How to make PS1-style art 🎮
Hey, Crash here!
Something I think a lot of people forget is how games were actually made back in the day.
During the PS1/PS2 era, you didn’t need massive teams with insane budgets.
Sometimes, it was just a single artist making every character in the game!
Those characters didn’t take months to finish.
They were simple and stylized.
And honestly… unlike more "photo-realistic" art styles of that time, many of them still look amazing today.
I think modern video games with their multi-million dollar budgets have made a lot of people feel like there’s this huge entry barrier to becoming a 3D artist.
Like you need an art degree, or to sculpt hyper-realistic characters in ZBrush, or an expensive PC and years of experience-
Nope. You really don’t!
You can just go back to the timeless stuff that looked great in the early 2000s and even today.
As you probably know, I’m a huge fan of low poly. My personal style is heavily inspired by Mega Man Legends.
Making characters in this style is so fun.
They’re simple, but highly expressive.
Stylized, but readable.
And most importantly… actually doable!
One character like this can easily be made in a week of spare time.
(Even if you’ve never opened Blender before)
That’s exactly why I made my low poly character course.
It’s all about teaching you how to create expressive, timeless PS1-inspired characters.
You don't need any paid add-ons.
You just need Blender, which is completely free.
At this point, more than 2,000 students have gone through the course.
And what I love most is seeing people create their first ever characters from scratch!
Characters that don’t look generic, but instead feel like they belong in the games we grew up playing.
This week, I’m giving the course a major 2026 update.
It’s grown a lot, so I’m polishing and refining both the contents and the course page to make everything clearer and easier to follow.
Because of that update, I’m also running a flash sale until the end of this week.
There really aren’t many resources focused on this specific low poly style.
And right now, this is the best time to jump in if you’ve ever wanted to make characters like this yourself.
If you love that Low Poly early 2000s vibe as much as I do, you can check it out here: ✨
https://crashsune.gumroad.com/l/LowPolyCourse/2026UPDATE
And who knows…
In just a few evenings, you might be making characters that feel straight out of a PS1 game!
-Crash 💖