Welcome to game art 3D

The crate

The crate

The first object we are going to make is a simple one.

A cube.

With the proper texture we can make it look like a crate.

The crate

Box modeling

UVW unwrap

Photoshop, creating the texture

Rendering your first object

The crate

The base form

The crate

The base form, with some modeling done to it

The crate

The base form, modeled to a wooden crate

The crate

Setup for in a game, high detailed in front and the low poly in the back

The crate

A texture is there to create the illusion of a highly detailed object.

To create a texture we use; Photoshop, images from the internet, self drawn or photographed.

More about textures in a next lesson.

The crate

My example of a wooden crate texture

The crate

The UVW unwrap of our cube

The crate

The modified UVW unwrap with my texture as a base

The crate

The more poly’s you use, the more complex your UVW gets

The crate

Our simple cube with texture

The crate

Normal render from 3D studio max

The crate

Adjusted render, shadows, lights and different render engine

The crate

Now it is up to you. But first, think about your cube.

What is it going to be, how will it appear? Take a moment before you start modeling and draw some sketches of your crate.