The definitive guide modeling furniture and other organic objects in 3ds Max. BONUS: Mudbox and V-Ray workflow

Intro: What We’ll Be Learning

Class Notes: Objectives, Prerequisites, Etc.

Section 2: Starting The Model From Scratch

The Easiest Way To Start Any Furniture Model

The Art Of Pushing And Pulling Verts

Poly Model Like A Champ, Getting Organic Shapes Just Right

How Do We Turn Our Simple Polys Into a Fancy 3d Chair?

What Have You Learned So Far?

Section 3: Secrets To Enhancing Our Model So It Will Stand Out

How Are We Going To Sell This Thing?

Details: The Secret to Selling Making Your Models Stand Out

More Effective Detail Tips

The Easy Way To Create Nice Seams

Super Simple Way To Create A Seat Cushion

Another Secret To Making Your Furniture Better Then Everyone Else’s

How Do We Add the Handle?

Easiest Way To Add Stitching

Polishing Off The Model

Section 3 Recap
3 questions

Get More Modeling Tips / Techniques For All Kinds of Furniture Models

Section 4: The Next Step In Making A Model That Looks Great (and Sells)

A Simple Way To UVW Unwrap The Chair Using Only Standard 3ds Max Tools

Now, How Do We Unwrap The Cushion?

BONUS: UVW Unwrapping in Max 2014 – Peel and Pin Tools

We Have Unwrapped The UVs, Now What?

Painting Custom Materials in Photoshop Like a Pro

Creating a Realistic Leather Material, Custom Fit To Our Chair

Setting Up A Studio With V-Ray: Lights, Camera, Action

Learn To Setup V-Ray Materials Using Our Custom Map

Generating Reflection, Specular, and Bump Maps To Enhance The Look of Your Model

Section 5: The Final Step: An AWESOME Thumbnail / Rendering

Congrats On Making It This Far

Final Render Settings in V-Ray

Working With V-Ray Render Channels

Post-Processing For V-Ray Using Photoshop

Section 6: More Techniques And Applications – All Future Lectures Will Be Added Here

BONUS: More tips For Adding Detail & Wrinkles

BONUS: Use Cloth Modifier To Add More Wrinkles and Variation

UPDATED WRINKLE WORKFLOW: Model Furniture Like Design Connected

Graphite Tools Useful For Furniture Workflow

Create a Realistic Couch Cushion in Seconds With Cloth Mod

Section 7: MudBox Workflow

Quick Intro To Mudbox Essential Tools – Navigation, Layers, Brushes, etc.

Modeling Elements For Export To MudBox

Basic Sculpting In Mudbox – Export Back To 3ds Max

Using Your Mudbox Sculpture With Furniture in 3ds Max

Exporting Custom Sculpted Displacement & Normal Maps From Mudbox

Mudbox Alternative: Just Poly Model The Classical Chair

Section 8: Bonus: How / Where Do We Sell These Things?

Now That Our Model Will Stand Out, Where Should We Put It?

More Tips For Selling Online

Section 9: Bonus Info: Don’t Skip This

Best Secrets For Selling On Turbosquid

Learn More And Download My Model