how to create a 3-D meme

I love this 'A Little Sad Keanu Reeves

https://www.shapeways.com/model/364717/?ca=email&ct=0920& amp;cr=01

I would love to be able to make figures like this of my friends to sell and give as gifts.

How to begin?

To do some free easy sculpting, check out Sculptris.

thanks, I'll look

Wow! I looked there & it really looks complicated to me.
Is it easier than creating in shapeways?

Sculptris is for sculpting models. Shapeways is for printing them. There are creators available such as the ShapeMe that you could use on Shapeways that all you need to do is upload pictures.

Thank you.

Sad Keanu was created by Blender, which is a free and open source 3D modeling software. There's a good tutorial here: http://cgcookie.com/blender/series/creating-a-realistic-head /

... or you can post on the "Need a Modeler" forum.

Thank you so much! I love your designs.

Thank you! Check out my next project: http://littlefolk.neuralfirings.com --

So adorable! Good luck with them.

Life drawing classes are a good place to start if you want to do figure work -- and what could be simpler than pencil and paper.....

I thought I would be able to use several photos of someone & somehow get it modeled in an easy way.

Try this one: https://www.shapeways.com/tutorials/shapeme

Make sure you use good pictures in neutral lighting!!! Otherwise the print comes out sunburnt. Check out the examples.

love the little folk nancy!!
awesome