Q. Which 5 modeling tips and advice you like to give the upcoming artists, how they can create realisticmodels, what is necessary to generate photorealistic characters?
Tip #1: Reference - Try and prepare your reference images beforehand so that they line up with each other. Use Photoshop guides to line up the key proportions so that when you add those images as background image planes in your 3d app, they will easily line up and you won’t have a difficult time aligning your models to them.
Tip #2: The edge flow of your meshes should always follow the logical anatomy and structure of the object you are creating. If you are creating a t-shirt, for example, build the seams and structure the edge flows just like you would in real life. Form should always follow function.
Tip #3: Whether using Deeppaint, Bodypaint, Photoshop or even Mudbox/Zbrush to paint texture layers, remember to preview and paint the textures with a flat “surface” shader that doesn’t contain any diffuse shading. Shading often hides problems which can later show up in rendering.
Tip #4: When working in Zbrush or Mudbox to create the bump or displacement passes, try to keep the broad sculptural changes in a separate layer from the fine “high frequency” level sculpting details. I usually postpone the very fine level of detail sculpting until the general color map is done so that the small wrinkles, grooves and blemishes can be matched up properly.
Tip #5: “Less is more”. It sounds easy to do, but I’ve seen many 3D artists and animators work scenes that become too large and very slow to work with because there is so much useless junk n them. Keeping only the essentials in your scenes is critical not only for productivity, but also for efficiency
Q. Anything you like to add? It is your chance now to state your opinion about anything!
Sometimes it is hard to know where one’s path lies. It may sound cliché, but following one’s dream is the most important thing. Many of us are lucky to do what we truly love for a living and for students or young professionals, it is important to think about this and pursue your goals with your heart and not just for monetary reasons.