I have already covered an easy tutorial on how to make lower polygon count 3D models using Blender look smoother, so you might want to take a look at that earlier post. 3D models with not that many polygons building them up that already may look a bit blocky are usually not a good source of material.

What you need to look for is a 3D model that is already pretty detailed and comes with a lot of polygons, so that you can reduce them significantly. It might not be the best one for Low Poly version, though it does work pretty well for the purposes I need it… again try and experiment with different models to see what works better and what not. I have chosen a 3D model of a Lion Head to work with in this guide to illustrate the process. What if you want to make a Low Poly version of a detailed mesh of a 3D model you already have, but you may not be very good or at all with 3D modeling software to produce it? Well, I figured that I can tell you how to easily do it without the need of extensive knowledge or having to deal with too complex software…Ĭhoosing a Detailed 3D Model with a Lot of Polygonsĭo note that not all 3D models will look nice if you reduce their number of polygons in order to make them into a Low Poly version of the original model, some will just not be Ok, others might end up surprisingly good, so do try and experiment. So Looking for Low Poly model on websites such as Thingiverse for example can produce hundreds of results with nice looking low polygon count 3D models ready for free download and printing. Low Polygon 3D models or Low Poly in short are a popular trend lately when it comes to 3D printing as they do seem to be easier on the building process for the physical model and the end result is really nice most of the time.

Autodesk mesh mixer