I have been playing Final Fantasy crystal chronicals on the DS, I like the way the character models look. They're simple, low memory requirements, look good on the small screen. I got to thinking about trying a little 3d gaming of my own, with simple graphics of course. The biggest problem is I have no clue how to start…
With 2d graphics I can pop into paintshop or GIMP and have a nice sprite in a couple hours, get it into game maker or python, whatever I'm using and have good results pretty quick.Damn 3d models need more work than that. I've tried downloading a couple programs, but getting started is hard when I have no clue what to do. So i'm asking your opinions on what program to use, and how to learn it.I warn you, i have ubuntu, so I can't use every program on the market. I am also poor, so the free-er the better.Thank you for your help.
Well, first you get a camera and some fashionable clothes, and then you… oh, you were talking about THAT modelling. Never mind then.
I do it by creating a box, then creating individual triangles to form a shape. Then I delete the original box triangles and verteces.
…3dsMax?
I'm surprised that no one has suggested that.because it's expensive.
blender is good, for but not for beginners.I suggest starting with wings3d.wings is simple and works well with game maker. it exports 3ds, obj, x, and a few more formats.go to blender if you're wanting a kick ass render or baked in shadows.Cinema 4D is the best for beginners
Extrusion and subdivision.