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Building 3D Models with modo 701

By : Juan Jiménez García
Book Image

Building 3D Models with modo 701

By: Juan Jiménez García

Overview of this book

<p>Computer generated graphics (CGI) are part of the design market. CGI helps digital designers from many industries to have a clear representation of their products before they are produced. To name a few, interior designers, architectural studios, and furniture designers can implement CGI images into their workflow, saving them time and money.</p> <p>"Building 3D Models with modo 701" will introduce you to the world of next generation 3D content creation in a practical manner. This will not be a software manual, but a real-world guide that will skip the unnecessary details and focus on what's needed to complete a commission from a client. It will get you the best results in minimum time.</p> <p>In this book you will learn the entire process, from a preliminary design to the final art. All the stages are covered. You will be guided through modeling, creating materials, placing lights, optimizing your render, and showing it to your customer in an efficient way.</p> <p>You will learn how to quickly generate shapes and recreate real-world materials present in most of scenes: wood, metals, glass; along with working with textures and learning how to apply them convincingly. Create the mood of your scene by using lights, place the camera like a photographer would do to get that nice shot, and make a good quality realistic render and show it to your client with that extra punch of production that every pro should know.</p> <p>"Building 3D Models with modo 701" is not a user manual, but a step-by-step walkthrough of the real world of a 3D artist.</p>
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Building 3D Models with modo 701
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

A quick look at the blend modes


Blend modes are the way a layer affects other layers under it. For post-production work, I use just a few of them on a regular basis, depending on what effect I want to achieve or what kind of output I'm working with.

The four blend modes I use for enhancing 3D images are the following:

  • Normal: This is the default blend mode. It doesn't affect other layers under it.

  • Multiply: In this mode, the darker areas will darken the layers under it; pure white areas don't effect the areas beneath it. Everything else dims the image beneath it to some degree.

  • Screen: The opposite to the Multiply mode. It brighten the lightest areas, while leaving the dark areas untouched.

  • Overlay: A mix between Multiply and Screen. It brightens the lights and darkens the shadows. It's a very strong effect, raising the general contrast.