voxel-style

Voxel Style

Block grid language. Limited palette. Chunk-friendly forms.

When to Use

Minecraft-adjacent / voxel game assets
Blockout aesthetic as final style
Grid-snapped props and characters

Core Tenets

Grid snap — Occupancy on explicit voxel size (e.g. 0.1 / 1.0m)
No diagonal organic bevels — Cubes and stepped forms
Palette atlas — Few colors; readable blocks
Silhouette via steps — Not smooth curves
Chunk modularity — Pieces fit tile sizes

Workflow

Choose voxel size → Block occupancy → Merge cubes
  → Palette materials → Optional GN instance → Export

Modeling Tips

Start from cubes; boolean union / merge by distance
Characters: stepped limbs, clear head block
Avoid subdivision surface (breaks voxel language)
Remesh to blocks only if converting from smooth

Materials

Flat colors or nearest-neighbor textures
Atlas preferred
Emission for glow blocks sparingly

Vs lowpoly-style

lowpoly-style allows irregular low tris / PS1 vibes
voxel-style enforces grid occupancy aesthetic

Constraints

MUST DO

Declare voxel size in brief
Snap consistently
Keep palette small

MUST NOT DO

Write code or snippets for Blender versions before 5.2, or add version fallbacks: this plugin targets 5.2+, and legacy branches teach users APIs that no longer exist
Smooth shading that hides block edges (unless intentional glass)
Organic sculpt detail

Scripts

Tested on Blender 5.2 LTS via the official Blender MCP. Run with execute_blender_code (or headless, see the blender-mcp-workflow skill); read the script header for every argument. When the user will paste code into Blender themselves, give them the short runpy call with the absolute path of this installed script and their ARGS. Don't inline or rewrite the script: the tested file is the point.

Script	What it does
`scripts/voxelize.py`	Voxelize meshes with the Remesh modifier in Blocks mode (non-destructive), flat shading, and an optional apply. Reports the resulting voxel count estimate.

import runpy
result = runpy.run_path("<skill_dir>/scripts/voxelize.py", init_globals={"ARGS": {...}})["result"]

ARGS: objects, voxel_size, apply

Reference Guide

Topic	Reference	Load When
Voxel Grid	`references/voxel-grid.md`	When needed
Voxel Characters	`references/voxel-characters.md`	When needed