By Pang Sie Piau aka Tomwoof
Cartoon or realistic? Just one of the many questions to ask
yourself before you begin. Cartoon characters are fun and
comparatively easier to create and animate...
... but realistic characters are the in-thing right now.
The model above is only 50% done.
It is also important
at this point to know how your model will be used. This will determine
what kind of tools and techniques you will use to construct the model.
Experience will tell you what kind of pitfalls to avoid, and where
to add details necessary for the technical aspects of animation. But
be warned, you will often need to re-model some parts during animation
setup, even when you think the modeling stage is finished.
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