How to Make PS1 Style Objects - Blender Tutorial

In this guide I share some info on the tools and techniques I use when modelling PS1 style objects in blender, hope this helps!
LINKS TO RESOURCES =====-------------
Blender 4.0 (or higher)
www.blender.org/
Vertex Wobble Addon
lucasroedel.gumroad.com/l/psx...
Paint Tool
www.getpaint.net/download.htm...
Shoebox Texture Ripper (Also requires Adobe Air)
renderhjs.net/shoebox/
airsdk.harman.com/
CHAPTERS =====-------------
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Texture Prep
4:12 - Modelling - Tower
6:40 - Modelling - Monitor
9:20 - Modelling - Keyboard
10:56 - Modelling - Mouse Pad
13:09 - Vertex Painting
15:51 - Vertex Wobble
18:38 - Post Processing
20:39 - Outro
MUSIC CREDITS =====-------------
(Listed in order of appearance)
Annie - Nighthawk
Jet Lag - Nighthawk
Last Sunset - Nighthawk
Crossroads - Nighthawk
Rainbow Runner - Norfair & Nighthawk
#blender #ps1 #tutorial

[@Lucas72928]

20:07 no need to hand tweak the value nodes, just set the second scale node to one divided by the scale of the first one. You can do that with a math node, so you just have one input that perfectly sets both scales

[@RetroPlus]

Thank you, i was trying to figure out how to do this prior to making this video and gave up so this is very helpful 👍

[@Lucas72928]

@@RetroPlus Happy to help! I think the new versions just have the scale on the pixelate node itself, so in the future you won't need to use more than one node for that effect

[@notreally-sf3df]

@@Lucas72928 so are you going to thank him for actually making the video or are you just going to be an "uhm akshually"? They make a helpful 20m video that blows up, you correct a _tiny_ thing, yet you're saying "happy to help".

[@elcerosunos]

@@notreally-sf3df maybe because the rest of us can prevent a tiny mistake as amateurs? i think that's pretty useful for me and anyone else starting with blender. We don't need gatekeepers but people "happy to help" and people ready to accept constructive feedback.

[@Goblinlikebeing]

@@notreally-sf3df Stay ignorant my man

[@Xyoni_htklv]

The technology is so advanced now that we need guides to learn how to make graphics that look like old like this.

[@twotamatos]

Kinda cool that n64 texturing and stuff is a aesthetic now, I’m opting to go this route and make my stuff look vintage over the unreal engine polish honestly I feel like the clean style is gonna become super forgettable and even where we are now with how realistic graphics can look 9/10 they’ll look dated in 5-10 years so making things with this style although it might be a bit more to build up a skill to make this stuff it’s not too hard once u get the basic building blocks n principals of 3D animation I feel things textured n what not to get a unique style like this it’ll age like a wine while the more clean unreal look will age like milk in some regards I don’t wanna see this style be lost to time.

[@elektra81516]

I have been making PS1 style models for ages and I clicked on this out of curiosity and discovered Shoebox! That has made texturing so much easier thank you!

[@RetroPlus]

You're welcome. It's such a good tool, everyone should know about it

[@Bosquirri]

The mouse texturing was pure genius

[@zoned8673]

sad to think developers actually had to be smart, using one texture for multiple objects in creative ways. Now they just ship 150gb games with 8k textures for a pencil on the ground.

[@emiliano6183]

@@zoned8673 yea, they don't care about optimization anymore or at least not enough, everyone should take those techniques in account for game dev

[@Meteotrance]

Using symetrie and tile Map you can make so much more thing, back then Ram and CPU usage where so limited only few megabyte or kilobyte where avaible, the CG artist must use those kind of malicious CGI trick, with this approach and New tech you can make bigger environnement using procedural and PBR tilable textures.

