The Complete View-Model Tutorial – Day 1

The Complete View-Model Tutorial – Day 1

on Apr 11th 2011 with 12 comments
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Final Product What You'll Be Creating

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Complete View Model

Follow artist Ben Henry as he guides you through the creation of a Team Fortress 2 inspired view-model weapon for use in Valve’s Source Engine. In Day 1, Ben will start the project off by modeling and Uvmapping an Axe for a TF2 character in 3D Studio Max. This four part series is a great starting point for any artist interested in game development or creating their own mods. Let’s get started!

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My name is Ben Henry and I am a 3D artist/designer at Get Reel Studios. 3D art is my passion and I love to create stunning 3D images that people love! I also love helping other 3D artists with problems and tutorials. Check out his website at www.ben.getreelstudio.com  

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  • http://www.cgmotionbox.blogspot.com/ CG motionbox

    hey great tutorial , Thnks man :)

  • http://bestcg.carbonmade.com/ OddEyes

    A little hint when unwrap your object, make sure you deselect “Normalize Map” so you are 100% sure every UV-Island has the same pixel density and you avoid any kind of streching caused by ‘normalize map’

  • David Morgan

    Great tutorial! And nice axe, have you contributed it?

  • Mihai

    Hi.
    This seems to be the kind of tutorial I’ve been waiting for long :D.
    One thing I have to ask though. Does this tutorial include the actual getting of the weapon to work in-game? …such as being able to use it in Team Fortress 2 even if just as a model replacement for another similar weapon (not as a completely different weapon).
    Thank you and good luck.

    • http://www.ben.getreelstudio.com Ben Henry
      Author

      Hey Mihai,
      This will include getting the model in-game. We will compile it on day 4.
      Thanks!

  • sp3nce

    Don’t take any offense to this please, but DAMN kid! keep up the great work and have fun with your career!

    Ben Tate, thanks keeping up on the max tuts!

  • ZinoG

    Hello, i liked you tutorials about source Mod, and i hope you go more deep in future tutorials, and covring wide range of topics.
    Keep up the good work.

  • Ronin

    yes please. publish the rest!

  • Сергей В steam : +Slik-13rus+

    Thank you for your wonderful books, I hope they will help me achieve the desired result!

  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/joelcosta011 M@giCK

    PLEASE HELP ME, i mean i watch the video i did the the things until the part were you costum the candy, but were can i see how to make the wepon? THE AXE—– were? -.- please help me

  • Rohit

    please make another tutorial on compiling and getting it in-game…..

  • LOLOL

    PLEASE HELP ME!!! I can’t open the team fortress 2 materials in gcfscape