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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 8 Modeling the Character Robert Using Zbrush

Welcome to the character modeling tutorial. Here, I will show you my creative processes from the base modeling of our Robert character in Maya, through to the detailing of him in Zbrush. Hopefully, this will give you a good insight into how to go about building a character from a concept sketch.

FIG 8.1

First, let’s talk about my character pipeline. This usually depends on the structure of the character itself. In most cases, I start with a base mesh created in Maya that has good clean topology ...