Intro section to teach you the basics of subd, Subd modeling course (fast and efficient workflow), BONUS: Texturing with our MaterialWorks addon, BONUS: Rendering and portfolio presentation, 5 hours of video training (live commentary, no timelapses)
Proper Topology Management
Learn how to use “clean” quad-based topology to create models that work in a variety of pipelines. Great for VFX, animation, and other workflows where the model needs to be deformed and versatile.
Understanding Edge Flow
It’s one thing to model in quads, but another game to manage topology and edge flow correctly. We show you how to do this without the usual technical stuff surrounding topology.
Designing With Quads
We show you how to design using quad topology from scratch without it being too technical or intimidating, so you will learn how to “think” in quads while working on your own projects.
Creating any Hard Surface Shapes
Subd is abstract therefore it may seem it is hard to control the shapes you want to create. We show you all the practical techniques and tricks that make it easy and fun, without breaking your creative process.
Redirection and Shading
Managing topology includes understanding how to ‘redirect” your topology for proper edge flow and subd control. We show you how to do this in a way that creates beautiful, natural shading and transitions on your models.
Level of Detail and Mesh Clean-Up
One common mistake with subd modelers is they start with a dense mesh. Instead, you want to start as low-poly as possible, and then use subd to increase the level of detail. We show you how to do this (and clean up your mesh) inside the program.
Required Tools
- Blender
- Hard Ops/Boxcutter (for modeling)
- Machin3 Tools (for modeling)
Additional tools we use:
- Cablerator (optional – for modeling)
- Mesh Machine (optional – for modeling)
- MaterialWorks (for texturing)
- Photoshop (for post processing/portfolio presentation)
