Creating Stylized Low Poly Characters in Blender

Sharing a little bit of my process for creating low poly hand-painted characters in Blender. Still something I'm working and improving on but I hope you pick up a few tips from this!
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// Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:50 References
1:20 Head
3:23 Torso
5:10 Arms / Hands
6:16 Legs
8:27 Shoes
9:32 Joining
10:32 Hair
12:55 UV Unwrapping
16:57 Blocking out Colours
18:40 Texture Painting
23:00 Outro
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  • @afrancis7475
    @afrancis7475Ай бұрын

    Bro, this is a 1000 times better than most tuts on youtube. I really wanted to give up but this gave me hope man. Thanks!

  • @juarangoCreations

    @juarangoCreations

    Ай бұрын

    x2 !

  • @lacruzo

    @lacruzo

    Ай бұрын

    I'm so glad to hear it! ^^

  • @mwinner101

    @mwinner101

    28 күн бұрын

    Blender is very frustrating. Such a pain.

  • @Mr-dk1dh

    @Mr-dk1dh

    27 күн бұрын

    @@lacruzoplease make more videos bro

  • @titusfortunus2916

    @titusfortunus2916

    23 күн бұрын

    Blender is hard, and overwhelming if you don't know where to start. But don't you DARE give up!

  • @music_shev_
    @music_shev_25 күн бұрын

    This tutorial is a GODSEND. I was looking into stylized low-poly for months now, and the best I could find was "PS1 style", which is totally not my jam! But this, this is literally donut of character creation, this is GOAT of tutorials

  • @Wolferr47
    @Wolferr4722 күн бұрын

    As an experienced 3D artist who watches tutorials for fun, Id say this is most definitely a tutorial Id look for as a beginner. I love how youre not spoonfeeding every bit of information to the viewer Direct, easy to understand, good quality product.

  • @itswizydog

    @itswizydog

    7 күн бұрын

    As a beginner, I give you complete right with this one tutorial I have learned so much because it wasn't spoon-feeding

  • @hamzahgamedev
    @hamzahgamedev28 күн бұрын

    As a solo game dev myself who SUCKS at 3d modelling, this video is a ray of hope and I am so thankful to You my friend. ❤

  • @datnastysalad5616
    @datnastysalad561629 күн бұрын

    UV unwrapping and specifically textute painting was always such a headache for whenever I'd attempt to make a low poly character. You are a saint for this tutorial 🙏🙏🙏

  • @Drift_EX
    @Drift_EX26 күн бұрын

    Unironically one of the best tutorials for 3d modeling / UV unwrapping and Texture painting all in one.

  • @nadimographics
    @nadimographics29 күн бұрын

    for next video can you rig this character?

  • @blackmark2899
    @blackmark28998 күн бұрын

    Low Poly style is really good because it's a lot like making a chibi. You have design what's the essentials of the character and doesn't allow you to get lost in the details.

  • @royrich2833
    @royrich2833Ай бұрын

    if you make creating lowpoly this clean and easy can we see how you rig and animate like in the intro they look cool

  • @cocoasprinklez
    @cocoasprinklez23 күн бұрын

    absolutely incredible tutorial, i'm a college student studying game design and was literally just ranting to my friend about how horrible character modelling is, so having this tutorial be understandable and teach exactly what i needed to know is like a miracle really! thanks man, great stuff

  • @thedertiz2524
    @thedertiz252429 күн бұрын

    OMG! Thank you so much for the detailed tutorial (especially for showing the keyboard shortcuts used during the creation process in the video). It's really great material.

  • @grimmestcreaper2212
    @grimmestcreaper221219 күн бұрын

    This entire video has been immensely helpful. Detailed while keeping a good pace. Not glancing over modeling methods, plus the shortcut visualizer helps a ton

  • @FinnbarrGoesFast
    @FinnbarrGoesFast28 күн бұрын

    every other character creation tutorial did my head in, but this one just makes sense. incredible video

  • @usernotfound-tf4mv
    @usernotfound-tf4mvАй бұрын

    This was a great video and I like how you take your time to show your process and explain it. Also, your art looks really nice. I hope to see more of your work.

  • @nubi4006
    @nubi400618 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the tutorial, well-constructed and no-nonsense video.

  • @jademonass2954
    @jademonass295426 күн бұрын

    this tutorial just makes so much sense!! a lot on tutorials just go onto things that are waaay to complex for the simple characters i want to create thank you!

  • @kavidevs
    @kavidevsАй бұрын

    Simple and super effective. Great work!

