To edit your mesh, you will use the point, line and box editing/vertex mode as highlighted above. In this mode, you can choose, resize and delete vertices on the mesh. When you are in Edit Mode, your vertices will appear black. After we edit the mesh you cannot change it, so save two files: one with your original character, and the other with your character with clothes-for example, Tom_with_a_Cool_suit, etc.Īfter importing your character, go into Edit Mode. For the sake of this tutorial, it is important to save your original character in Blender. There are a couple of different ways to create clothing for your character.

Once you import your character, you can view your vertex count on the top bar.

It is important to note that any object with a large number of vertices will slow down an animation or gameplay. To be exact, a mesh is a collection of vertices, edges, and faces that describe the shape of a 3D object, according to Wikibooks. This is a universal part of an object which is understood by editing and game platforms. All About the MeshĮvery character or object contains a mesh.

Go to File > Import, and then choose your character's file type. You can learn more about MakeHuman in my previous tutorial. We used MakeHuman to create a ready-made character. Importing Your CharacterĪlong with modeling your character from scratch, Blender allows you to import different types of file extensions. We need to change from Blender Render to Blender Cycles. On the top bar to the right, you will see a tab where you can change your current view to Cycles. The standard layout is five windows, like the example above. Blender can be used for rigging, modeling and animating your character and other objects. The Blender interface can be intimidating at first glance, but once you understand it you can unleash the power of its many tools for developers. If you don't already have Blender, let's download it by going to the Blender website. You can also use Blender to export your character into pretty much any game engine, specifically Unity. We will be using Blender to import and create animated clothing for our character. Blender is an open-source 3D modeling and animating platform.

Blender human template