[@DavidHilton80]

Was thinking the same thing

[@conkerconk3]

The music really hits that late 90s spot

[@RetroPlus]

It's authentic late 90s tracker music, some of the best ever

[@blackhole5172]

I was seeing a lot of these PS1 type of models on social media I was wondering HOW THEY MADE IT, i thought it was an especific 3D Software never thought of Blender You gained 1 New Subscriber

[@Tanneralbert]

This is one of absolute favorite videos I’ve seen in a long time. The music, the cleverness of how you did several things, the nostalgia… it scratched a lot of things in just the right way. Even the little mouse spins you’d do when a step was done was just fun. Can’t wait to watch more of your stuff

[@RetroPlus]

Thank you for that, this is the nicest comment I've ever received. I will definitely be making more blender tutorials in the future 👍

[@errormine]

That texture ripper tool is wonderful, thanks for sharing

[@zelky1394]

it looks great, that link in description seemed a bit sus and idk what Adobe Air Runtime is, but when I tired to make the textures myself in Krita i noticed how much time it would save if I just downloaded that... lol

[@donteriyaki1886]

im having trouble installing shoe box any tips?

[@Fartofdarkness]

@@donteriyaki1886 Figured it out! The link below the shoebox link in the video description works to download air. Seems to be scrubbed from the rest of the internet other than that specific link.

[@DaikonDev_]

You will never know how many projects you've jumpstarted, thank you

[@alancastillo5775]

Wow, that's really cool, man! I definitely want to give it a shot. Honestly, chasing after photorealism can be such a hassle, always feeling stressed about not quite hitting the mark and dealing with a slow viewport. So, being able to do something like this is a real breath of fresh air. It's almost therapeutic, you know? Thanks a lot for the tutorial, i learned some new things I hadn't even thought about before😅

[@RetroPlus]

Yeah that's one of the things that got me into learning the ps1 style, it's nice just to be able to model stuff lazily and it still turning out how I want due to how un-fussy the ps1 style is to create for. Glad the video helped you 👍

[@cirulishomevideo]

Somehow, this is the only tutorial on this topic which is actually making this look doable. (To me at least).

[@nathanmitchell7961]

Its kinda crazy how textures are nowadays with PBR and stuff, love that these objects tell enough detail and allow you to work on other things too

[@LBP2monster]

Wow this inspired me. It never really occurred to me I can kinda grab textures and stuff from images.

[@Dilithium1]

i love the idea of moving the grid to make the vertexes wobble; but the ps1 vertexes only wobbled when there was camera movement or when the object was actually moving.

[@RetroPlus]

That's true, to achieve this effect you could tie the movement of the camera to the box using constraints

[@spikethedoge4409]

I can't even begin to tell you how helpful this tutorial has been. Keep up the good work!

[@tombuster]

I've seen plenty ps1 graphics tutorials, and this one is one of my favourites! I didn't know about shoebox and I can't wait to incorporate it into my 3D workflow! Loved the soundtrack too, really brings me back to earlier internet times! Also, the way you recycled the texture so many times was really insightful, like using that indent line in the computer's side panel to make it look kile there's a shadow on the base of the monitor - I love seeing this sort of thing in tutorials, I would have never thought to try and use a texture this way. Overall the way you put so few textures to work in such an efficient manner is really impressive! Keep the great work up!

[@psychocoffeee]

Oh thank you so much for telling me about Shoebox! I used to manually warp the images to make them perfect for textures, but this just saved me a ton of work! And the tutorial itself is amazing. Don't stop, you've earned yourself a sub!

[@RetroPlus]

Thank you!

[@BREA_______]

I watchedthe whole tinh lke i was a movie and I loved it! Right at the beginning, you mentioned the shoebox with the texture ripper, and that alone solved a big problem for me. Thank you so much for showing me that. The rest of the tutorial was incredible and really helpful for my project. Thanks again!

[@paolaanimator]

I’ve been inspired by retro games and indie inspired retro games recently. I found your video and I’ve never heard of shoebox. Thanks for making this video!

[@hypercynic]

Amazing video and what an incredible playlist. Sounds like music straight out of a Sega Genesis game like Ristar or Sonic. Wonderful combo! Thanks a lot for making such a simple, straight-forward video to teach the concepts.

[@MajorTomFisher]

I know this wasn't the point of the video but thank you for introducing me to a new tracker artist, I've been listening to Elwood and Skaven all day at work between calls. Gonna have to add Nighthawk to my regular listening

[@RetroPlus]

Absolutely, he's one of the best ever! I have a link to his modules here for you modarchive.org/index.php?request=view_artist_modules&query=69687

[@bilskirnir_]

That tech ripper is pretty nice tech. Thanks for sharing info about it.

