Rate my first low poly tree in blender

[Aotrou (Shawn)]

I need to mention that you shouldn’t call this low poly:

@Aotrou

I really need to stress that the way you’re using the term “low poly” is incorrect. This is flat shading and textureless. Assets made with a low polygon count are used as a way to save memory use by making games run smoother because there’s less polygons to render and have very little to do with a visual style. The visual “style” here is flat shading.

Anyways, for the actual feedback - Trees can be tough to make, but if you need a whole forest of tree assets, there’s a few things you can do to make your trees quickly while still looking good enough:

First, get the trunk, and at each extended segment, rotate it on Z by 5-10 degrees. That “spin” usually looks more visually pleasing than vertical lines.

Next, select the lines connecting the segments, and rotate those too

After that, take those same line segments, and mass move them (the G Key) off center just slightly. Since many trees aren’t entirely straight, this gives them a good bend.

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And then just keep practicing and working at different types from there! And remember, this is a flat shading style