In modern society, 3-D characters have become common in motion pictures and video games. Many people also like to create 3-D models and characters for their own use, and they frequently use photos to create or alter the textures for their characters. A misconception is that in order to do this you will need extensive training and some fairly complex and expensive software. However, you can create these characters entirely for free using Daz Studio and Gimp, both of which are freeware. Writer Bio