Hello my name is Jesse, I saw that you do some 3D modeling. I'm an inspiring 3D environmental artist and have a few questions. First off, where do you seek inspiration from mostly when modeling? What are some tips for an inspiring 3D artist? Thank you for answering, I may have more questions.
hey there! ask as many questions as you need, i really like helping people if i can! ^^
as for actually answering your questions, i gain a lot of inspiration from video games that already exist; wildstar, legend of zelda, indie games, etc. i also gain inspiration from a lot of lore and fairy tales. basically anything that interests me becomes an inspiration. when i gain inspiration from video games i try to see if i can mimic that style, or if i can turn that style into something else (ex. turning something stylized into something realistic and vice versa)
some tips would be something that i do: compare your models and textures to actual video game artistsā work and never stop modelingāand keep pushing yourself outside the box or what is normal/comfortable to you. look at A LOT of video game models. study how they worked the edge loops and how they constructed a particular object. is it all one mesh or is it multiple meshes? what would their reasoning behind it being that way be? is it stationary or will it be animated? is it an object someone will only see at a quick glance when playing or is it something important that the player will have to interact with? the triangle/poly count and silhouette differs because of these reasons, as well as the texture resolution a lot of times.
i would also keep in mind the difference between a portfolio piece and a game piece. portfolio pieces should be made to show what youāre capable of when pushing your limits and a game piece is what will work within the gameās engine, with itās surrounding environment, without overloading the fps on either consoles or computers.
also, visit websites like polycount.com and turbosquid.com; polycount to interact with other 3D artists of varying skill sets (beginner to professionalāi need to get a lot better at doing this too) and turbosquid is a good place to go to if you want to download a couple free models and textures to see how they made it. study the model and its unwrap and see if there are ways you can even make it better or improve on it.
whoo! i got a little long-winded there! XD i really hope this helps you out though! if anything i said doesnāt make sense to you please go ahead and ask me about it! iām not very good at explaining things through words (iāve been told this many times so i do apologize) and iām much better at explaining them through pictures.
good luck to you in your 3D modeling!
tl;dr - go outside your comfort zone to improve, study actual video game models, visit 3D modeling websites like polycount and turbosquid, and model EVERY DAY
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