L5 Digital AnimationModelling Tips

Deciding Factor

Which platform?

What method or tools to use?

High-end? Games?

Deciding polygon count and approaches

Tips!

TOPOLOGY! Topology! Topology!

Blocking (Keeping it simple first)

Box Modelling? Patch Modelling?

Where to hide seams?

Plan ahead!

Topology

Links

http://sinisthesia.blogspot.com/2011/06/character-development-workshop-part-1.html

http://www.creativecrash.com/tutorials/real-time-character-modeling-tutorial#tabs

Games Consideration

Similar workflow however the pipeline is much restrictive

Polygon Count limitation

Games engine and platform restriction

Topology is extremely important! Where to add details

Singular polygon in most cases (Depending on Design)

Games Consideration

Games Consideration

In LowPoly Textures plays an important role

Workflow

1. Design, Research, Profile, Storyboards

2. Blueprint/Model Sheet preparation

Character Sheet

Character Sheet

Alignment

Workflow

3. Keeping it Simple (Design Blocking)

4. Adding Details, Blending Shapes

5. Refinements

Blocking

Blocking

Refinement

Refinement

Smoothed

Workflow

6. UV Mapping, UnWrapping

Colour Map

Colour Map

Workflow

7. Rigging (Skeletons, Controllers, Weight Painting)

8. Rig Testing

Weight Painting

Weight Painting

Workflow

9. Animating (Blocking Poses, etc)

10. Compositing (Backdrop, Colour Correction, VFX)