How to create a Low Poly 3D MODEL | Tutorial

Let's learn how to create low-poly mesh models with pixel-art textures!
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▬ Chapters ▬▬▬
0:00 - Introduction
0:31 - Modeling the Basic Shape
5:32 - Adding Wheels
7:57 - Adding Side Mirrors
9:00 - Texture Templates / UV
10:04 - Seam Tool
10:47 - UV Editing
11:40 - Painting
13:21 - Uploading to Sketchfab
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[@srspanksalot4501]

I was really frusterated because I just wanted to make very simple, low poly meshes and I feel like blender (and it's learning curve) was overkill, I searched for hours, had so many people insult me for asking. finally I found this randomly lmao.

[@bhgamerstudios4180]

Yeah, for low poly work, this seems to be a much easier app for game models. Blender is more for high end graphics(at least at this point). Not busting on blender, they are both good modeling packages. But for beginners, it seems that this is a bit easier.

[@haribblender]

But i actually Like Blender more than evereything

[@krish-ut9de]

awesomeee!!

[@DxBlack]

The kicker is Blender has no limitation on creating block/low-poly models...you're taking cubes/planes and placing them next to each other. That's it. There are already a plethora of tutorials on how to use Blender for that explicit purpose, so you clearly didn't look hard enough _or at all._

[@freedoomer2524]

@@DxBlack as a newb myself Blender is just a confusing mess, I managed to make a low poly pepperbox pistol but I haven’t been able to texture it. Sure there are tutorials but Blender is definitely overkill for simple/low poly stuff

[@salbertron]

The automatic pixel perfect UV alone gives this program a massive edge over Blender. Blender has a million different plugins, but I have wanted someone to make a plugin that does exactly what this software does on its own for years. Nobody ever has, at least not this easy.

[@ShuShuShop]

This really is a fantastic tutorial for creating a generic model in Blockbench. I will say it's a tad fast paced, and a few things were hard to noticed. One thing I struggled with trying to figure out for a few minutes was that holding shift let me make smaller size adjustments and movements, holding ctrl and then drawing a rectangle is how you select things, and you have to select what you're trying to transform + flip x. Despite the tutorial feeling a bit fast in my opinion, this is the best video for understanding the proper modeling process when making a generic model. It was incredibly easy to follow, the tool feels powerful without feeling overwhelming like Blender, and I'm so excited to create with it. My advice to anyone reading the comments who are unsure, *give it a go!!* Make a few different trucks and get comfortable with the hotkeys and modeling process! Take it from a serial procrastinator, do it now! Follow the video, practice the basics here that he teaches you by making a few trucks, try to make a car, and a bus too! You'll have the basics in no time, and then you can push on to learn newer things with ease! Good luck!

[@eggZ663]

'holding ctrl and then drawing a rectangle is how you select things' - Came to the comments looking for this - thanks!

[@dymetryius2865]

The perfect tutorial a beginner could ask for, this helped me get all basics I needed.

[@user-ff5iz4rm3f]

this is seriously one of the most underrated Engine I have ever seen.

[@frugo-3871]

its got more popular after mojang reminded about it

[@CYON4D]

Awesome software. As a pixel artist and lowpoly modeller this is just perfect. Thanks for sharing it!

[@JohnMarineTube]

I am relatively new to Blockbench. I see the real potential for this program, having tried to learn and master Blender. I even got to get a feel for modeling using cubes. However, the implementation of meshes offers more opportunities. I keep watching and re-watching this video for inspiration and learning. Thank you for this fabulous video resource!

[@mohsenafshan7908]

thank you so much for adding the theme editing feature and keybinding. many developers ignore the fact that customization of ui/ux in a designing app is important to many of the users.

[@nateay]

Best beginner guide i've seen because it's so detailed and perfect. Blockbench is a 100% better than Blender. Ty!!!

[@SnowyRedstone]

it depends what you need, if you want to create realistic models instead of low poly ones then all I can say is lol

[@JoeCoup1]

this was actually way easier than I thought it would be. I never tried making 3d games because I thought 3d assets/blender would be too much for me. However blockbench is really nice and simple. Thank you!

