Low Poly Character Modeling for Video Games
What is low poly?
A course by Daniel Gutiérrez , Art Director and 3D Modeler
About the video: What is low poly?
Overview
“In this lesson you will learn what low poly , where the term comes from and what its main characteristics are.”
In this video lesson Daniel Gutiérrez addresses the topic: What is low poly?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Low Poly Character Modeling for Video Games. Learn to design a 3D character with Blender.
Partial transcription of the video
“Unit 2: What is low poly? In this lesson we will see what is low poly. Basically I will address what the term is, where it comes from, we will know a little of its peculiarities and we will identify the advantages of modeling in Blender. Lets go see it. First of all, low poly means low polygon. That is, they are objects that by their nature They have few faces and have few vertices. In the example we can see a high poly model, what's here, a mid poly model and a low poly model. This is the point where we want to be. If you look, it is very similar to how the resolution works. The higher the...”
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Course summary for: Low Poly Character Modeling for Video Games
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
Blender -
Areas
3D, 3D Character Design, 3D Modeling, Game Design, Video Games

Daniel Gutiérrez
A course by Daniel Gutiérrez
Daniel Gutiérrez is an art director and 3D modeler from Mexico. After finishing his degree in graphic design, he began searching for a new adventure and helped create a small indie game studio called Lienzo. This led him down a completely different career path than he initially planned. He currently works as an art director making games for different platforms and major gaming consoles.
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