LOW-POLY ART

hawken · Jan 2006

This is the sweet spot for your low-poly models. Post 'em if you've got 'em!

Low-poly hasn't really been a requirement in the games industry for a long while now. This thread is for low-poly art style appreciation, so please take note of these rough guidelines:

Keep models under 1,000 triangles.
Scenes are fine, if all models are low poly.

Some dedicated low-poly modelling tools now exist that make this art style a lot easier to produce; Crocotile3D & Blockbench

Here's a handy list of ways to make your art look right in mainstream 3D software: Low-Poly Art Style Guide

MrQuetch · Jan 2018

spncrbghmn said:

Hi there guys! I'm going to school for Game Art and my 3D animation professor wants us to upload finished projects for outside critique here. I have a background in more physical media/art so this was the first 3D model I spent any serious time doing and I had a really good time with it! I found the whole experience very relaxing. We were tasked with modeling a chest and this was my result
My final poly count clocked in at 920. I know it's slightly rough around the edges but any feedback is more than welcome. Thanks!

Hi there, spncrbghmn!

I hope that someday I can work on making art for video games as a job - very cool that you are already well on your way. That's great that your professor says to post your projects outside of class for critique; gives a taste of the real world. I believe that your model is good for the most part, but I can see some excessive amounts of triangles where they ought not to be used - unless you have a texture that repeats itself or needs to be flipped. Depending on the style of your overall game that you plan to make, the direction of the chest could be completely different. This looks like it is going to be meant for more of a high poly game. You could easily make the same chest at below 500 triangles and have it still retain the same amount of detail. I hope this helps.

Reynaeric20 · Jan 2018

https://skfb.ly/6vQRx

Hey all, i am also working on a chest for my Intro to 3D class with my pal spencer here and this is what i got!

msaab · Jan 2018

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Chest I made in 3dsMax for my 3D-Animation class. The look I was going for was on the left. I have a cap on how many polys I'm allowed to use, 1000. What are your thoughts on it? This is only the second model I've done on my own, go easy on me ^^

Gaurav Mathur · Jan 2018

@msaab, looks good, but I'd run a FFD or a Taper-style deformation on the whole mesh to add a little of the character to the chest that's in the concept art.

SimãoSilva · Jan 2018

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Low poly rock walls i made for an environment I'm working on, i tried to make them all as low poly as i could, each rock has less than 700 polys,

Here's a sketchfab and a render for you guys to see ! what do you guys think ?

Timon11 · Jan 2018

A small scene I put together from some low-poly assets, tips and feedback are appreciated!

For more pictures see:
http://polycount.com/discussion/197399/floating-island-scene/p1?new=1

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spncrbghmn · Jan 2018

https://skfb.ly/6w7AL

This was my first attempt at texturing in class! Any feedback is appreciated!

Reynaeric20 · Jan 2018

https://skfb.ly/6w7AP

First texture in my intro to 3D Class! feedback appreciated.

KaiSon · Jan 2018

https://skfb.ly/6w7AH

Hey guys I textured a low poly car ,would really appreciate some feedback!

msaab · Jan 2018

https://skfb.ly/6w7AT

Practice texturing a model. Model by Prof. Texture by me.

BFolk · Jan 2018

https://skfb.ly/6w7AG

Practice texturing a model. need some feedback.

JakeBellows · Jan 2018

https://skfb.ly/6w7AO

Textured this model of a cartoon-style car. Appreciate any feedback!

deanmay · Feb 2018

Do PBR material studies baked onto a 12 tri cube count?

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spncrbghmn · Feb 2018

https://skfb.ly/6wtDN

hi there guys, I'm working on modeling c4 and i think everything has gone according to plan but my wires could be a little bit more efficient, does anyone have any suggestions?

Gantork · Feb 2018

Handpainted knife I just finished. 618 tris. https://www.artstation.com/artwork/v6AeY

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/tq/cso2dri9jy7u.png

Reynaeric20 · Feb 2018

https://skfb.ly/6wu8S

Hey guys, modeling a dumpster and would appreciate some feedback! (995 polys)

Curlscurly · Feb 2018

Hiya! Here are some super lowpoly pond plants I made for a game project recently with 512x512 textures. All Handpainted.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/da/kp9sl0ij2elg.png

Joebewon · Feb 2018

Made a little 3D pixel Otus from Owlboy.

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braingraft · Feb 2018

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CraigSnedeker · Mar 2018

This might have been just over the 100 count, but w/e... here is a little thing I made!

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msaab · Mar 2018

Drum Stand made for a group "Band Stage" project. Uses 600 polys total.

Reynaeric20 · Mar 2018

Guitars made for a group project! just over 900 polys!

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/x4/r6zxpsslwbm6.png

JakeBellows · Mar 2018

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Here's a microphone made using 246 polys as part of a group project. Any and all feedback is appreciated!

KaiSon · Mar 2018

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Hey we had a group project and made modules I finished this drum set and textured it any tips would be nice!

spncrbghmn · Mar 2018

Hey guys, this is an amp I worked on for a school project, any feedback would be great. Thanks!

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/gg/ciz6ylzhwi6j.png

Oblivion2500 · Mar 2018

Does anybody have tips on making low-poly characters with rig and animation ready? I have Maya LT 2018 and Blender. Are there any tutorials anybody knows of? I have been looking and researching lots of YouTube videos.

