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With Squirtle, the first generation starter Pokemon are complete! And I don't need to tell you how cute he is, right? After finishing this cutie I felt like I could say I have come to an end of a project, or phase 1 of a project. Because these 4 Pokemon where my first objective to complete.

Phase 2 is coming really soon...

I also need to say that I left Squirtle for last because I knew it would be the hardest one to make, and it actually was. But like in the rest of cuties, I learned a few tricks while making this one. So...

## Let's jump into the process pics...

Making the general color for the skin, this one doesn't have any blushies or body marks, so this was the easiest part:
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSYejavjU66gvapuWuoaCkzGn2gt6U4i8yBs1Mtcfmtut/image.png)

Couldn't wait for render test...
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUmBu5oWtcLXud3QFnVD4TSxUzFU7mdVuaEAfh6i59X72/image.png)

Hey, buddy, can you hold that cylinder for me for a while?!
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPurtHuJN4Q9GDbfm43THzh6ULChcU4b5gmzajQ3A7pie/image.png)

By modifying a cylinder I was able to create the front shell:
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPjqB1BBPZBNgRNkjaxCeJ3VF1p8E5c2ntZcGVhQbnfAi/image.png) ![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQme4dduSWPmAaoM17G26fhvhjzta8zHm6Nz3R5euoPkPTy/image.png)
You can slightly see some marks on it, still there was a lot to go... So I added some bevel to each part:
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPuW9sjvGqx6xfLGXr2mLk3ZpGPYGDFomK1mR4S9parfq/image.png)
At this point, I had cut the cylinder in quarters and left only one part to work with and used *mirror* **modifier** to replicate it so I didn't need to do it 4 times, I thouth it was the best solution. And this is how it ended looking:
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNckdM8ywWqz8V6n8JrqY2BSUZK6zwrwuru3U4B6KXQRJ/image.png)
Still needed to attach it to the body, and it took me a while to think how to do it. I don't have screenshots of that because I really struggled and forgot to take, but basically I just moved back the necessary edges.

Then the back shell; I used a cylinder again but I didn't use any modifier this time. Traced the edges where needed and added some bevel:
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmeF3ECa3LadSbM8qWQQWguLJ9foJqzP5mGitDmVKSYxy6/image.png)

Then I moved a little the circular edges to give it some more shell feeling.
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYxKXkNepwqyJcpyPRhfLQeFD7MNjyitPB21D2KKe9jE8/image.png)


Then I made this render preview because I wanted to see them all from the back:
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUsKCzWGkJnRbnQuZiB5MvPqTEnknsmLSmgWr5qKoTpvf/image.png)

Sooooooooooooo $#"$"# adorable! By the way, at this point I noticed something missing in one of the other Pokemon, can you see what it is? and of course, still had to make Squirtle's tail...

## How hard can it be to model a cute tail?

I am just going to paste here all the screenshots of my attempts for it, with no explanation because the fail is self explanatory:

![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYNtvobzZdkjXunvPpwa8R1g3b8rguzPPhTivJcRPTMa3/image.png)
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaFLcXqSLpDd6dNtjZq7NUjmkw5KLCmWbZsG5BjyZ48L2/image.png)
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUvQYRyBo5TGH3CDjtTCbfBnfuy3yquw4aCbneRBUX61L/image.png)
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTNZNteX8jVqSgQMUKWUyikemgeQ8uNc5G7RK74aQPU7o/image.png)
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTNZNteX8jVqSgQMUKWUyikemgeQ8uNc5G7RK74aQPU7o/image.png)
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmX6iLJ367YVQNaas91bmCLpNea86MMxENryUNpKBYLKs6/image.png)
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPHC8qFsa6CA4wN6kUFKsp5D1Pp1sF3nfoa6bG99qwzUr/image.png)
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTkS6BQJtwbERpCuQckTiUkg7kdvQUzwGkpLEGmfYtYnt/image.png)
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVfDq7S3ECAZojLE35rpMCpGL1wy69494RW671WsXsSg2/image.png)
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTkpXTLTHjWJwWTkgZ7aHYmM28g5axumP6s4NBzhx6JMz/image.png)
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![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZs4CxEQ5r1doKwrYWkjAa8tLyZW2sChCDTKyXiUMaBa1/image.png)
And finally! In this last picture you can see some sense!

And here is a view of the remaining fails while I was still working on the final one:
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZQFQ7cVQtyr289NQvKcQTooedDdaFF12kwAFuNbRpSAR/image.png)

And a render test with Squirtle and brand new tail:
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRYM1efzu1tFfpe74vr74JSMbyfzaoskk2eK6HWFhDmuJ/image.png)

And a front render preview:
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmat7rEcmhz1xsFfY7c3vaEACkQnA4jSpRofbVEowDKg59/image.png)

## Final renders

Super cute front view:
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPH9Gzh3CyiDj88CLuEKYAAFVkShx8rdPkEuvwV4EW8Ck/image.png)

Super cute back view:
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbDXa2Y5MRQ9jY9aM2nmX9GYFbjV4uvXVD4r1NdzE3e7h/image.png)

Super cute Squirtle alone:
![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVQ7uhUpqpejghUgUQgFmCf3W5ijbzrPjebDxGLJvfofe/image.png)

This little friend took me 5 hours to make, considering that I am still a newbie in Blender,  I still feel it was so long! But it was a ton of fun!

Phase 2 of this project is coming really soon, I hope you stay in touch :D because things are getting cutier!

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This post is not intended to be a tutorial, just to share my experience and some tips. Anyways you can leave your questions in the comments and all the constructive critics are welcome! ;D

And Don't forget to check the rest of the series in case you haven't yet:

- [My 3D Pikachu!:D](https://steemit.com/art/@fabiyamada/my-3d-pikachu-d)
- [Making a friend for Pikachu: Charmander!](https://steemit.com/blender3d/@fabiyamada/making-a-friend-for-pikachu-charmander)
- [Two friends are better than one: Bulbasaur arrives!](https://steemit.com/blender3d/@fabiyamada/two-friends-are-better-than-one-bulbasaur-arrives)

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