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Mudbox 2013 Cookbook

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Mudbox 2013 Cookbook

Overview of this book

"Mudbox 2013 Cookbook" covers a variety of techniques that can be used to bring your imagination to life. You will be able to create detailed characters and environments like the ones found in games, movies, and on television. Each recipe is one more building block towards digitally sculpting your ideas into reality. "Mudbox 2013 Cookbook" is written in recipes so that you can refer back to it whenever you seek help. The advanced techniques described in this book cover the whole spectrum of Mudbox's capabilities. With this book you will learn the foundational techniques in using Mudbox as well as more advanced ones "Mudbox 2013 Cookbook" will guide the reader step by step through the process of creating brushes, sculpting, 3d painting, lighting assets, extracting normal maps, and many other techniques. If a recipe is too advanced for you then you can visit the suggested recipes listed at the end of the recipe to learn supporting techniques. Supporting images are used for readers who understand things more visually. Each recipe is rated for difficulty so that you can find techniques that line up with your skill level. Once you complete the beginner and intermediate recipes you will be able to move on to the more advanced recipes.

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Mudbox 2013 Cookbook
Sep, 2012 | 260 pages
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Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Mudbox 2013 Cookbook
Mudbox 2013 Cookbook
Credits
Credits
About the Authors
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Ready? Set...
Ready? Set...
Introduction
Installing Mudbox 2013 documentation
Setting up hotkeys
Increasing the resolution on your model
Bookmarking the camera view
Downloading and enabling stamps, stencils, and base meshes from the Internet
Adding and adjusting your image planes
Sculpting on different subdivision levels effectively
Recording a movie while you work in Mudbox
Setting up colors and other preferences
Setting up your Wacom tablet
Working in expert mode
2
Heads Up
Heads Up
Introduction
Revealing the wireframe for edge location
Setting up a basic three point lighting scheme
Organizing your tabs for smoother navigation
Locking down the camera for reference matching
Creating a stone tile by adjusting brush properties
Using the object list to manage multiple objects
Setting up layers for easily adjusting sculpt details
Setting up stamps, stencils, and image planes using image browser
3
Broad Strokes
Broad Strokes
Introduction
Creating a concrete damage brush
Customizing your brush and adding it to your tool tab
Creating your own Imprint brush for adding presculpted details
Using the Freeze brush to get hard edges and isolate your sculpting
Using the Fill brush for detailing corners and crevices
Matching a reference silhouette using the Grab tool
4
Fine Tooth Comb
Fine Tooth Comb
Introduction
Creating a zipper using a custom stamp
Creating a custom stencil from a stone wall carving
Creating a rock wall that tiles seamlessly in all directions
Tricks for painting with stencils
Tricks for painting with stamps
Adding a stencil or stamp to your toolbox
Creating a custom rock stamp
5
Get In and Get Out
Get In and Get Out
Introduction
Flattening to UV space
Deleting the highest level of resolution on your model
Blocking out a rough Mayan pyramid using a displacement map
Importing, exporting, and working with multiple objects within Mudbox 2013
Creating a terrain
6
Shine On
Shine On
Introduction
Creating a Blinn material
Using a simple Blinn material
Using Lit Sphere to mimic other materials
Creating a gold bar
Creating a glass sculpture
7
Time to Paint
Time to Paint
Introduction
Painting a rock texture using projections
Painting out seams on a rock using the Clone brush
Painting a rock Specular map
Painting a rock Bump map
Adding text to a cape using Flatten UV mode
Adding dirt to a cape using a layer as a mask
8
Ready for My Closeup
Ready for My Closeup
Introduction
Creating a light
Creating a three-point lighting preset
Lighting an indoor scene with a simple light setup
Enhancing your scene with viewport filters
Creating a rock normal map with a normal map filter
Creating a turntable
9
One Step Forward
One Step Forward
Introduction
Posing a lamp cord by adding joints to your mesh
Posing multiple objects at the same time
Adjusting joint pivots and painting weights
Creating a human rig by importing joints
10
Get Baked
Get Baked
Introduction
Extracting sculpt information as a normal map
Extracting an ambient occlusion map
Adding grunge inside crevices using the Dry Brush
Extracting and using a vector displacement map for sculpting

Creating a terrain

This recipe will cover how to quickly create a large area of terrain using displacement maps.

How to do it...

The following steps will help you to successfully create a terrain:

  1. 1. The first thing you will need to do is create an appropriate displacement map using Photoshop or another software package. I created this displacement map using Filter | Render | Clouds in Photoshop and multiplied a Filter | Sketch | Stamp version of the clouds render on top of it for the higher raised areas. This is shown in the following screenshot:

  2. 2. Once you have a displacement map you are happy with, you can go into the top menu of Mudbox and explore the Maps drop-down menu. Here you will mouse over Sculpt Model Using Displacement Map and find New Operation.... Click on this for further options.

  3. 3. Now you will see this menu, where you will choose a Target Mesh for the displacement map to be applied to, as shown in the following screenshot:

  4. 4. The next option is where you will set your displacement...

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