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Modeling a Character in 3DS Max, 2nd Edition

by Paul Steed

January 2005

Intermediate to advanced

584 pages

16h 53m

English

Jones & Bartlett Learning

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Step 1: Scan the SketchStep 2: Save ItStep 3: Resize the Images in PhotoshopStep 4: Darken It
Step 5: Save It Again
Step 3: Delete Half the Geosphere
Step 7: Cap the Faces of the Torso
ConsolidationHidden Geometry
SacrificeRelative Face Distribution
Step 1: Optimize the HairStep 2: Optimize the Forehead and Eyes
Step 3: Optimize the Mouth and ChinStep 4: Optimize the Nose
Step 1: Detach the ArmsStep 2: Use Polygon CounterStep 3: Optimize the Throat and Upper Shoulders
Step 4: Detach the Asymmetrical Chest GeometryStep 5: Delete Half the BodyStep 6: Optimize the Back, Sides, and Midsection
Step 7: Optimize the Chest
Step 8: Optimize the Rear
Step 9: Optimize the LegsStep 10: Give the Body One Last Look
Step 11: Copy, Mirror, and Join the Optimized Body Half
Step 12: Tweak and Attach “Frontal”
Step 13: Optimize the Arms
Step 14: Optimize the Hand by Turning It into a Fist
UVW and XYZApplying Coordinates
Method OneMethod TwoSteed Method
Step 1: Apply an Edit Mesh ModifierStep 2: Arrange the Elements
Step 3: Adjust the Vertices for a Planar Projection
Step 4: Apply a UVW Map ModifierStep 5: Use Texporter to Create a Bitmap Template
Step 6: Create and Apply the Material
Step 7: Apply Unwrap UVW and Turn Off Edit MeshStep 8: Tweak UV Problem Areas
Step 9: Use Texporter, Make a New Bitmap, and Reload ItStep 10: Refine the Bitmap in Photoshop
Step 11: Load the New Bitmap and Tweak the UVs
Step 12: Assign Mapping Coordinates to the BangsStep 13: Create and Apply the Material to the Bangs
Step 1: Apply an Edit Mesh ModifierStep 2: Position and Adjust the ElementsStep 3: Apply a UVW Map ModifierStep 4: Make the Bitmap Template with TexporterStep 5: Align the Mapping Gizmo to the View
Step 6: Merge Lights into the SceneStep 7: Apply a MaterialStep 8: Set the Background Color to GrayStep 9: Render the Scene
Step 10: Create and Apply a New MaterialStep 11: Apply Unwrap UVW and Turn Edit Mesh Off
Step 1: Arrange the Torso ElementsStep 2: Arrange the Leg ElementsStep 3: Arrange the Right Arm Elements
Step 4: Arrange the Left Arm ElementsStep 5: Arrange the Boot ElementsStep 6: Arrange the Elements and Assign the UVW MapStep 7: Attach Head to Body and Reorganize the UVs
Step 8: Make a New Bitmap Template with TexporterStep 9: Create and Apply the Template MaterialStep 10: Create the Final Texture/MaterialStep 11: Copy, Mirror, and Attach the Missing Geometry
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ISBN: 9781556220883