BlendMasters Vol. 1: Model a Concept Car for Film in Blender

Find out a little more about the concept car and see what's coming up in this course.

I'll cover the highlights and benefits of what you'll learn in this course.

Each course is different and in this lecture I walk you through the five things for this course that will enable you to get the most out of your time here and have the best user experience possible.

Figure out how to save time and make your life easier by enabling custom extensions called "add-ons" inside Blender's user preferences panel.

Modeling a concept car is a difficult task to do without reference, so in this lecture I'll show you how you can load in your own blueprints for your models that always points you in the right direction.

Each Blender user downloads the same program, but as you become more advanced it's only natural to want to customize things to fit your workflow. So in this lecture I talk about some options you can utilize in the 3d viewport which will make modeling tasks a little easier.

I'm available to answer any questions, provide clarification, or listen to your suggestions for updates or new courses. So here is where I let you know how to get in touch with me when you need to.

The detail up process begins with blocking in the basic structure of the hood for our concept car. Here I'll show you how to start your journey and some tips for staying organized along the way.

Each section will require an initial block with subsequent refinement passes. This will allow us to remove clutter and solidify the topology in our hood mesh.

This lecture is the culmination of our efforts to model the hood for our concept car. I discuss options for finishing to provide detail and share some tips I learned along the way to help you avoid obstacles in your own models.

We continue by taking our leading edge from the hood and continuing to block in our grill and front end for the car. Here you'll see we use the same process to block in the grill as we did on the hood further solidifying the techniques we will use to build the rest of the car.

After the block-in process is finished we will adjust the position and topology of the grill area. Prepping us for adding further details in the lectures ahead.

The inner scoops provide a nice breakup of detail in the grill area and serve a functional purpose in enhancing the believability of our car design aesthetic.

This lecture demonstrates the strength of the modifier stack and custom selections in Blender.

Here I'll show you how to lineup the grill material in the grill and some optimization techniques you can use to keep your total poly count down.

Here we finish up the grill area by adding some additional modifications to the inner scoop region.

Before we jump into some time-lapse segments for the rest of the body I'll talk a bit about how we are going to approach the rest of the modeling process and what to be thinking about to make it an easy process for your own designs.

Here I finish out the front fender showing you the rest of the block-in and refinement of edge details.

Part one of the body block-in shows how you can utilize the same basic techniques you learned at the beginning of the course to finish blocking in the remainder of the car body.

Part two picks up where we left off in the previous lecture and takes us to our complete block-in of the remainder of the car body.

Beginning with the front fender, in this lecture we start to go back and work up our subsequent passes of refinement for all the sections of the car body. This is vital to increasing the efficiency and the overall level of detail necessary to make the car look realistic.

The side door presents its' own set of unique challenges in this model. So in part one I break down the process showing you how to apply a logical approach to enhancing the details without losing control of your mesh.

Part two will pick up where part one left off and demonstrate how to add the finishing touches on this critical area for our concept car.

Proper alignment of these features can make or break the illusion of realism in the presentation of the car model. So in this lecture I take some time to ensure the details are right where they should be.

The rear end section can present some of the most challenging shapes and contours for a car model so it's important to take the time to match the attention to detail in this area as much as the front sections.

The rear engine enclosure for this car is unique and attention must be made to its' functionality as the design is finalized. The impact on rigging in future volumes has to be taken into account.

The tire is a fascinating piece of mechanical engineering. Here I'll show you the easiest way to save time by modeling only what you need and letting the modifier stack in Blender do the heavy lifting for you.

Here I will show you how to get the basic tread section in place and prep it for building out the rest of the tire.

Each element of the tire provides an opportunity for a unique attention to detail. Here I will discuss further enhancements that can be made to the tire as we wrap up and prepare for modeling the rims.

The rims are one of the most complex parts of this entire model so it's important to learn how to plan for success. Here I'll show you how to do just that.

The rims are a key focal point when you are presenting your car in renders or animations. So in part one I'll show you how to get the rim in place and start adding important details.

In part two I'll show you how to get the remaining details into place for our rim design and demonstrate how to push things to the next level for added realism.

Lining up the tires within the rims can be challenging so in this lecture I'll show a quick trick to make it a breeze.