  • @NotLawrence
    @NotLawrenceАй бұрын

    Haven’t touched 3D modeling in a while, but this definitely has inspired me to get back into it with some character modeling (after I study for and do my AP exams). Might comment with some questions if I remember to. Thanks for the great video!

  • @penwinrawr
    @penwinrawr22 күн бұрын

    Loved the style so much!❤

  • @lyxivia
    @lyxivia10 күн бұрын

    One of the best and easily digestible tutorials I've come across on this topic. Tysm :D

  • @Kn.77
    @Kn.7719 күн бұрын

    I've been looking for tutorials on this specific kind of low-poly style for a while now, and this is by far the best one I've seen! Thank you so much!!!

  • @gideilsonlima3990
    @gideilsonlima399028 күн бұрын

    I loved this! Really beautiful!!

  • @stanleychukwu
    @stanleychukwu28 күн бұрын

    this is absolutely extremely brilliant

  • @aecl4287
    @aecl4287Ай бұрын

    Amazing video! Mainly watched for the texturing process as I was really impressed when I first saw your twitter post and you made it look shockingly simple ❤️

  • @chastermief839
    @chastermief83924 күн бұрын

    tons of useful shortcuts and tricks to improve workflow. ty for this.

  • @KeyframeChef
    @KeyframeChef13 күн бұрын

    This is an awesome video. Thanks for sharing your process! 🙏🏻

  • @foxnoir1283
    @foxnoir1283Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for this video. I've only been modelling for a few months, low poly vtube avatars and this is extremely helpful!

  • @SchmoopyTheSpy
    @SchmoopyTheSpy26 күн бұрын

    This was helpful! I didn’t know that the texture painting tools within blender could work to achieve this style! I’m going to try it. Thank you!

  • @C4Hertz
    @C4Hertz3 күн бұрын

    I learned a lot, in two hours I went from "I don't know blender" to "I can make mario's head" das pretty good.

  • @_kurohana
    @_kurohana29 күн бұрын

    Yes! I love low poly style and this is exactly was I was looking for! I enjoyed modeling in this style in Maya but I want to switch to Blender and I've found few tutorials for what I wanted to do. I'll come back as soon as I learn the basics, lovely presentation and thanks for sharing!

  • @rayansyed2721
    @rayansyed272120 күн бұрын

    Your videos are amazing. Please don't stop posting. I love them

  • @JayRKID
    @JayRKID29 күн бұрын

    I'm a hobbie / indie game dev and have to say this tutorial has helped me so much in preparing my work flow for finaly modeling my characters, just want to say thank you so much for the video and the chill format, well done 👌 hope to see more from you soon

  • @0la-la151
    @0la-la15126 күн бұрын

    amazing!! I admire your artwork, thank you

  • @lacey_and_her_stories
    @lacey_and_her_stories27 күн бұрын

    I loved your grease pencil process in Blender and this is another awesome video, thank you!

  • @drawician3686
    @drawician368616 күн бұрын

    I’m almost upset at how good this tutorial is. I’ve been working with a very similar style for a while, and this workflow is so much simpler and produces much better results. Not even to mention the quality of the tutorial itself. Definitely going to try this is the future, thank you!

  • @billmore6486
    @billmore648617 күн бұрын

    Been watching modeling blender videos for years. Youve done a excellent job here!

  • @Radio___
    @Radio___23 күн бұрын

    So amazing 😮!!

  • @OGHST_NIII
    @OGHST_NIII17 күн бұрын

    No lie I'd pay to watch more of your work bro! Keep up the excellent work 🔥🔥🔥

  • @ShuShuShop
    @ShuShuShopАй бұрын

    Today just got a whole lot better, this is truly invaluable. Thank you so much for sharing.

  • @lacruzo

    @lacruzo

    Ай бұрын

    So kind of you to say ^^

  • @MarcLuscher
    @MarcLuscher22 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much - what a great tutorial !

  • @VualDaZart
    @VualDaZart26 күн бұрын

    Wow, it's great! amazing work and very understandable with some VERY useful shortcut tips here and there

  • @raynbot882
    @raynbot882Ай бұрын

    This is so cool!!! I love your style!

  • @CactiHat
    @CactiHat22 күн бұрын

    I wasn't even aware this only came out like a few days ago but it came at such a good time!!! I had a sudden motivation in trying to make a 3D model and this tutorial made it feel so much easier to tackle what I envisioned doing for such a long time now and I feel like I want to do even more now :D Thanks you so much for making this!

  • @Luluskuy
    @Luluskuy29 күн бұрын

    Thanks man! Your tutorial is easy to follow, you have a good pedagogic skills!

