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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

Finishing the rear end of the hull

We are now going to work on the rear of the tank. In the next few steps, we will add some objects and details to the rear, which will give us a finished hull:

  1. Add some more details around the exhaust grills, such as the ones we already learned to create on other parts of the tank.

Figure 8.58 – The rear

  1. At the bottom of the rear, create a long cube with two loop cuts.

Figure 8.59 – A cube with loop cuts

  1. Scale the two outer-face loops to make them wider than the middle. You can also expand them with Alt + S.

Figure 8.60 – Scaling the face loops

  1. Bevel some of the edges to create a shape like the one shown in Figure 8.61.

Figure 8.61 – A beveled shape

  1. Add a plane and reshape it to cover the rear of the tank. It should look something like Figure 8.62. Feel free to add some details,...