[@gameboyjacks]

this video is literally perfect. im at work right now and i feel like i am gonna retain this info for when i get home. (i will not be able to and i will be back here to reference it again)

[@WineStrikesBack]

That texture work was godlike! Thanks for the guide.

[@suleiman3417]

This was exactly what i was hoping to find. i love retro styles. Thank u forever.

[@pixelsymbols]

Wow, so beautiful, fast and effortless ❤

[@dnm.design]

Ok this is an absolutely a gem! thanks for sharing and explain very well everything!

[@SelfHostedToast]

Great video, I really like the style of graphics the PS1 provided us, almost like a time capsule watching you create these textures 😮

[@kirshak7007]

I was about to start a fan art project and so worried about how to make it retro, I can 't wait to try your tutorial, thank you so much!

[@ThemisadventuresofLu]

Thank you for this! Really well done tutorial and easy to follow!

[@LordBlackTiger666]

I just received a huge blow on the head because the nostalgia of seeing an old PC hit me and then the graphic style of the model of this PC, the PS1 style! That’s really a lot 😭❤️

[@aIchemizedlemniscate]

NICE!!! I'm making a 3D webshow right now and I want it to look like a really old videogame and this is just was I was looking for!

[@MrSmokingMachine]

Damn nostalgia is a powerful emotion. Subscribed!

[@mattcootey8529]

This was so cool to watch

[@Coconut.Capybara]

Awesome tutorial!!! super helpful!!!

[@Nomadnetic]

This is very informative. I can't wait to try it. Thank you!

[@KonsolKombat]

Amazing tutorial, thanks!

[@ShuyaTheDark]

Came for the tutorial. Stayed for the killer music.

[@yohhh6715]

Aesthetically pleasing video and music as well

[@pummeluff230]

The music is sooo good! Thanks!

[@shelby5762]

learned so much from watching this - thank you for sharing your skills and knowledge!!

[@crito3534]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing!

[@GatoRudeman]

Awesome guide. Thanks!

[@DEVDLXRD]

puppet combo needs this guy ❤

[@LucioBlackwine]

Thx man, that was very useful

[@paint.things-paintscreen]

Funny, it seems that this graph is more enjoyable than those extremely realistic graphs.

[@dairygecko]

Thanks a lot for this, i think i may be able now to make some models for my games.

[@dowrito4]

what a nice job, thank you !

[@momchilo4388]

This is amazing ty!

[@Storyx1]

Thats so cool 🙏🔥🔥

[@creativeyes3292]

Looks really cool

[@SomeRandomPiggo]

Wasn't expecting to hear Jet Lag, legendary .xm!

[@RetroPlus]

Nighthawk is a legend

[@KingMB_XJ_Official]

The tutorial was great, but this music is stellar!

[@RetroPlus]

They were created by an incredible 90s tracker composer called nighthawk, the songs are listed in order of appearance in the description

[@Puls_r]

Very cool and helpful video. I never knew how to make it pixelated and wobbly like that!

[@RetroPlus]

Textures.com is fantastic

[@Puls_r]

@@RetroPlus thanks!

[@mintytherandommaster]

Thanks for the helpful tutorial! Just a reminder that I am still learning how to use Blender, just because I'm a beginner at making 3D models on a computer software.

[@rikkasummer2784]

gonna use that shoebox, thanks for reminding heard that software once...

[@not_halls]

i love this got to learn a lot thx

[@melficexd]

PS1 textures used 16 colors at most, and 256x256 pixels mapped entire levels 😅

[@alfarabius]

Best of the best of the best!

[@alperen194]

Damn this Shoebox is such a nice tool!!!

[@Soroosh.S83]

Come on bro this guy is pro at these Cheers CHEERS 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@krill7479]

I'm jamming on that background music

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

This is genius

[@highwaywarrior0]

nice tut you could have just baked the ambient occlussion into vertex colors

[@SlavicPickle]

I use Shoebox all the time, such a cool but forgotten software!

[@Rams_HBikoitza]

For people who don't know how to add the add-on: Go to EDIT, then click in "Preferences". After that click "Install" and select the script. Then click on the box near the add-on and, that's all! :)

[@Aaronhilz]

I love the intro, I'd love it more if you made a GIF outta that, since I got old crts and VHS so I'm trying to get, like, reteo astetic gif/videos on em. So i'd be happy if ya did that man

[@Mr.Stripes]

Where was this video 3 weeks ago when I needed it lol?

