2. Deciding Factor
 Which platform?
 What method or tools to use?
 High-end? Games?
 Deciding polygon count and approaches

3. Tips!
 TOPOLOGY! Topology! Topology!
 Blocking (Keeping it simple first)
 Box Modelling? Patch Modelling?
 Where to hide seams?
 Plan ahead!

4. Topology

7. Links
 http://sinisthesia.blogspot.com/2011/06/character-
development-workshop-part-1.html
 http://www.creativecrash.com/tutorials/real-time-
character-modeling-tutorial#tabs

8. 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)

9. Games Consideration

10. Games Consideration
In LowPoly Textures plays an important role

11. Workflow
 1. Design, Research, Profile, Storyboards
 2. Blueprint/Model Sheet preparation

12. Character Sheet

13. Character Sheet

14. Alignment

15. Workflow
 3. Keeping it Simple (Design Blocking)
 4. Adding Details, Blending Shapes
 5. Refinements

16. Blocking

17. Blocking

18. Refinement

19. Refinement

20. Smoothed

21. Workflow
 6. UV Mapping, UnWrapping

22. Colour Map

23. Colour Map

24. Workflow
 7. Rigging (Skeletons, Controllers, Weight Painting)
 8. Rig Testing

25. Weight Painting

26. Weight Painting

27. Workflow
 9. Animating (Blocking Poses, etc)
 10. Compositing (Backdrop, Colour Correction, VFX)