But utilizing selections, especially Grow and Shrink makes this faster. This was due to the amount of bevels I had added. The only time consuming part was making selections to planar project.

I manually placed all the shells into 0-1 UV space. I used simple planar projections.Īll the pieces maintain the same texel density. Insert a light that can use HDR images and begin doing quick renders of your modeling. In Maya you can use Arnold render or in my case Redshift render. It helps with motivation and to check if your modeling is turning out good. This helps to see your work and how it will look lit without you to reach the end of model completion. Here is a great tip I started using during modeling. In the end, the prop will look better and will catch a nice highlight when the light hits it. I applied bevels to every edge of the model, including the drawers: Here is a 90 degree low poly corner and a beveled corner: If it is a render where poly count doesn't matter, then model it in using bevels. You can also often fake this extra geometry with a normal map. This is ok when you have a poly count budget you need to meet. Low-poly geometry tends to have very harsh unrealistic edges.

I decided to use add more modeling detail to the edges for extra geometry and edge highlight that would look good for lighting.

Doesn't matter how simple or complex your prop is, the more reference images you collect the more accurately you understand what to create. Not only is this useful for modeling but also for texturing and lighting. Full collection of Master Reference image to study the prop to model.

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