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I have always had an interest in low poly art as well as 3D modeling. When usingMeshmixeras a 3D printing tool, I realized that even if the low polygon geometry created wasn't always practical to 3D print, they would still make for cool graphical renderings. You can see the final low poly bunny I created for this tutorial above, as well as a hammerhead shark from a previous project.
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A great benefit to this method of creating these low poly models is that the lighting environment in whatever rendering method you choose creates the appropriate shadows and highlights without needing to manually choose every panel of color. The idea is that even people with little to no experience in graphic design or 3D modeling can create fun low polygon style artwork!
Since this is intended to be a fun and easy trick to make some low effort low poly, I haven't utilized any specialized rendering software or graphic design tools. To 'render' the final image, I'm simply using Autodesk Inventor, which is free for students. There are many options available to you if this is not a viable option. I've included links below to lists of free 3D modeling and rendering tools, many of which have the same or better capabilities; however, I will not be covering their usage in this tutorial.
Process Summary
Low Polygon 3d Models Free
- Import geometry into Meshmixer
- Reduce polygon count in Meshmixer
- Export from Meshmixer
- Edit in CAD tool
- Render and save
- Optional - Vectorize your image!