Creative 3D Characters with 3ds Max

Overview

“Here we’re going to start prepping our 3ds scene. We’ll import our vectors, start adapting them into our basic forms, set up our initial lights and create a basic infinity curve.”

In this video lesson Laurie Rowan addresses the topic: Prep 3DS Scene, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative 3D Characters with 3ds Max. Convert hand-drawn sketches into playful 3D characters and discover your own unique style.

Partial transcription of the video

“Prep 3DS Scene Now we'll import our vectors into 3ds Studio Max, we'll lay out the foundations of our primitive shapes, we'll add some lights, and we'll model a basic infinity curve. Ok, so we're now in 3ds Studio Max, I'm going to import the vectors I made in Illustrator into the scene. Select my file. It'll ask Merge objects with current scene. Yes Single object or multiple objects. Multiple. Once in the scene, they'll arrive lying flat and probably smaller than you want, so the first thing I tend to do is I'll just set a quick plane to get my approximate height I want. I'm gonna go to 17...”

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Course summary for: Creative 3D Characters with 3ds Max

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (37)
• 1185 students
• 5 units
• 29 lessons (6h 39m)
• 9 downloads

• Category

  3D & Animation

• Software

  3ds Max

• Areas

  3D, 3D Character Design, 3D Design, 3D Modeling, Animation, Character Design