The trick is using up a bunch of time repainting it 3 times in the final 24 hours of the jam because Blender keeps deleting it, really adds character ;)
The best modeling advice I can offer is:
- abandon the quad and embrace the tri
- work in sections and then combine them later (nice for having some things mirrored and other things asymmetrical)
- use a character model sheet in an A or T-Pose with the finalized design on it (the model I made wouldn't have been nearly as good if I winged it and didn't use Daisy Baka's excellent official design)
I hope you'll give playing it another shot after the quality of life update is allowed to be released! <3