  • @Trepower
    @Trepower14 күн бұрын

    This tutorial made my low poly character designs atleast 5x better Ty and keep creating 🩵

  • @alfdefolf
    @alfdefolf27 күн бұрын

    been waiting for this, thank you!

  • @travh98_
    @travh98_21 күн бұрын

    god tier tutorial, absolutely fire

  • @Spicystuf
    @Spicystuf26 күн бұрын

    thank you so much this was so helpful and i love your style, looking forward to when you can show us rigging.

  • @xCrissiam
    @xCrissiam26 күн бұрын

    Hi, thank you very much for the tutorial. I had been looking for months for one of this style, and as I couldn't get any, I experimented in my own way taking other references and I managed to make a 3D low poly model that I liked. Now with this tutorial I can learn everything in a better way, make better models and improve the ones I already made. thank you very much!

  • @snazzycarmine
    @snazzycarmine17 күн бұрын

    Thanks so much for this video! I was just wondering about the whole modelling process for something like this and had a lot of fun following along :)! Really easy to understand.

  • @bruno1057
    @bruno1057Ай бұрын

    Nice job! Keep it up the good work!

  • @hisammbm267
    @hisammbm26729 күн бұрын

    whoa this is amazing, thank you so much

  • @Magicguy33
    @Magicguy33Ай бұрын

    Really awesome style! Thanks

  • @catticus6637
    @catticus66377 күн бұрын

    no way i was looking for these tutorials a few months ago... yhis is awesome tysm

  • @JFM2706
    @JFM2706Ай бұрын

    love your artstyle 👍👍

  • @nickolasclifton6297
    @nickolasclifton629717 күн бұрын

    This is a good video, its helping me with own stuff. Thanks

  • @MeepLeDoodle
    @MeepLeDoodle17 күн бұрын

    I didn't know loop tools existed and you are now my favorite person

  • @LA-wv6jo
    @LA-wv6jo14 күн бұрын

    This is the best tutorial on modeling low poly characters! I can't model realistic characters (and I don't really want to), and I can''t really do sculpting part. This is the best option for me! Thanks a lot!

  • @SSRBast
    @SSRBastКүн бұрын

    My God, you are a genius and a gift of the gods. This tutorial is exactly what i needed to update my game graphics!

  • @TheEKdude
    @TheEKdude26 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much for this tutorial. I feel like I’ve slowly started to give up on my passion for creating games because I can’t make good models yet but looking at this video makes me hope that in the future I will make something better.

  • @JellyElite
    @JellyElite11 күн бұрын

    Great, detailed tutorial! You saved my uni work

  • @amiralighaforeyanrad885
    @amiralighaforeyanrad88522 күн бұрын

    Man you just solved my 2 years problem doing low poly character thank you god bless you

  • @CatMakeStuff
    @CatMakeStuff19 күн бұрын

    This! This is what I’m looking for! In one video!

  • @Pomer134
    @Pomer13421 күн бұрын

    Oh thank you so much for this video it's very useful for me

  • @phadestonkaneki9861
    @phadestonkaneki9861Ай бұрын

    This is actually easier than expected tbh. I started working on a 3d model for a passion project and jumped right into it with little research. Still figuring things out but it’s coming along.

  • @Ryuko15
    @Ryuko1526 күн бұрын

    finally, a worthy video, ive been figuring this stuff out myself for months!

  • @sozellicus
    @sozellicus16 күн бұрын

    I’ve been looking for a video on how to make art exactly like this for a while. Thank you so much for this. Gonna give my own a shot here soon!

  • @cleopatrxb
    @cleopatrxbАй бұрын

    i’ve been looking for something exactly like this for so So long. genuinely answered so many of the questions i’ve had while trying to make my own low poly characters !! this has been a major help thank you

  • @lacruzo

    @lacruzo

    Ай бұрын

    so glad I could help! ^^

  • @craigguardians7842
    @craigguardians7842Ай бұрын

    New Lacruzo drop lets gooooooooo

  • @Neon99
    @Neon9914 күн бұрын

    Great video! I was a bit intimidated by blender but this is a super understandable and helpful tutorial! Thank you

  • @azoth._.
    @azoth._.29 күн бұрын

    This is the first video I've seen from you but I enjoyed it. Also you're at 39.9k subscribers, so close to 40k :D

  • @cc95g85
    @cc95g85Ай бұрын

    Really great explication! 🎉 Amzing Video

  • @GM-hb1vr
    @GM-hb1vr24 күн бұрын

    I love this. It would be great to see you do an outdoor game environment in this style.

