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3ds Max Modeling for Games: Volume II

by Andrew Gahan

August 2012

Intermediate to advanced

362 pages

8h 6m

English

Routledge

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Viewport NavigationThe Quad MenuSetting Up 3ds MaxGame Art TerminologyGeometryStitched Geometry and Floating or Intersecting GeometryLODsTexturesWhat’s New in 3ds Max 2012Nitrous Accelerated Graphic CoreThe Stylistic RenderingUpdated UV EditorQuick TransformReshape ElementsExplodeWeldPeelArrange ElementsNew Graphite Modeling Tools
IntroductionWhat We Are Building and WhyReference Materials Including Mood BoardsBriefConcept ArtMaking a Plan and Estimating Your Work

Creating and Using Alpha Maps/ChannelsCreating the Diffuse Textures for VegetationModeling Vegetation
Tutorial OverviewSetupCreating the TrashcanUV Unwrapping the Low PolyHigh Resolution Object Modeling for Normal and Occlusion BakingBevels and Lid DetailsHandle PlatesIndentsTransfer Ambient Occlusion and Normal MapsxNormalTexturing in PhotoshopBasic Rendering in Maya
Modeling the Low Poly VersionUnwrapping the RobotBaking the Texture MapsTexturing the Robot
Maya ModelingUV Maps and TexturingZbrush DetailingHairFinal StageImporting and Applying the TexturesRenderingFinal
PortfolioWhat to Include in Your PortfolioWhat Not to IncludeProducing the WorkOrganizing the ContentFinal Presentation of Your PortfolioApplying for a JobRésumé or Curriculum Vitae and Cover LetterAt the Interview
LayoutComposition and the Rule of ThirdsRobotRobot Render layerThree- and Four-Point LightingRobertRobert Render LayerBackgroundRobert 2D Fixes and Final PolishRobot 2D Fixes and Final PolishForeground FXFinal Composition

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CHAPTER 3 Adapting a Concept

To start off with, we will try to keep the brief as ‘real’ as possible – by changing it right from the beginning. The concept we have been given is for one of the inventions of Robert’s father. It is a gadget that uses a prism to split the different spectra of colors in light to make the plant’s leaves contain all the colors of the rainbow.

This was originally designed as one of the inventions for an interior scene; but as our scene will be outdoors, we will adapt this concept and scale it up so that we see it nice and big in our final render.

We will keep the gadget the same, but we’ll swap out the potted plant ...