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3D artists explain the techniques behind their amazing artwork Paweł has supplied three chair models with this tutorial. Add them to your model library to improve your arc-vis renders chair1.max chair2.max chair3.max Artist info Paweł Podwojewski Personal portfolio site www.podwojewski.org Country Poland Hardware used 2 x Xeon quad 2.83 and 16GB RAM Software used 3ds Max, V-Ray 1.5 SP5, Photoshop CS4 Expertise Paweł specialises in environment creation and exterior lighting setups, particularly for dusk/night Modelling, texturing Software used in this piece 3ds Max V-Ray Photoshop 52
Environment Creating nature – plant modelling Wisteria Floribunda 2010 Focused on environment creation, this scene inspired new solutions in Paweł’s workflow to help him create a selection of plants for compelling arc-vis renders Paweł Podwojewski is an architect and CG artist In this tutorial we are going to learn how to create highly detailed plant models using 3ds Max, V-Ray and Photoshop as the base tools. I would like to show how easy it is to transfer the techniques to other plants, so you can use the skills to build up your very own library of models. The presented scene is the result of a collaboration with the Nadau Lavergne studio that designed the building. My task was to create an image that would be able to express the ambience created by various elements of the environment. From the very beginning the plants were the focal point of the scene. Because their type and position was clearly specified I had to work out some new techniques that allowed me to complete the task with accurate results. I wanted to make the scene unique – to brand the idea in the viewers’ memories. This tutorial will explain how using reference pictures and basic 3ds Max techniques can create plant models just like those shown in the illustrations. We will also go through the V-Ray rendering engine and material options to polish up the image for the best results in Photoshop. A Gather your reference wisely The groundwork Source reference and create basic models B Each component of the model in this scene might require a different placement technique C These are the main elements that make up the planned object – to create a scene heavily populated with Wisteria floribunda A B C 01 Plan the modelling The first thing we need to do is to find reference pictures that will allow us to understand the anatomy of a particular plant, which in this case is Japanese Wisteria (or Wisteria floribunda). Be sure to find pictures showing your focal object from different angles and scales; try to find shots that will be orthogonal to each specific part of the plant, like the leaves or shoots. This process will aid you with the textures in the following steps and can also be a great help with the modelling process A. 02 Basic shape definitions We are planning to create a pretty large scene including lots of plants. We need to think about the polycount in the first place to make sure that our workstation can actually manage with the size of the scene. It’s important to answer the question: which elements need more – and less – detail to make them work in regular shots, as well as close-ups? In this case we have four main objects: flowers, shoots, leaves and branches B. 03 Choice of modelling techniques Once we have defined the necessary elements, it’s time to choose the modelling process. Most single components can be created using very basic techniques; in this instance, I chose Editable Poly. To make the plants more natural we will need a few variations of the same elements to make sure nothing is repeated. We’ll also need to use some extra tools to scatter single elements in a random way C. Inspiration & reference For this piece, I was quite simply inspired by gardens – canopies of Wisteria flowers are amazing! Once I’d seen the first reference pictures, I was sure this was going to be a very exciting project. 53
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