Harle 3D mesh

[Schala Zeal]

Some goodies

http://p3d.in/uT6Iq (site damaged the eyeballs it looks like)
http://p3d.in/X5pZX
http://p3d.in/9AsLe
http://p3d.in/MgagI

[stingrayiii]

Kneesocks is solid. Looks great.

[Schala Zeal]

My problem is that without character sheets, I'm not that great modeling characters.

[Schala Zeal]

Alright, last night I successfully completed my first 3D model designed for games. I learned triangles are encouraged for game models, whereas quads are encouraged for high res animation.

[tushantin]

Just a friendly tip, SZ.

See those vertices along the edges? Try to align them in smooth curves, like this, from all perspectives -- front, side and top -- horizontally and vertically.

The reason behind this is that, following these principles, you're likely to get a smoother, better and more accurate representation of the reference image.  

If it helps, always try drawing the edges on paper with a pen, so you can figure out where to apply it digitally.

[Schala Zeal]

Anime anatomy is obtuse though, and hard to map out.

[tushantin]

Anime anatomy is obtuse though, and hard to map out.

I agree. But you can be imaginative here, and not be bound to the image reference strictly. Appleseed: Ex-Machina is an excellent example of what i mean here, because even those models follow the same principles: smooth vertices and edges. If the lines go haywire in the wireframe, it's gonna result in some crooked models with bumpy surfaces. XD

[Schala Zeal]

I'm wondering if it'd just be more efficient to shape a subdiv-smoothed cube.

[tushantin]

I'm wondering if it'd just be more efficient to shape a subdiv-smoothed cube.

You can, yes! But the principles I mentioned apply there too. That's because the passive vertices in the subdivs depend on the active vertices that you normally manipulate in order to maintain their form.

Hmm, I could try screencasting for you if you like, though I'm not sure if my computer is very good at doing so. Where's your model again where I can download?

[Schala Zeal]

I got stumped when I got to the forehead, unfortunately.

[tushantin]

Hmm! Rather than create faces individually, did you try modelling with a subdivided cube (which should, technically, become sufficiently rounded to work with)? That should help you model faster and better, because you already have a good structure to work with.

[Schala Zeal]

I could try again, but when I did it yesterday, it made me cringe a bit.

[Schala Zeal]

I continued with what you saw in the last screencap. Since this is meant to be low poly I used tris to close off loops that would've made it complicated to work with. I tried smoothing the edges as best I could so she wouldn't have any sharp edges. Also: no ngons, tris, or 6+-sided junctions.