Master hard surface modeling for 3D design with efficient techniques for clean meshes, suitable for beginners and experienced artists alike.
This course dives into hard surface modeling, a cool blend of creative and precise 3D design. You’ll not only learn the basics but also get your hands dirty with practical techniques to create clean models using MODO901 or other software. Pretty exciting, right?
Learn how to model efficiently and get perfectly clean meshes
What is this course about?
Hard surface modeling is a field of 3D modeling suitable for projects related to industrial design, engineering or prototyping. In the middle of the path that goes from pure polygonal modeling (mostly used in the videogame industry or archviz) and solid modeling (purely used in CAD systems for very technical levels) there is the hard surface modeling field, In this modeling style you will get advantage of both worlds: You will have the creative freedom of polygonal modeling and the finesse of solid modeling.
In terms of building a path in your 3D artist career, hard surface modeling is a key point.
What do I need to start?
First of all, the techniques and methods shown in this course are, in a high percentage, applicable to any other 3D modeling software. As a teacher, I always try to keep it simple, use the tools wisely and show the basics that every 3D modeler should know.
For this course, I used Foundry´s MODO901, so you will need to have that software installed in your computer. It is not strictly limited to the 901 version (you will be able to replicate almost all the procedures even in previous versions) but it is highly recommended to follow it with the latest version, or you will be missing some specific tools.
Included in the first lesson there is a download link for you to download the sample files in MODO´s native format, and also in OBJ format if you want to use another software. The images used as blueprints and a nice hdri image for the illumination is also included.
What will I learn?
This course covers a wide range of modeling methods with the purpose of showing all the techniques available to you to get a good quality model. This means:
Keeping a good mesh flow
Working in all quads for a good finished mesh
Solving typical problems
Adding interest to the look of your project, be it materials, lightning, modeling details...
Knowing the tools and how to use them properly
Know how to deal with typical modeling problems
Get your geometry well organised
Manage to work in all quads
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Interesado en el modelado 3D desde el año 2004 con Lightwave, el software con el que inicié mi experiencia en el campo de la infografía. Tras numerosas colaboraciones para mods de videojuegos como NASCAR RACING 2003 o RFACTOR, descubro MODO701 y empiezo a desarrollarme como profesional, cubriendo trabajos de logotipos animados o viajes virtuales. Actualmente sigo trabajando con este maravilloso...
Very high-level professional workflow which is A+ awesome. I do wish the keystrokes were displayed onscreen somehow.
learn't some new stuff very good tutor
Great amount of info at a decent pace.
Sim, era o que eu esperava. O Juan Jimenez é muito bom no Modo.
Top level course! Instructor is clear and concise, with a great knowledge of the subject material.
The instructor knows what he is doing.
Interesting tutorial! It's great to see problem-solving in real time. This makes for a very dynamic and educational presentation. I've learned a great deal from this class.
the artist should say explicitly what shortcut he is using.
sometimes he use some tools and you cant understand what it is.
Clean & efficient modelling style. I've not quite finished the videos but so far so good.
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Alexandr C.
Узнал много нового. мне сложно изучать программу самостоятельно. Спасибо автору