Warg - from cube to animated and textured game model Example

Open Blender with new Scene

Add a simple Cube. To make it press shift-a and select Cube

“t” key open tool window. let’s open it and set x-mirror ON

Subdivide this cube to get more faces

“n” key open second toolbar with useable options. let’s load an example image to help us build Warg. I found a nice warg image on devian art.

make simple Warg Shape like on images

in tool window(“t”) is a smooth tool that can help model the warg.

to easly add edge loop use “loop cut and slide” tool that work that way:

Go to modifiers and add Mirror surface

add some details like eyes / etc.

to use smooth shading just set it in tool window.

Apply modifier. just press “Apply” button in Mirror modifier.

Remove doubles (it removes vertexes that are too close each other).

Shift-a and add armature in Object Mode.

Show names and change armature view (if you like)

set Names for bones (via properties window or “n” option window)

Select left side bones only, press shift-d to copy them, and make mirror. Remember to have cursor in 0,0,0 and have settings like on image (if not then you will need just to move copied bones manually)

Press “w” and select “flip names”

In Object Mode:

Try move a leg in Pose Mode

Go to Animation View

Add a new action

Select all bones in Pose Mode and apply location / rottion / scale. To do it press “i” and select it like on image:

there is possibility to copy poses

and also to copy them in mirrored pose

in action editor you can easly remove / move / scale frames

If animation work not linear (and you don’t like it), then you can change it in Curve editor window

Thats all for Animations, for more just Read JME wiki / documentation.

Move armature to second layer. press “m” to make it.

In edit mode, need to mark seam on Edges to prepare model for texturing. press ctrl-e to make it.

do it similar to this (or you can make it better):

Press “u” and select first option “unwrap”

In UV window you can minimize stretch (minimize stretch change with mouse wheele).

make a 2 geometries for model:

for eyes you can use “Sphere projection for unwrap”

Select texture image

under “n” option window, set like on image to see texture. (ViewPort need to be set as solid, ViewPort is near Object/Edit select)

Just make texture of model (using Texture Mode – where Object / edit mode is)

Using 2d tool like Gimp / Photoshop, use filter/modifier to get nice looking skin

Now only need to export via Ogre Mesh or just via Blend file (using SDK).

For eyes and body, use separated j3m files, then set them in SceneComposer.

Done!