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1 Real Time Character Modelling Tutorial Below is a short tutorial showing the method I use when modelling a real time character. This approach can also be adopted when creating subdivision surface models. I hope some of you find it informative and useful. Thanks to Donald McDade I now have a version of this tutorial in .pdf format for you to download and keep. You can download it here, just right click on the link and select "Save Target As". A summary of the key points that this tutorial will cover - • Start with good reference material and use as much as you can. • Using your reference as an image plane, block out the rough shape of the character using cylinders. • When adding finer details make sure to follow the muscle lines strictly. • You must end up with a nice clean model, symmetrical where possible. • Try and keep to a grid system, this will give you a neat model to work with, and r esult in better deformation. • Do not put polygons where they are not needed, even if this is a high-resolution model. • Check the edges on your character thoroughly. Make sure they are flipped the correct way, what you need to avoid is faces collapsing in onto each other when the model is animated. • Adjust the character to its final binding pose. Contents Reference Material Starting Out General Shape Head and Neck Adding Details Muscle Structure Shoulders Armpit Bicep Twist Bending Areas Face Detail Hands Final Pose Reference Material The most important thing you should do before any modelling happens is stock up on your reference materials. This could be scanned, drawn, grabbed from a video, DVD or anything just make sure you have lots of it. Ideally you should have turn a rounds of the character, if these don't exist then use the rest of the i mages you have collected to generate your own. The ideal turn a round should contain a front view, side view (left & right if possible), rear view and a three quarter view. You should have both full body and a head close up. As well as these you should also have a decent faci al expression sheet, showing as many emotions as possible, not only will this be useful when modelling the head but it will give the animator a good guide to work from when generating facial blend shapes. Example Model Sheet Example Facial Expression Sheet
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