HOW TO MODEL ROBOT (MECHANICAL ROBOT)

             SITI MARYAM BINTI AHMAD

               D20111047282

BACHELOR OF DESIGN (ANIMATION)

HOW TO START

1) IMAGE REFERENCE (BLUEPRINT)

2) MODELLING A HEAD

3) MODELLING A BODY

4) TEXTURE/MATERIAL

5) RENDERING

1) IMAGE REFERENCE

Front

Side 

Back

First step u must have a reference, front view, side view and back view. After setup a blueprint, we must to build plane to enter the front view and side view. Make sure your size image and resolution is correct.

Build a plane

Blueprint setup

2) MODELLING A HEAD

• A head I use a basic shape, create a sphere from Standard Primitive.
• Select modifier --> hemisfphere
• Then sphere convert to editable poly.
• Select the area modify and select edit poly at modifier list.
• Then,using Modify selection,choose extrude and scale in the selected area.

 shortcut

                         F4 = (edges faces)   F3 = (wireframe)  Alt+x  = (see through)

• For the eyes, use sphere then clone or mirror.

3) MODELLING A BODY

• This part i create line and trace the body half.
• After trace, using Modify selection and choose extrude.Then select that and mirror.

• This part, i just use a basic shape create a cylinder from Standard Primitive.

• This part I create hose from extended primitive and adjust using a scale.

• This part also i create line and trace the body half.
• After trace, using Modify selection and choose extrude. Then select that and mirror.
• Use bevel  : Click edges and select what we want and remove polygon, click bevel and drag inside.

• This part is leg and hand. Use the same technic with body part and then mirror.

4) TEXTURE/MATERIAL

• Firstly click m for material editor then i choose color what you want at ambient. I choose blin for my texture. 

• After choose color you just drag your color into robot. 

• Use a same step for choose other color. 
• To get more interesting,adjust spectacular highlight.
• Adjust the number of glossiness and specula level.

 5) RENDERING

FRONT

 SIDE

PERSPECTIVE