Refined Line Art
Lesson 2 of 5 Mech Design
Now it’s time to refine your rough sketches into a page of clean line art drawings, showing breakouts of detailed body parts where needed.
Refinement Homework
Do a clean linework pass over the rough sketches you created in the previous lesson. Take your time during this stage, and refer back to your references and research whenever possible.
Sketch Presentation Homework
Lay out your sketches nicely on a page for presentation, adding simple shading and color. Finally, choose a design to move forward with in the upcoming 3D stage.
For extra credit, create 1-2 breakout sketches, if there are parts you’d like to explore in more detail before getting into 3D.
Student Homework
Lesson 1
Rough Sketches
In this lesson Gavin will help you to come up with a mech design that looks cool while still feeling like it could exist. Then you’ll create multiple rounds of rough sketches to brainstorm the design.
- 4 hours 3 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 32 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
- Project FilesDownloadable Project Files
Guidance
Introduction
Breaking Into the Industry
Mech Theory
Brief Building
Sketching Tips
Rough Sketching
- Rough Silhouette SketchesPreview18:58
- Assembling FavoritesPreview06:53
- Rough Silhouette Sketches HomeworkPreview00:48
- Basic Line ArtPreview14:22
- New Batch of Line Art SketchesPreview08:59
- Combining DesignsPreview17:54
- Quick Shape RefinementsPreview03:30
- Changing a Tricky DesignPreview01:23
- Rough Line Art HomeworkPreview00:36
Lesson 2
this lessonRefined Line Art
Now it’s time to refine your rough sketches into a page of clean line art drawings, showing breakouts of detailed body parts where needed.
- 1 hour 37 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 17 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
- Project FilesDownloadable Project Files
Guidance
Introduction
Preparing to Refine
Thoughts on Refining
Refining Techniques
Creating the Sketches
Sketch Presentation
Lesson 3
3D Modeling
Armed with a set of detailed 2D plans, you’ll jump into 3D to begin modeling your mech. During this stage you'll also add simple cables, internal pieces and other functionality.
- 4 hours 19 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 29 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
- Project FilesDownloadable Project Files
Guidance
Introduction
Gavin's Blender Setup
Blockout
Refinement First Pass
Sketching a New Benchmark
Refinement Second Pass
Internal Detail Asset Kit
Finishing the Second Refinement Pass
Review
Lesson 4
Materials and Rendering
In this lesson you’ll set up materials and decals, then light and render out your mech to prepare for the final paintover.
- 2 hours 34 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 25 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
- Project FilesDownloadable Project Files
Guidance
Introduction
Pistons
Kitbash Library
Materials
Decals
Lighting and Cameras
Rendering
Lesson 5
Presentation
In this lesson you’ll do your final paintovers, arranging your images into attractive presentations which show off all your mech’s functionality.
- 2 hours 20 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 16 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
- Project FilesDownloadable Project Files
Guidance
Introduction
Paintover Basics
Hero Mech Views
Orthographic Views
Presentation
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