Painting Over a 3D Model for Vehicle Design in Photoshop
In this tutorial, we will be using a basic 3D Render as a base to paint over in Photoshop.
What you'll learn
In this tutorial, we will be using a basic 3D Render as a base to paint over in Photoshop. We will explore how to move from thumbnailing the basic shape of a vehicle in a 3D package, rendering it out, and then adding a combination of photo textures and painted details in Photoshop to produce a complete concept illustration. Software required: 3ds Max 2011, Photoshop CS5.
Table of contents
- Building a Pressure Hull in 3D 10m
- Extending the Fuselage in 3D 11m
- Modeling Weapons in 3D 12m
- Completing the Basic Model 11m
- Rendering the Model 10m
- Beginning the Sketching Process 13m
- Assigning Basic Colors 12m
- Applying the First Photo Textures 10m
- Smudging Techniques 12m
- Adding More Photo Textures and Painting 13m
- Detailing the Ship 15m
- Texturing Fabric 12m
- Detailing the Fabric Seams 11m
- Building up the Engines 5m
- Adding Solar Panels 11m
- Painting in the Rail Gun 13m
- Starting the Touch up Process 11m
- Detailing the Sensor Package 12m
- Detailing the Cockpit 12m
- Finishing Touches 14m
About the author
Stanley began his career designing small autonomous payloads for NASA's GAS-Can program, and has flown two experiments aboard the Space Shuttle (Atlantis and Endeavor). Stanley then pursued a degree in Astrophysics through the University of Chicago Department of Physics. He then moved to Los Angeles where he studied film at Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. After directing several shorts, Stanley received a Cecil B. Demille Award for his visual effects work, and went on ... more