This is not coding related, I know, but gamedev-learning related enough to be here! :) I’ve been asked about learning resources for 3D modeling and tried to make a list of tutorials I could remember - I’m highlighting the ones I’ve tried myself but I’ve heard good things about all of these. This list is low poly focused but the knowledge can be applied for anything else.



I haven’t been doing this for long - I started learning 3D last July and have been ever since but as a 2D artist the technical side of it still overwhelms me a lot. I’ve gone nowhere near animation yet but I’ve been adventuring with low poly quite a lot (which you can check out in #GemuNoGemu, image above - I also put up assets pics in a Trello here as well as stuff on my website). I mainly use Maya (now Maya LT) but I’ve been trying to tackle Blender too. Here are some helpful goodies:





Maya:

I started learning Maya with this series of videos on youtube by Misterh3d. I watched through units 1-7 and it’s a pretty great introduction! Nicely paced, covers a bunch you gotta know.



on youtube by Misterh3d. I watched through units 1-7 and it’s a pretty great introduction! Nicely paced, covers a bunch you gotta know. A series on Low poly for game assets using Maya 2015





Blender:

All things 3D/low poly:

Creating a low poly treasure island



PigArt : rad speedart/timelapses of adorable looking low poly art, lots to learn from watching these :)



: rad speedart/timelapses of adorable looking low poly art, lots to learn from watching these :) Digital Tutors has loads of 3D modeling tutorials, some free some paid. Tried a few of those and they’re pretty cool!





Cool Misc stuff:

Blender Cycles rendering introduction



rendering introduction Creating flat colored low poly art . This is how I currently color all assets for Gemu (I used to color using materials or vertex colors before because I can’t stand UV unwrapping but this is a pretty easy alternative)

. This is how I currently color all assets for (I used to color using materials or vertex colors before because I can’t stand UV unwrapping but this is a pretty easy alternative) Please do check the Polycount forum, so many cool references and useful info! Also do check their low poly thread :)

forum, so many cool references and useful info! Also do check their thread :) There’s also reddit’s /low_poly





Study Files:

Cocefi kindly uploaded a low poly model for download here :)



kindly uploaded a low poly model for download here :) You can download models on Sketchfab ! Here are some popular low poly ones

! are some popular low poly ones Lots of cool Cinema 4D project files for download here

(I’ll share some Gemu stuff soon! Lemme know if you have any files you’d be willing to share :D)

Rad people making awesome 3D stuff:

This is it for now! :) I know it’s short but I hope I can keep it growing - I’ll add more stuff to it as I find other tuts (let me know if you have any suggestions!).