Creating a Next-Gen Video Game Hot Rod: the Complete Workflow – Day 2

Ever wanted to know how the artists create those amazing cars for AAA video game titles? Well here’s your chance to find out. In this incredible CGTuts+ exclusive tutorial series, you will follow professional CG artist and teacher Laurens Corijn as he creates a high quality, next-gen, normal mapped Hot Rod for realtime use.

In this second part of our mammoth series, Laurens will show you how to add technical details to the blockout (created in part 1) that was used to define the final proportions and design. A big focus of this part of the tutorial will be how to use and interpret reference when creating mechanical components, as well as understanding what you are effectively modeling.

This tutorial is Day 2 in a series – Go to Day 1, Day 3, or Day 4.

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Tutorial Details

  • Difficulty: Advanced
  • Techniques Covered: Reference and inspiration gathering; Initial blockout; Low & high poly technical modeling
  • Completion Time: 3 – 5 hours
  • Software/ Hardware Requirements: 3D application capable of low and high poly modeling; Dual core PC and recent (GeForce 8 level) graphics card
  • Introduction

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    Discussion 17 Comments

    1. Fred says:

      Nice, I was expecting the continuation of day1.

      Downloading! :-)

    2. konsol says:

      Thank you.

    3. haqzaf says:

      Thanks,
      I will continue my progress from day one.

    4. Travis says:

      I personally am glad it’s for 3ds Max cause its my favorite(meaning the one i know the most about haha) 3D app.

    5. apg51sa says:

      Thanks for the second part

    6. vignesh chinna says:

      Nice tut … feather to the crow …

    7. Turel0397 says:

      Easy to follow,great amount of information, millions of thank’s :D

    8. Lexmark says:

      Thank you very much ! i love to watch your tutorials . Awesome man .

    9. Xefiac says:

      very comprehensive tutorial – thank you!

    10. Arnaud Pizzuti says:

      Thanks for this great tuto.
      Will you do a part 3?
      I’d really like to see the texturing and rendering of your wonderful car.

      Thanks a lot!

      P.S. : I love your music playlist too…

    11. sdsdaasd says:

      przestan kurwa cmokac!

    12. Mark says:

      Nice tutorial i realy like the final result sure gonna follow u. even tough my internet sucks hope i can send a final picture of my hot rod :)

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