Creating a Low Poly Game Character in Maya and Silo

This tutorial will show you how to model and texture a low-poly game character. Instead of focusing on the larger scales that are common in other tutorials we will limit ourselves to a few thousand polygons. Instead of sculpting high-detail models in ZBrush and Mudbox, we will focus on the character's low polygonal in-game model. After the model is optimized and built, we will focus on adding UVs to it before moving onto painting specular, normal and diffuse texture maps. This tutorial will show you many shortcuts and tips that can be used to save time. Software Required: Silo 2.2, Maya 2012, 3D-Coat 3.7, Photoshop CS4, CrazyBump.