Greetings, fellow Ludumdearers!

It is I, the Spirit of Groove! Coughs Or, the voice of the spirit, to be precise. xD Name's VenomousMouse and it's nice to meet you all here. This is my, and my teams, first time on Ludum Dare and we are glad to be here with you. I'm the 3d artist of my team and today i want to talk to you about our process of making low poly assets. For 3d artists that work in the industry it can be not a big thing to read about, but for those who just start as 3d artist, or 2d artists that want to master 3d, it can be interesting.

As for me, i'm working as 3d artist for 5 years. Worked on different projects, and had a chance even to work as a tutor. So, let's start! The main thing in creating low poly assets is to not overdo it.

When doing low poly asset, always check the silhouette. 2d artists also know how important silhouette is, and same goes for 3d medium. If your model from a far looks readable and recognisable, than you are doing it right. All edges that do not benefit silhouette and overall form can be discarded. And do not be afraid of making a tris. If you see a polygon with a strange shading, cut it in half and see how it looks.

Next step is adding detail to your low poly model. And for that part, again, silhouette is your best friend. If those details benefit overall shape and readability, than it's good. If not, better to discard them.

And last, but not the least, is how to add those details. Lat's imagine that you have a cylinder and you want to make a mug out of it. You want to attach the handle and you start to cut, or do boolean and so you will need extra edges to hold it together, etc. That's one way. Or you can just take a donut, cut it in half and move the over half to the cylinder, so it looks like a handle. And voila! If it reads as a mug form a far, then its a mug. Just don't forget to unite the cylinder and the donut.

That will be it for today! I was glad to meet you all, hope my post was interesting for you. And I will see you again!

P.S. We would like to play your games, so feel free to drop links in comments. Also, if you want to check our game, here is our link:

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/drumnice

Good evening, fellow ludumdearers!

Another saturday beacons, working days are over, so it means time for more games! Every game is a jem, and i would be glad to play your games, so drop your links to the comments. Also, I would be glad if you checked our game too. We even got a postjam upate.

So, don't be a strange, share your links in comments and lets make our weekends fun and memorable!

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/drumnice

Good day to all of you, fellow ludumdearers!

The time for ratings is coming to en end. And as i play more and more games, i see that a lot of good games are still buried in the depth of less then 20 score, or just starting to gain score. And i would like to talk about it with you.

This is not my first game jam in general, but first on Ludun Dare. And i see that some partisipants are afraid to give comments or to give ratings to the game they played. There were even a few posts before, on placing grades.

So i would like to give a bit of personal advise on how to feel more comfortable with placing grades, maybe it will help someone: 1. Make word or exel file, which is best for you, and keep your personal record. This will help you find your favorite game after so many games played. 2. Don`t be afraid to leave a comment. Sometimes it can be hard to say what you didn't like. Or you see that a lot of commentators already spoke about it, so you can feel that to say it again is somehow rude. But it is fine. We all learn and are trying to become better in our craft. If it is still hard for you, then at least say what you liked or compliment the overall work that was done. 3. When giving grades, try not to put tons of pressure on yourself. Yes, we all want to be fair, we all want to weigh all good and bad sides of the game and to give the correct grade. But the more games you play, the harder it gets. So try to be easy on yourself. If something in the game makes you smile, then listen to your hart.

Well, that will be all for today. I wish you all to have great time, to have fun and to welcome upcoming weekends.

And don't be a stranger, drop your links in the comments, i will be glad to play your games.

Also, if you hadn't played our game, here is the link: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/drumnice