Simple_Characters

Learn to make simple characters which a modular design and interchangeable texture sheet (Reference: SC_BCC)

1 Introduction To Section 6

• Michael introduces the section
• A Look at the type of character you'll be able to create
• An overview of the learning topics in this section

2 Character Design Specification

• Know what you are doing- what the outcome is!
• Control your time
• Stop your project ballooning
• Know when you have accomplished your goal
• Simple projects allow you to iterate faster meaning you can try more things.
• Stave off boredom

3 Gathering Your Reference Material

• Reminder about reference material
• My chosen character: "The Last Hero"
• A look at my characters features and equipment

4 A 3D Viewport Refresher

• Changing your view in the 3D viewport.
• Transforming objects and applying transforms.
• Adding objects and the operator Panel.
• The outliner and naming and empties for organising.
• Pivot points.
• Parenting and grouping.
• Selecting.
• The tool shelf and properties panel.

5 Edit Mode and Object Mode

• Explore in detail the differences between Object Mode and Edit Mode
• Show how to select Linked mesh data
• Join mesh objects together

6 Verts Edges and Faces

• Explore Operating on Vertices, Edges and Faces
• See how they're connected
• Make models with more details than before.

6.5 Deleting And Filling

• Take a closer look at how to delete mesh data
• Show what dissolve does
• Show how to remove faces where they are not needed

7 Duplicating

• Rapidly build models by reusing parts
• Linked Duplication
• Un-linked Duplication

8 Workflow- Box Modelling & Poly To Poly

• 2 Methods of Modelling
• Very Similar and great for Low Poly Modelling
• Not the only way!
• Sculpting first is an option, but not something we will cover in this section

9 The Mirror Modifier Revisited

• Purpose of most modifiers
• The modifier stack
• Great workflow tip even if it isn't needed all the time

10 Loop Cut and Slide

• Loops are critical to speedy workflow
• Exploration of where and when you can loop cut
• Selecting Edge and Face loops

11 Duplicate and Separate

• Great for template based production
• Very useful for getting parts of your model to fit together.
• Separate is the opposite to join- will create a new mesh object from your mesh data selection

12 The Solidify Modifier

• Creating additional geometry quickly
• Using Vertex Groups as a control for modifiers
• Demonstration of modifier speeding up Workflow

13 Intersecting Geometry Revisited

• Discuss when it is OK
• Discuss when it will ruin a model
• Pros and Cons

14 Removing Doubles

• Troubleshooting a model
• When and where to remove doubles
• Be cautious and conscious when doing so

15 Vertex and Edge Slide

• Easy way to edit geometry without destroying surrounding geometry
• Gives you better control of where vertices and edges are in a model
• Updated for more consistency (19/07/2018)

16 The Snapping Tool

• Become an alignment ninja
• Use the snapping tool to precisely place objects and geometry

17 The Inset Tool

• Use the Inset Tool to create more geometry
• Very Useful for detailing
• Useful for adding geometry without excess geometry.

18 Visible Layers

• Reminded on using Layers to organise meshes

19 Non-Planar Geometry

• Solve non-planar rendering artifacts
• Simple to achieve

19a Auto Merging Vertices

• Like Removing Doubles only at the time
• Easy to forget it is turned on
• Works great with the snapping tool

19.2 The Specials Menu

20 Proportional Editing Revisited

• Easy to accidently turn on!
• Great control over more that one Vertex
• Enables more organic modelling

21 Ripping

• Splitting a single vertex into 2
• Great way of create additional geometry
• Rip-Fill is another option

22 Select Linked and Make Links

• Another great way of selecting similar objects/ pieces of mesh data
• One way of controlling the amount of mesh data in any scene in Blender
• Workflow improvement

99 End Of The Simple Character Section

• Michael wraps up this section.
• What would you like to see next?