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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 10 Polishing Your Scene and Modeling Projects to Complete

In this chapter, we will bring together the various elements we’ve created to make a scene.

The first thing we need to do is look at grounding, as this will provide a literal common ground for the objects to share. In the scene concept image, we can see the house and the surrounding area. We have the house, the foliage, and flora, but what we are missing is the ground and the fencing to give us a population plane and to separate foreground from background.

Looking at the concept we can see three types of fence – all similar but varying in scale. We won’t need the large fence, ...