HarlequinWerewolf · Mar 2018

@Oblivion2500
Not sure if it's what you're looking for but you can download Advanced Skeleton 5 (I assume you can use it in Maya LT... ) and with a little effort you can build a simple rig and controls. It also has the option for adding a facial rig to. http://www.animationstudios.com.au/advanced-skeleton

Oblivion2500 · Mar 2018

LeahM said:

@Oblivion2500
Not sure if it's what you're looking for but you can download Advanced Skeleton 5 (I assume you can use it in Maya LT... ) and with a little effort you can build a simple rig and controls. It also has the option for adding a facial rig to. http://www.animationstudios.com.au/advanced-skeleton

I guess I wasn't clear on my question, I know Maya LT got quick rig which is fantastic but you still need to work on the skinning blend and animations afterward. Since models are 1000 tri-polys or less, it harder to rig and animate without weird skin/poly problems. It explains why old PS1 games had the limbs separated into pieces, so they could have more movement without distortion. I guess my question is what is the typical amount of bones used, what's the quickest way of skinning models? I know that the model must have good typology for good animations. Also, what about hands morphing into a fist, grip, and open for games like Unreal Tournament (1999) and Quake 2.

victor_fl · Mar 2018

Here's the style I've been working on recently. It's also on Sketchfab: https://skfb.ly/6xJFR

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/3j/3h0tg7xit5ql.gif

EEEnt_OFFICIAL · Mar 2018

A reworked version of the low poly male model I created a while ago. It's designed to be a size reference for Unity and Blender (1.7 metres tall). It's only 412 polygons and that's after I reduced polygons in areas that didn't need them! I unwrapped the UVs but it's not great, but it suffices.

You can download it here for your projects if you're interested: https://eeent-official.deviantart.com/art/Human-Size-Reference-Model-Download-738103271

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MrQuetch · Apr 2018

victor_fl said:

Here's the style I've been working on recently. It's also on Sketchfab: https://skfb.ly/6xJFR

Awesome car, victor_fl! Reminds me of some other users who do the same type of art style on here. Although... I can't remember their names. I think one was named "Dennis".

AgiHammerthief · Apr 2018

A spearman. It's 1060 tris, though, so I don't know if it counts.

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Video:

https://youtu.be/LB8siRQW34U

braingraft · Apr 2018

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Styraco · Apr 2018

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First post here! This is the Jurassic Park gate for a GZDoom mod at 445 tris. Aiming for a late 90's kind of poly count/aesthetic. The JP text on the arch will be made with faux voxels (i.e. a separate 3d mesh, GZDoom can only display true voxels in software mode which lacks a lot of cool other features available in hardware mode) Looking for feedback on the geometry. The triangles were made automatically in blender. Anything I should consider fixing before UV unwrapping and texturing? I'm more of a 2d guy usually but I want to get serious about low poly stuff too.

UPDATE: I received feedback that it would be a good idea to separate the torches and the arch because there was no reason to have them attached to the geometry and it would reduce the polycount further. Thoughts?

Styraco · Apr 2018

UPDATE 2: here is a revised version based on the feedback I've gotten elsewhere. down to 352 tris now:

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Hellmouth · Apr 2018

Hey Polycount, it's been a while. I finally got around to compiling some shots of my old WC3 models. All of these are from 2010-2011, which is also when I kind of... gave up, lol

Image: https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/010/305/745/large/a-stygian-sump-ifk.jpg?1523719805

Image: https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/010/305/752/large/a-stygian-sump-crw.jpg?1523719809

Image: https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/010/305/759/large/a-stygian-sump-hlk.jpg?1523719812

Check out my Artstation for a few more,some just a bit over 1000 tris

StrangeVehicles · Apr 2018

Cars seem to be popular here; used my mustang as reference. I'll need to find a new workflow beyond Wings->Fumble Through Blender next time, haha.

Snowy665 · Apr 2018

Always wanted to post here, thought I'd show off my speed modelling practice I did recently

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spncrbghmn · Apr 2018

Hey there guys! This was the final project for the 3D modeling class I was a part of at Lawrence Tech. We had to make a series of props for a specific scene. Each prop was under 1000 polys. Any feedback to help me grow my skills as an artist would totally be helpful. thanks so much!

https://skfb.ly/6y7Fx

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Reynaeric20 · Apr 2018

msaab · Apr 2018

Final Project for my 3D Class - Dungeon Environment (Props within should be give or take around 1000 polys or less).
https://sketchfab.com/models/8e881c884104406fae307c5b84f088bf

DeathMark1 · Apr 2018

hay
this is my first very low poly +handpainted model and still wipmodel
feel free to follow me to get the update of this model stil wip
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/JNKQv

marsilainen · Apr 2018

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Oblivion2500 · May 2018

Do you guys have a "pre-set" or quick way of rigging your low poly characters with little distortions or weird deformations? I'm not much of an animation artist myself but hoping there is a way to easily rig a low poly character using Maya LT or Blender (but I prefer Maya LT because of UE4 compatibility and game exporter).

MrDaveDon · May 2018

This is so cool to see artist not being afraid of their skills. Hi My name is Davis I am new here, I like seeing art produced on sites like these.

James_Joycraft · May 2018

My first post. I'm new to 3D and trying to figure out pixel textures like Mega Man Legends. This was a really frustrating, but educational project. I'm not sure if all of the extra time tweaking and straightening the UV for pixel art is worth it compared to just using high resolution textures.

LOW-POLY ART

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