[@keplerfinn]

2:32 to select the entire loop cut: ALT+leftmouse on one of its edges. Strangely enough I can't find this in the keybindings nor could I find it on the blockbench wiki.

[@tinybee9719]

I didn't even know you could do this!! I made an entire model of a castle simply by brute force and the 'create cube' functionon.... This Is definetly gonna save me a lot of time! Can't wait to get into 3D modeling again.

[@widearchshark3981]

This software has so much potential. I'd like to see a better loopcut tool that allows multiple even cuts. I'd also like a mirror mode. I think I'm seeing a lot of repeated work here, and some careful copy and pasting at the right time. But I love the simplicity. Really going to give this a good try out !

[@alexandredevert4935]

Very good tutorial, blockbench is perfect for its niche.

[@Jorendo]

Great tutorial! Thanks for showing how to get started like that and begin with a great looking low poly vehicle!

[@Hlebok]

Класс, хороший гайд от разработчика такой прекрасной программы)

[@joshuaedley5191]

very interesting video love the pixel texture map and how simple it was done.

[@dandyspacedandy]

I ASSUMED THIS WAS SPECIFICALLY FOR MINECRAFT I am ABSOLUTELY getting this, wow!!

[@eduardvandijk3431]

Yassssss... I was waiting for a nice Blockbench tutorial!

[@TheInnerSanctuary]

Thank you for this. I recreated my childhood family car with this tutorial.

[@OlaffiDzn]

Thanks, with this tutorial i made my first 3D model using blockbench

[@azikusheish5161]

Did I mention I love this?💯

[@lautarodesimone54]

Well... this is going to be my whole personality for the rest of my life

[@migueldc6845]

I just opened *another* Blender video course ... but i really, really dread blender. Been looking for quite some time for ... something. Just a light at the end of the tunnel... and im really exited to try blockbench!!

[@legalego1studios946]

god i love blockbench its my favorite 3d modeling program

[@Portponky]

Wow, fantastic stuff.

[@rodev60]

going from blender to this is interesting, blender ofc is good for about any mesh, but still for low poly models with a pixel texture it's pretty usefull

[@eineatombombe]

Could you make a tutorial for pixel art shading? I've been doing pixel art for a few months but I'm still terrible at shading :]

[@M3meKnight]

I suggest you look at AdamCYounis videos. He is great at pixel art and it could apply to blockbench too. :D

[@eineatombombe]

@@M3meKnight yeah I tried that, but my brain still can't figure that out

[@bhgamerstudios4180]

@@eineatombombe Its challenging. I would suggest maybe a couple of basic painting classes. It might help. Just a thought.

[@mr.m2675]

here is a cheating method (you should still learn how shading works) : move your view to a point in space you would like to imitate a spot light , then it's as easy as painting every surface you see

[@lukabrasi001]

@@eineatombombe bro just pretend there's a light coming from an angle from above and paint accordingly, shade in crevices with darker colors and highlight parts you'd think would extrude. hue shift, contrast things and it's all well and good

[@dodolordxd]

that pick-up truck lookin like a pixel gun model

[@ichabod9424]

Nice, thank you for this tutorial!!

[@Pixelated480]

you taught me more than enough thank you very very very much

[@wizards-themagicalconcert5048]

Fantastic content mate,well explained tutorial ,subbed !

[@AnonymousXWeirdo]

This is the beginning of a journey.

[@MathdallasRblx]

Thank you so much Blockbench for this tutoriar and that application🙂

[@jacksongibbs8998]

JOHNNY THE TRUCK.

[@psyboyo]

What, no donuts? Thanks for this video! ^^

[@AlphaCollectorCZ]

Great tutorial! The only real trouble using Blockbench is texturing sloped surfaces... I can't figure out a good way to do it.

