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Modeling Video Game Assets in Blender

Instructor:

Kent Trammell

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Are you ready to start creating your own game objects?

Then this is the course for you. Through this second course in the Game Asset Creation learning flow you will learn how to create both low and high resolution objects in Blender, which will later be used for generating normal maps, capturing all the intricate detail while keeping an optimized model.

In this course you'll learn how to:

Work with concept art and references in Blender's viewport
Create quick prototype objects for pipeline testing and level development
Work with real-world scale to ensure your model imports at the right size
Sculpt high resolution detail with Blender's Dynamic Topology
Retopologize the high-resolution sculpts to create an optimized, low poly mesh.

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Awarded upon completion:

100xp + Modeling Video Game Assets in Blender Badge

Course Curriculum

1. Modeling a Prototype Asset
When working with a team you often need to exchange assets before they're finished. We'll start by creating a prototype that can then be passed to Unity for pipeline integration and level design drafts.
- References and Scale
  Playing 5 min
- Modeling the Prototype
  Playing 8 min
- Object Scale and Pivot
  Playing 5 min
2. Sculpting the High Resolution Detail
Creating highly detailed models for games requires normal maps, but before those maps can be created we need to create a highly detailed sculpt with Blender's Dynamic Topology tools.
- Rough Sculpting
  Playing 12 min
- Detail Sculpting
  Playing 18 min
- Final Sculpting
  Playing 3 min
3. Creating a Low Resolution Asset
Once a high-resolution sculpt is created we need to make an optimized version of it by recreating the surface and form, minus all the detail. This is where retopology comes in.
- Initial Retopology
  Playing 7 min
- Fill Retopology
  Playing 13 min
- Retopology Time-lapse
  Playing 8 min
- Finalizing the Retopology
  Playing 5 min
4. Game Asset Modeling Quiz
Check your progress with a quiz on your newly gained modeling knowledge
- Game Asset Modeling Quiz
  Playing 4 questions

2 Reviews

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Dasun Manjula(DasunMj) · on Jan 30

Good Steps to Start
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Martin Aversa(cgtin) · on Jan 18, 2023

A really good first step into understanding the logic behind modeling gaming assets :)