[@Elias01056]

This is the true entertainment

[@loquendero-vi5sp]

Thank you for such a good tutorial, it is easy to understand and very entertaining, any video you can recommend on how to make accurate PS1 characters with model box? PS: I love Björk!

[@usd741]

LOVELY!

[@healzart4279]

So cool!

[@uncomentariocomun5547]

Me encantan la música de fondo. Es animada. Ahora a guardar el video en "Ver más tarde" para hacerlo dentro de 5 años. :D Gracias por el tutorial.

[@TriciaSuave]

this is perfect! do more tutss

[@RetroPlus]

Thank you very much, what kind of tutorial would you like to see next?

[@carolinemuniz8001]

thank you!

[@joshbish369]

thank you for sharing :)

[@marceldelvalle5746]

great video

[@robertao7564]

thank you,dude.

[@HaikuTutorials]

Crazy good!

[@RetroPlus]

Thank you, just had a quick look through your channel and you have some very nice tutorials & timelapse videos too, I subscribed 👍

[@HaikuTutorials]

@@RetroPlus Thank you so much mate, it's a pleasure to hear that from you :))

[@Etienne_H]

That tray you created doesn't make sense, what you put there is actually a face plate. There is no floppy disk drive. Also there is no disk drives that open that way except CD-ROM and for that it looks a bit bulky.

[@YakOfArt]

The vertex paint portion is mimicing the look of low res shadow maps from those games. That's funny!

[@KnotJuly]

Bro i've been serarching for this tutorial for months! I really want to start making my own objects in Ps1 style. Im a 90's kid so you know. Thank you!

[@nFyrin]

Thanks for the shoebox texture ripper it looks really useful. Constructive criticism: A real PS1 has screenspace vertex snapping where vertexes would snap to pixels on the output signal due to lack of subpixel processing. There could be a way to replicate this effect with geometry nodes. Also the keys on the keyboard would never be modelled in a game, unless it is extreme close up.

[@TRASH_QR_CODER]

this is epic

[@commanderpanda9356]

Holy shit texture ripper looks like great software. I've been doing similar stuff, but using photoshop to make texture maps. Gonna give texture ripper a go looks good.

[@opensourceradionics]

that's so cool

[@Adamek1926]

Nicely done. Though slightly bordering on the transitional PS1 to PS2 era of graphics, depending on what context it would be used in. I also like the recycling of textures, plus the Texture Ripper looks like a pretty neat tool.

[@Ali_Alhakeem]

watch the video on 144p for best experiance

[@aopaul]

Artist > adds polygons for keyboard keys. Art director > There goes the polygon budget

[@VsevolodPankratov]

Nice tutorial! Thx! Please, PS1-character!)

[@Coose]

thanks

[@TiredCommentary99]

You can do the texture ripping in blender too!

[@Mroof124o]

GOATED

[@Koroneko0]

I am off to make my own game now

[@alunicat]

yes.

[@mackeman9149]

In the intro you have a cool LSD like background playing, how did you make? Great video :)

[@RetroPlus]

It's a magic texture applied to the background with some animation on the distortion, thank you

[@elwiken00]

Back then with PS1 graphics: "How can we make our graphics more realistic?" Today with close-to-realism graphics: "How to make PS1 Style Objects"

[@ZabivnoyAmogus]

Great tutorial, very underrated! btw, could you provide a playlist for this video please?

[@RetroPlus]

If you mean a music playlist, it's in the description

[@ZabivnoyAmogus]

@@RetroPlus oh thanks!

[@jeromyperez5532]

This is great as low poly art. If you want it to be more accurate to the era, Id say the keyboard does not need extruded keys unless the computer was meant to be interacted with. Same thing with the disk drive. Unless a cutscene is going to be focusing on that object you can get away with way less detail there. Obviously for modern machines thats a trivial consideration, but back then it wasn't.

[@genshinF2Play]

please make moreee!!

[@RetroPlus]

What would you like to see next?

[@syntexe]

@@RetroPlus ps1 style character from a photo!!

[@RetroPlus]

@@syntexe Good idea, i can do that