[@RancorSnp]

Learning blockbench is a bit... much for me, the fact that none of the key binds match blender adds a very big and unnecessary layer of learning that I frankly do not especially want to put up with BUT Blockbench without any doubt seems far more well suited to pixel art texturing than blender, is there a possibility to do the geometry and animation in blender, upload the model to Blockbench - paint the texture and import it back to blender?

[@cloudlimey]

Great tutorial!

[@MACH_SDQ]

looking very gooood, i might try it !!!!!

[@officialnickname]

I tried getting started but then it annoyed me that there is no regular knife tool. Only the loop cut tool. Also no boolean operations exist. For me that is a bit too little in terms of basic modelling features. But the other approaches are really cool and make for a great style. Really hope these features get added at some point in the future.

[@1iveliest]

how do you reselect the loop cut as a whole without manually selecting each edge again???

[@JannisX11]

Hold Alt to select an edge or face loop!

[@Sabnas117]

Danke das war sehr toll!

[@jiedenrogers]

Well somtime is added to my bucket list 😂

[@Vichkameow]

In the tools I can't add a "separator" the following text comes out: Some tools may be hidden due to the inability to use in the current mode, format or situation. Maybe someone knows what to do about it? I would be very grateful!

[@PixelatedAstronaut]

I've tried centering the model using the center function and I still can't use mirror-painting.

[@lennondecenald]

yooo this is easy to understand and the model of the car are Masterpiece I should Subscribe to you if you have any idea of making 3D model in blockbench make the video understandable just like in this video

[@krish-ut9de]

so underrated

[@eatsleepsniff]

Hi, I’m using the web app version via an iPad but don’t seem to be able to drag a rectangle like you did around 6:07 when selecting the tyre. Every time I try with my finger or Apple Pencil I just rotate the viewport. Do you know what I might be doing wrong?

[@datboarboss8569]

From what I have personally found you’ll probably just have to toggle ctrl or shift in the bottom right and tap each thing you want individually.

[@Anarqism]

4:00 nooooooooo the calm pad musiccccc

[@Anarqism]

it's back 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 yay

[@PhiIip_]

I made a mistake but i dont know where i can go 1 step back. Can someone help me please? 🥺

[@leoterss]

there seems to be some problems importing this car into Unreal Engine 5. Are there any peculiarities I should be aware of when importing .fbx or .obj files into it? UE rejected my import of the .obj file, for example.

[@user-mp2bb4zk3q]

First of all, I apologize for using a translator Great tutorial Could you please upload a video about the UI of the mobile web app? thank you

[@trixbibi]

Just installed it and the icons for selecting face, edge or vertex don't show

[@wardogdauwdd3020]

So someone could use this and make a video game or animation using the models they made in blockbench?

[@ramroda.i8157]

3:03 I try to do this, but the entire model gets deleted! ive definely selected the wheel faces but the entire model gets removed off the face of the earth!

[@forsmanos]

thanks werner herzog

[@antoinegodefroid-le-hardi9226]

thank you bro

[@warkarma]

ohhh... I was looking forward to pixel art part :(

[@Rethrones]

perfect

[@luckysun1852]

I want to rotate in the scene with 2 fingers in trackpad just like in blender, but after I load blender keybindings, that doesn't' work, can only navigate with Middle mouse button

[@nurveus2158]

can you make a video how to make a pretty good animation for android users

[@unnamed9796]

I have one question. Will there be a shared model in the bedrock if I change from name.bbmodel.txt to name.geo.json, or will the bedrock not be able to read this model?

[@theminiyosshi2901]

8:30 how did you get the edge to move in incriments of .25? 8:49 and how did you did this because mine concaved the mirror part in 9:37 lastly how did you get to do that? the dragging to make the blue highlight box to appear because all clicking an dragging does for me moves the camera

[@JannisX11]

1. Hold Shift while moving (Ctrl is also an option with different results) 2. I selected one of the edges using edge selection mode. 3. It depends on the key map. You might have to hold control to do it.

[@SillyTrain]

@@JannisX11 thank you, you're a life-saver lol

[@lmxMirror]

How do you make the animation? from start?

