low poly something people generally do?
I find hard surface modelling pretty unintuitive at times, less so than sculpting
Anonymous at Sat, 13 Jan 2024 07:33:33 UTC No. 970325
>>970316
Specifically for stylized characters in blender yes but it works for everything. It's a common alternative workflow.
The difference is you don't use adaptive subdivision but jump back and forth between edit and sculpt mode creating your final topology on the fly.
This has the advantage that you can work directly on multires which then you can export as LODs for game engine assets.
Going the other way is a pain in blender.
Anonymous at Sun, 14 Jan 2024 01:14:14 UTC No. 970418
>>970218
Be a chad an Lear poly modelling