As you can see in 3dsmax, the wire frame usually shows up as white, and if your background is white too, it makes it very difficult to work! Make sure that the background color of your reference image is not white or very light gray.Mirror your image to make sure it'll look right when modeled with symmetry.Make sure that everything is in the exact center of the image file.I've found its best if your reference images are squares, so even if you don't need all that extra space, still include it.A Couple Tips for your Reference Images: - Make sure your reference images are the exact same size and that the images line up with each other. Team up with some friends and pay for one month and each of you can power-download and try to grab everything you can from the site before your subscription runs out. It is however a PAY SITE and it is sort of expensive.

It's great for anatomy, for clothing, for textures, etc. It is probably the best source I've ever encountered of human reference. It's actually a compilation of two different guys, in order to get the clothing I liked.Ĭlick to Enlarge These images came from 3d.sk. If you are not confident in your drawing ability, either get someone else to draw your ref, download a drawing, or just use photographs. A well-drawn and proportionally accurate drawing is also a good option. I wasn't aiming for anything fancy or elaborate. The first thing you should ever do before even opening your 3D app is to get your ref ready. The basic techniques can be transferred to other applications if you are already very familiar with those programs.

This tutorial is being made with 3D Studio Max and Photoshop and all program-specific instructions are for those programs. This tutorial is for the creation of Low-Poly 'Portable Game Resolution' real-time characters.

Welcome to the first section of this 3 part tutorial on the creation of this low poly character.

C4d character modeling