[@drawingshow5252]

cool

[@Skrueeuen]

Can i import blender models to texture them?

[@madalheidis]

I don't exactly understand what's going on, but every time I try to loop cut, the program reads any loop cut inputs as also ctrl+z.

[@kairoisplaying]

i am also finding problem in loop cutting, do u know how to do it. i am a begginer plz help

[@Robert_1945]

P, how do I import json, I haven't been able to answer this many times. Please answer

[@Love-One-Another]

I end up with poly lines on my texture after exporting. It's like the dividing poly lines are not accepting paint/color. How do I fix this?

[@drwalski]

Guys, while I'm selecting faces like in 3:04, after pressing delete, all model disappears not only seleted faces, what can I be doing wrong?

[@Daniel_Fuga]

I made a immersive vehicle addon for bedrock and i need obj models but i can't did that because obj not convert to json please fix this!

[@6A5T08WDIa]

Blockbench devs can't magically change the format for OBJ and JSON. JSON can only handle voxel models.

[@Funboy_92]

How can I see the model properties? like the measures of a mesh for example

[@Saullo_channel]

How to export to minecraft bedrock ou Java edition

[@fannyzero9031]

Hey, Whenever I extrude an edge, it always become a rhombus

[@ThatMinecraftYoutuber]

the part where you add the texture straight up isnt possible the button doesnt even appear

[@orange_king2905]

if i post my low poly 3d modle to blender then save that then put it on roblox studio. Will that work??

[@aaroncraft4521]

Blockbench: como se hace eso de rastrar el rectangulo ?¿ no entiendo esa parte ayuda.

[@mesokingdom1142]

Please make a mobile app?,I’ve wanted to make realistic addons for a while,im pretty sure many people wanna see an app,not a exstention,a full on app, some people need this,and I want/need it too, so please, make a app

[@majyormajesty8152]

yes and i am still so ****** confused of how to even move, every my attempt to do something easy makes it look horrible. Not even tutorials helps me...... i wanna learn so bad but nothing helps, i tried practicing and every result makes me cry

[@Xolvant]

Why the cubes are not attached in my model? They looks like glitching

[@Aadamisunpopular]

Can you plz I beg for you to make a tutorial for iPhone/Ipad

[@Herocrafter636]

Like that

[@McraftUser]

How can i add Minecraft sword into the skin..

[@SynxCraftt]

Hi i have question does block bench works for mine imator

[@PatoSala1]

como puedo importar y hacer conducible este modelo en un complemento de minecraft bedrock

[@RibeiroLucasDev]

The mirrored painting thing didn't work on my blockbench v4.8 and I've no idea what happened

[@SmartSmears]

did you try selecting the entire model and clicking centre in the transform settings? That fixed it for me

[@ThatWeirdCat]

help, i don't see anywhere my select faces button

[@aoisuzukiqwq]

I like the tutorial but doing it on mobile will be a problem =v=

[@piedie8466]

At 6:52 how can I do that at my mobile phone?

[@breezywinter4646]

3:39 What did he do here to make it not drag the other edges with it?

[@huzorg8457]

Hold alt to drag one face

[@JezreelIzBack]

Could you make a tutorial like this for mobile

[@EdoardoMarchili]

Can i import this model on construct 3?

[@majyormajesty8152]

i got lost at the beginning part, the loop cut and so on...

[@_xd0998]

К how to download it from sketchfab?

[@marioood]

based

[@Mirtual]

Shut up

[@gameboyv1790]

Yes

[@gameboyv1790]

Yes

[@MoodlyDoodly]

Yes

[@fabiovaz2460]

Hello! Thank you for the content, the model turned out very well. Could you make a tutorial teaching how to export to Godot? Thanks.

[@officialnickname]

Exporting as .obj or .fbx should work fine with Godot

[@JuarezN]

when I finished the model and was about to start painting it I remembered that I don't know pixel art, lol not gonna be able to finish after all

[@ycreatebyyp]

How can I export animation video?

[@esnmir258]

why cant i use loop cut