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Mech Tutorial - 3Ds Max & Substance Painter

Do you consider a 3D Artist career and like mechs? This course will equip you with powerful techniques and skills as you would use them in the AAA video game industry. Learn to model, unwrap, bake and texture as well as creating portfolio ready renders!

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Release Date:

Jul 27, 2017

Production:

ChamferZone

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3Ds Max 2017 - Modeling & Unwrapping

3. Mech Modeling - S01E03

Jul 23, 2017

19 minutes

We continue with the upper leg while making use of existing geometry from the leg below it. That way we already have a head start and everything perfectly in place as supposed to.

4. Mech Modeling - S01E04

Jul 23, 2017

20 minutes

We carry on with the rail gun part and perform a rather complex Boolean operation that requires us to make use of the vertex cleaner script which you can get for free at http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/vertex-cleaner

9. Mech Modeling - S01E09

Jul 23, 2017

10 minutes

We add more details to the mech and start working on the bottom part of the body as well as cutting in some holes for the arm joints.

10. Mech Modeling - S01E10

Jul 23, 2017

20 minutes

We add a whole bunch of different details to the body part of the mech as well as some separate parts that we attach to it.

11. Mech Modeling - S01E11

Jul 23, 2017

20 minutes

We add more details such as the headlights and the vents and overall add more refinement to the shape of the body.

16. Mech Modeling - S01E16

Jul 23, 2017

20 minutes

It's time to add some more details to the feet as well as creating some cables that wrap around some parts of the mech. We carry on with overall detail refinements throughout the body.

18. Mech Modeling - S01E18

Jul 23, 2017

20 minutes

We have a lot of unwrapping to do and we tackle the body first.

19. Mech Modeling - S01E19

Jul 23, 2017

20 minutes

We are doing more unwrapping on the body.

20. Mech Modeling - S01E20

Jul 23, 2017

20 minutes

More unwrapping on the body and business as usual as we unwrap, peel and align our UV Shells.

22. Mech Modeling - S01E22

Jul 23, 2017

18 minutes

We work (unwrap) our way through the upper leg as well as the one below it and the feet of the mech.

23. Mech Modeling - S01E23

Jul 23, 2017

19 minutes

We jump out of the unwrap editor to beef up the railgun a bit more, then we carry on unwrapping it.

24. Mech Modeling - S01E24

Jul 23, 2017

16 minutes

The rail gun is quite complex and we continue to unwrap the many parts it has.

25. Mech Modeling - S01E25

Jul 23, 2017

20 minutes

More unwrapping on the parts that hold the guns as well as the piece that has the cables coming in and out at the front part of the mech.

29. Mech Modeling - S01E29

Jul 23, 2017

22 minutes

We use textools to apply smoothing groups per UV island which is crucial for our later bake. We also start applying a naming convention to our individual parts so that it will bake out the right way in Substance Painter later on.

30. Mech Modeling - S01E30

Jul 23, 2017

16 minutes

We carry on with more naming convention and encounter some flipped faces that requires us to make use of reset x form.

32. Mech Modeling - S01E32

Jul 23, 2017

21 minutes

We continue adding more detail to the high poly just as before.

33. Mech Modeling - S01E33

Jul 23, 2017

20 minutes

We carry on with more high poly details. The more we add now the less work we have adding details in Painter and the better it will look on our normal map later on.

34. Mech Modeling - S01E34

Jul 23, 2017

13 minutes

We are done with the 3DS Max part of the tutorial and start exporting our files for Substance Painter where we will bake and texture everything.

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About This Series

Create a battle mech!

Do you think about a career in the video game industry as a 3D Artist and happen to like Battle Mechs? Then this tutorial might be perfect for you. Follow along as this comprehensive 15 hour+ long course as we model, unwrap, bake and texture a battle mech to current video game standards. Every step is documented without fast forwarding. At the end of the free part you have the option to learn even more with the extended edition in which we go over 10 more triple A quality PBR textures.

3Ds Max - Modeling

The modeling part covers the scene setup followed by the low and high-poly modeling in which we make use of advanced actions, modifiers and tools to help us create the battle mech. After the modeling process we will jump straight into the UVW Editor and focus on the importance of an optimized UV-Layout to get the maximum out of our later texture.

Substance Painter - Texturing

In the Substance Painter part we will then bake our normal map as well as other important support maps. Right after that you will learn how to make an ultra realistic texture for our mech. Learn how to create our base layer materials and how to use procedural textures, masks and generators to form up the wear and tear on our mech resulting in a photo realistic appearance. You will also get to know the latest tools that Substance Painter currently has to offer. Add additonal normal map with curvature and AO information and learn how to add text as well as creating an almost infinite amount of different looks and styles by switching out our base layers.

What are the requirements?

It is recommended to follow the course with the same software we use throughout the tutorial:
3Ds Max 2017 (can be 2016 and 2015 too) and Substance Painter 2 or the latest 2017 installement of Substance Painter.

Who is the target audience?

This tutorial is aimed at beginners as well as intermediate.
I try to avoid heavy use of shortcuts as much as I can during the lesson so that you can see which actions I use.

What do I get from this course?

15 hours of fully documented and commented HD video content.
Game industry ready knowledge in modeling, unwrapping and texturing.
Essential reference images.
Final high-poly and low-poly mech for those that just want to follow the texturing part.

Instructor Biography

Hi! I'm Tim - Senior Weapons Artist at Digital Extremes where I proudly contribute to their latest game!
I started my 3D Artist career at Crytek before working at Ubisoft Toronto for five years. I worked on titles such as Far Cry 4, Splinter Cell Blacklist and the Crysis series as well as other non disclosed titles. In my spare time I enjoy creating tutorials in which I share all my tips and tricks which I gathered over the years. Let me help you avoiding mistakes and equipping you with powerful techniques and knowledge in game ready 3D art creation. See you in the tutorial! Cheers, Tim

System Requirements

Windows

macOS

SteamOS + Linux

Minimum:

OS *: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core 2 or AMD equivalent
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 200 MB available space
Additional Notes: Network Bandwidth of 5Mbps for 540p, 3Mbps for 360p.

Recommended:

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core I3+ or AMD equivalent recommended for HD 1080p playback
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 500 MB available space
Additional Notes: Network Bandwidth of 12Mbps for 1080p or 8Mbps for 720p.

* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

Minimum:

OS: Mac OSX 10.7
Processor: Intel Core 2 or AMD equivalent
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 200 MB available space
Additional Notes: Network Bandwidth of 5Mbps for 540p, 3Mbps for 360p.

Recommended:

OS: Mac OSX 10.10+
Processor: Intel Core I3+ or AMD equivalent recommended for HD 1080p playback
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 500 MB available space
Additional Notes: Network Bandwidth of 12Mbps for 1080p or 8Mbps for 720p.

* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.

Minimum:

OS: Linux Ubuntu 12.04 or later, SteamOS 2.20 or later
Processor: Intel Core 2 or AMD equivalent
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 200 MB available space
Additional Notes: Network Bandwidth of 5Mbps for 540p, 3Mbps for 360p.

Recommended:

OS: Linux Ubuntu 12.04 or later, SteamOS 2.20 or later
Processor: Intel Core I3+ or AMD equivalent recommended for HD 1080p playback
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 500 MB available space
Additional Notes: Network Bandwidth of 12Mbps for 1080p or 8Mbps for 720p.