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Blender 3D Incredible Models

By : Arijan Belec
Book Image

Blender 3D Incredible Models

By: Arijan Belec

Overview of this book

Blender is a massively popular and powerful 3D program, with versatile modeling abilities that make it a great way to enter the 3D modelling world. Blender 3D Incredible Models is an extensive guide for those new to hard-surface modeling with Blender, helping you understand the complete range of tools and features it offers and how to employ those efficiently to create realistic models. You’ll be led through progressively more challenging modeling projects— from an assault rifle and an army tank to a sci-fi spaceship model—giving you a glimpse of all the skills you’d need in Blender’s vast ecosystem of features and functionality, ranging from textures, rendering, and UV mapping to lighting, rigging, and beyond. Each engaging project builds upon the last until you’re equipped with everything you need to tackle your own modeling challenges, whatever they may be. By the end of this Blender book, you won’t just know how to create the models covered here, but you’ll be able to turn your own concepts and references into 3D Blender models too!
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
1
Part 1: Introduction to Hard Surface Modeling
3
Part 2: Modeling an Assault Rifle
7
Part 3: Modeling a Sci-Fi Race Ship
10
Part 4: Modeling a T-72 Tank

Chapter 7: Modeling the T-72 Tank: Basic Shapes

In this chapter, we will create the basic shapes for a T-72 tank. We will use mostly the same techniques we learned in the previous chapters to create a simple version of the tank. We will first model the most important parts of the hull, then we will create a simple shape for the turret, and finally, we will add some wheels.

By the end of this chapter, we will have an outline that we can use as a foundation to create more detailed shapes and objects.

We will cover the following topics in this chapter:

  • Modeling a hull
  • Creating a skirt
  • Adding a simple turret
  • Adding wheels