Modeling and Texturing a Next-gen Building for Games in 3ds Max
Hone your texturing skills while modeling game architecture. You’ll explore 3ds Max’s powerful features like texture sheets, the grid, shaders and more. Software required: 3ds Max 2012, Photoshop CC 2015, Quixel SUITE 1.8, Marmoset Toolbag 2.
What you'll learn
Being able to model detailed architecture with realistic textures really enhances the quality of your games. Throughout this course, Modeling and Texturing a Next-gen Building for Games in 3ds Max, you'll cover the modeling and texturing of a next-gen building in 3ds Max and Quixel. You'll start by using a reference photo to create a texture sheet and learning how to use the grid to make the modular pieces. You'll then go into modeling and making your physically-based shaders, as well as create the normal maps with Quixel's NDO. Finally, you'll light and preview your model and textures in Marmoset Toolbag. By the end of this course, you'll know how to use the modeling and texturing tools in 3ds Max so that you can create fantastic architecture for the world of any game. Software required: 3ds Max 2012, Photoshop CC 2015, Quixel SUITE 1.8, Marmoset Toolbag 2.
Table of contents
- Setting up the Full Building Reference 9m
- Determining Our Needs for Texture Sheet 10m
- Setting up Our Texture Sheet 9m
- Working on Our Texture Sheet 9m
- Completing Our Texture Sheet 10m
- Learning the Basics of Normal Map Creation 7m
- Making Our Normal Maps 9m
- Detailing Our Sections 11m
- Creating a 2D Plane and Detaching Our Modular Pieces 9m
- Setting up a Reference Photo in 3ds Max 10m
- Creating a 2D Paper Model 10m
- Using the Snap Tool 10m
- Creating the Top 3D Building Geometry 9m
- Creating the Right Side 3D Geometry 12m
- Modeling the Columns 6m
- Creating the Middle of the Building 10m
- Creating the Left Side 3D Geometry 10m
- Creating the Material ID Mask in Photoshop 12m
- Previewing the Normals and Material ID in Marmoset Toolbag 10m
- Importing the Normal Map and the Material ID Map 9m
- Creating the PBS Textures in Quixel's DDO 11m
- Creating All Our Materials 11m
- Setting up Our Masks for All Materials 8m
- Creating the Concrete Texture in DDO 10m
- Creating the Brass, Copper, and Bronze Textures 11m
- Creating the Windows Texture 7m
- Adjusting All the Textures in DDO 6m
- Importing Our Model into Marmoset Toolbag 9m
- Making More Changes to the Geometry 8m
- Changes to the Pillar Geometry 10m
- Creating the Sidewalk Geometry and the Flag Poles 12m
- Exporting Our Building to Preview It in Marmoset Toolbag 9m
- Tweaking Our Textures 7m
- Creating the Lighting in Marmoset Toolbag 10m
- Modifying Our Textures to Add More Detail 12m
- Finishing the Lighting and Final Touches for Rendering 13m
- Adjusting the Diffuse Map for a Different Lighting Setup 12m
- Making a Rainy Scene and Changing the Lighting 10m
About the author
Brandon Volpe is a 3D, CGI, and Environment Artist. He was born and grew up in the Metro-Detroit Area. He first began interested in Architecture and Engineering. He then went on to learn 3D animation at Macomb Community College and from there he went on to a 4 year college in Grand Rapids Michigan called Ferris State University and graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in Digital Animation and Game Design. He is mainly a 3D specialist and prides himself in his ability to qu... more