Poly Count Question

[CoffinPuppet]

Hey there,
Got a quick Question: What the approx. Poly Count for a Human/Creature Model? How much is average, how much above.
I have made a mesh that has 313 polies (Without the Head). Is the poly Count OK?
Srry for these useless questions >.< I'm new to scratch Modeling =)

 

[skrab]

make sure you are using Editable Mesh not Poly
313 is ok

 

[TDR]

I emphasize the use of editable mesh, because it counts the triangles not polygons (which can have more than 3 sides). Triangles count.

 

[BlinkBoy]

depends on the complexity of the creature/humanoid. for instance try to make normal units be near or beneath the 650 triangles, heros and complex units may arrive up to 1500 triangles.

 

[CoffinPuppet]

Well, I started to use Milkshape... (Since 3dsMax is too advanced for me... )
I have no Idea if it makes meshes or polies >.<

Thanks you all, I guess I Model moar =)
BTW, I want to make a head for my Model. However, I have no Idea how to make such.
Does anyone know a good tut on how to make heads in Milkshape?

 

[TDR]

as far as I know, milkshape works exclusively with triangles, so you can't be confused about the count there.