Digital Tutors - Creating Next-Gen Game Weapons in 3ds Max

Duration 12h Level Advanced Project Files Included MP4

In this training we'll cover in great detail how to create a highly detailed game ready revolver. To

begin, we'll learn how to create a detailed high poly model. During this section you will learn tons of

tools and techniques specifically for high poly modeling, but more importantly how to plan and model

complicated shapes.

After that we'll spend a short time in ZBrush learning how to create fine details for the handle of our

revolver. Then we'll learn how to properly retopologize our mesh to get the low poly model. During this

section we'll learn how to properly optimize our mesh while still having enough geometry to support our

high poly detail. After that, we'll learn how to properly apply smoothing groups to our game mesh and how

to layout its UVs.

Then we'll wrap up the training by learning how to bake our normal map and how we can use Quixel's DDO to

quickly create textures using a Physically Based Rendering workflow.

1. Introduction and project overview

2. Setting up the reference images

3. Beginning the high poly frame

4. Blocking in the frame around the cylinder

5. Blocking in the trigger guard

6. Blocking in the rest of the frame

7. Blocking in the frame handle

8. Adding final details to the frame

9. Finishing the high poly frame

10. Blocking in the barrel

11. Blocking in the secondary element of the barrel

12. Finishing the barrel

13. Blocking in the cylinder

14. Continuing to block in the cylinder

15. Adding detail to the cylinder

16. Finishing the high poly cylinder

17. Creating the spindle for the cylinder

18. Modeling the ratchet for the cylinder

19. Modeling the crane for the cylinder

20. Modeling the handle

21. Modeling the shield for the cylinder

22. Modeling the trigger

23. Creating the hammer

24. Modeling the key lock

25. Modeling the floating geometry

26. Sculpting fine details for the handle

27. Sculpting the grip detail on the handle

28. Finalizing the high poly mesh

29. Exploding the high poly mesh

30. Retopologizing the frame

31. Continuing to retopo the frame

32. Retopologizing the back of the frame

33. Finishing the main body of the frame

34. Retopologizing the trigger guard

35. Retopologizing the stock

36. Finishing the stock of the game mesh

37. Finishing the symmetrical elements of the frame

38. Modeling the asymmetrical elements of the frame

39. Finishing the frame

40. Overcoming issues with the low poly frame

41. Beginning the barrel of the low poly mesh

42. Modeling the secondary element of the low poly barrel

43. Finishing the low poly barrel

44. Modeling the front sight

45. Optimizing the frame of the game mesh

46. Creating the low poly cylinder

47. Finishing the low resolution cylinder

48. Modeling the low poly crane

49. Creating the low poly trigger

50. Finishing the game mesh

51. Setting up smoothing groups

52. Finishing the smoothing groups

53. Laying out the UVs of the frame

54. Continuing to layout the UVs of the frame

55. Unwrapping the UVs of the stock

56. Unwrapping the UVs of the main frame

57. Finishing the UVs of the frame

58. Unwrapping the UVs of the barrel

59. Laying out the UVs of the cylinder

60. Unwrapping the crane and the trigger

61. Unwrapping the UVs of the hammer

62. Laying out the UVs of the key lock

63. Creating test bakes

64. Applying the normal maps on our game mesh

65. Combining the UVs

66. Baking our final normal map

67. Resetting the position of game mesh parts

68. Texturing the revolver

69. Detailing the metal textures

70. Creating the wood texture

71. Adding a dirt pass