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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

Texture painting the armor panels

In this section, we will learn how to create a custom texture for our race ship using texture painting. This will allow us to create original textures completely independently for any model:

  1. Add a new material and assign it to the armor panels. Name this material Armor.

Figure 6.27 – Armor material

  1. In Edit Mode, press C to brush-select the faces at the top of the armor panels. After making the selection, press I to insert faces and create an edge around the armor panels.
  2. Create and assign a black material named Carbon Fiber to the edges. Also assign the black material to the faces on the bottom side.

Figure 6.28 – Brush-selecting (left), inserting faces (right)

Tip

Press C to activate brush selection, then click and drag the left mouse button to select. Scroll the mouse wheel to adjust the brush size.

You can easily apply the carbon fiber texture to any object...