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In this DVD, Kevin Hudson presents an overview of various issues and techniques related to modeling cars for a polygon/sub-d surface pipeline. Referencing two different cars models, Kevin demonstrates his methods for approaching each model’s construction. He covers using orthographics and scale models, roughing in the car body, refining individual panels, creating surface details, building complex wheel rims and preparing the model for texturing. Kevin concludes by examining the application of his techniques to different car models.
- Product Code: KHU02
- ISBN: 1-59762-931-6
- UPC: 805366016333
- Duration: 200 minutes
- Formats: DVD-ROM
- Introduction to Base Concepts
- Properly Using Booleans
- Obtaining Car Orthographic Images
- Aligning Imageplanes Using Blueprints
- Aligning Imageplanes from Physical Models
- Roughing in the Basic Shape
- Breaking Down the Car for Refinement
- Refining the Front Quarter Panel
- Refining a Design Car
- Modeling Car Rims
- UV Layout Issues
- Final Review and Conclusion
About Kevin Hudson
Kevin Hudson helped to pioneer the digital character pipeline at Sony Imageworks where he worked for fourteen years. He contributed to such milestone projects as James and the Giant Peach, Anaconda, Stuart Little, Hollowman and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. With The ChubbChubbs Kevin helped to develop Sony’s pipepline for digital animation feature film and achieved one of his career goals – contributing to an Academy Award winning film. After working on fully digital virtual environments for the first feature length 3D, all CG film The Polar Express, Kevin returned to his creature making roots for Ghost Rider, am Legend and Watchmen, creating photorealistic digital characters for all three films. With these films, Kevin helped to establish the use of Sub-D surfaces and ZBrush at Sony. Recently Kevin moved to London to work at Double Negative Visual Effects.
