Thread 42772993

working on a 3d mlp base ... i don't know what im gonna do once i finish it, but thought itd be a fun project :3

>>42772993 (OP)
Looks like Casper the friendly ghost.

front view too

>>42773005
lol it kinda does without color/lineart

It's tough to do G4-style pony since their faces as seen in the show don't make sense, their eyes are front-facing in front shots and side-facing in side shots.

>>42773025
LoE fixed this ages ago since 2012.

>>42773184
It's a decent enough compromise but it's not show-accurate by any means.

>>42772993 (OP)
Please make less forward looking eyes.

>>42773195
show accurate is nice, but once you make it it's kinda too hard to use. Like djted's models

>>42772993 (OP)
Good on you anon, it'd be cool to see your WIP.
If I can add my two cents, the eyes' bottom line needs to be lower than the snout's top line. No matter the art style, that always makes it 20% cuter for me.

>>42772993 (OP)
Good on you anon, it'd be cool to see your WIP.
If I can add my two cents, the eye bottom line needs to be lower than the tip of the snout line. No matter the art style, that always makes it 20% cuter IMO.

>>42772993 (OP)
Are you gonna rig it?

>>42773025
The only way to get a G4 model to look 'correct' would be to utilize a camera-driven shapekey rig like this https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/sfz98k/demonstration_of_the_automorph_technique_employed/
to make every angle look show accurate regardless of the actual model's form
However, most 3dfags either lack the artistry to make it look good or the technical knowledge to pull it off (as there isn't anywhere on the internet you can go to learn to do this). and good 3dfags are hard to find in the first place since getting good requires decent resources to learn from and even with infinite resources at one's disposal (yohoho) it's a fucking process.

>>42773184
and people say g5 had wide spaced eyes

>>42773025
>>42773486
Some plush and figurine crafters make high-quality ponies that would look great as 3d models

>>42773725
I am a plushmaker and indeed this is possible, but it is always a compromise. You will never get a model that looks like the show from all sides. And that is fine, 3d has different rules and different things look right. All angle accuracy is a bad concept.

>>42773699
G5 ponies look more like Shrek characters than MLP.

>>42773025
>It's tough to do G4-style pony since their faces as seen in the show don't make sense
Similar issue with the legs.
>>42773184
>LoE models
They made the design make sense.

>>42773727
What then is the best compromise you've seen so far?

>>42773486
2D=perfection.

>>42772993 (OP)
>/BALE/

I also downloaded Blender recently and started doing the donut tutorial. My ultimate goal would be to create a pony, even if the end result was really ugly. Just the donut feels very overwhelming.

>>42774706
just use an image2mesh generator and edit that.

>>42773727
>I am a plushmaker and indeed this is possible, but it is always a compromise.
You'd probably need to make the eyes rounded/curved to accomplish this look from multiple angles.

Did DJTHED ever finish his coloratura animation?

>>42774706
I can tell you that the donut tutorial isn't really a good place to start since it just briefly glances over functions of 3d without fleshing them out or explaining their broad utility. It's mostly a waste of time.
The best free beginner's course i've seen is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtZdDmnA1Zg&list=PL7AyBndD_6pVvgdH2tYt63KzvWcxszqP- as well as her other, more comprehensive series detailing the entire process of a character (use youtube's auto dubbing TL feature)
My other advice for starting is to autistically record notes in a word doc or something for every thing since it's impossible without years of experience to smoothly internalize everything needed to make a model look good. Checking your notes beats rummaging for a video every time you need to see how something's done again.
And of course, the most important thing is to have fun~

>>42776092
DJ needs more muzzle.

>>42774706
If the geometry gets too wonky, my favorite go-to is the Remesh modifier (modifiers are in the blue wrench symbol on right panel). Simplifies mesh surface work by a lot. Better not to have to though.