  • @VINZVANGO
    @VINZVANGO27 күн бұрын

    YOOOO I was just thinking that this style reminds me of Megaman Legends and then you brought it up!! Would love love LOVE to see more games pop up with that similar aesthetic!!

  • @lydiascottart
    @lydiascottart22 күн бұрын

    great tutorial! thank you :)

  • @honkall1563
    @honkall156324 күн бұрын

    love it 10/10

  • @mryoshaa9810
    @mryoshaa981019 күн бұрын

    Thanks, I'll be using this

  • @kobeguy
    @kobeguyАй бұрын

    I have been wanting a tutorial for this exact style so much. Thank you!! :)

  • @lacruzo

    @lacruzo

    Ай бұрын

    I hope it helps you out! ^^

  • @Mr-dk1dh
    @Mr-dk1dh27 күн бұрын

    Best blender youtuber

  • @xdn_t
    @xdn_t14 күн бұрын

    Finally! An actually fast and easy to remember tutorial with total noob friendly tips and tricks 😭

  • @nonkiru
    @nonkiruАй бұрын

    Wonderful video!! You've inspired me to make some low poly models. Thank you for making this video, it's incredibly helpful!! :3

  • @lacruzo

    @lacruzo

    Ай бұрын

    So happy to hear that, hope you enjoy making them!

  • @likerro2801
    @likerro28012 күн бұрын

    i learned a lot, thanks

  • @nadimographics
    @nadimographics29 күн бұрын

    awesome video!

  • @breew6692
    @breew669220 күн бұрын

    the face makes me feel nostalgic for the wii mysims agents game i was obsessed with as a kid 😂

  • @rmt3589
    @rmt358924 күн бұрын

    This is so frigging amazing! Answered so many questions I had. Would you do a part 2 where we can have more character customization? Different parts that can be swamped and stuff?

  • @buster5661

    @buster5661

    24 күн бұрын

    Id be down like a clown for that

  • @Subird
    @Subird26 күн бұрын

    Really cool

  • @kongkongE2848
    @kongkongE284827 күн бұрын

    Thank you for your english creating video. it's helpful for me

  • @cocomendos
    @cocomendos28 күн бұрын

    Love the tutorial! Looking forward to more of these vids, one great tip when it comes to mirroring! I enabled automirroring on the addons tab, it comes free with blender and set the key on favorite quick keys (Q) so I only need to select the model hit Q and A and with the addon the model automatically gets cut down in half, mirrored and clipped

  • @lacruzo

    @lacruzo

    28 күн бұрын

    wasn't aware of this one, thanks!

  • @comeplague
    @comeplague29 күн бұрын

    please do more of these!

  • @ArnaldoTorresRivera93
    @ArnaldoTorresRivera93Ай бұрын

    grandioso video hermano

  • @Casyusby
    @Casyusby9 күн бұрын

    Amazing tutorial, made me realise just how over complicated i tried to make my low poly characters lol

  • @kimmyera174
    @kimmyera17429 күн бұрын

    That's a pretty nice tutorial, especially for texture painting with the dragging, for the eyes. I think the next thing, would possibly be to show how to have your character have different faces, for social/emotional expressions

  • @lacruzo

    @lacruzo

    28 күн бұрын

    thanks, yeah I'm considering that as another video ^^

  • @arymekohiroshi
    @arymekohiroshi16 күн бұрын

    in need of an unwrapping tutorial from u 🌼

  • @AeridisArt
    @AeridisArt26 күн бұрын

    OMG, I'm not the only one who wants to replicate the Megaman Legends artstyle! I've been trying to figure out how to do lowpoly characters myself. My biggest hurdle has been UV wrapping (and making lowpoly hands that actually look like hands). I having gotten far in the vid yet (only 2 mins lol), but thanks for making this!

  • @robthewoot
    @robthewoot28 күн бұрын

    MML my man!

  • @Elburgeh
    @Elburgeh29 күн бұрын

    Thx, really, I was exactly searching how to do a low poly character

  • @coding-donne
    @coding-donne27 күн бұрын

    where have you been all my life ive been out here watching blockbench tutorials and priichu timelapses

  • @ZiosNeon
    @ZiosNeon13 күн бұрын

    DO MORE PLEASSEEEE you are amazing

  • @PowerUpT
    @PowerUpTАй бұрын

    Hooooly crap I was literally just thinking I'd need this for my next project! Luckily the only thing I'd say I'm skilled at in Blender is rigging, so this fits my exact needs! Thanks!

  • @lacruzo

    @lacruzo

    Ай бұрын

    Nice! I hope this comes in useful ^^

  • @ssmile3
    @ssmile313 күн бұрын

    nice bro