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=Introduction= | =Introduction= | ||
This tutorial is a step-by-step guide for making a new cuirass in Blender by starting from the game body meshes. This has some limitations, but it also has the advantages that if you use it, you will not have to make new UV maps or weight paint. This is | This tutorial is a step-by-step guide for making a new cuirass in Blender by starting from the game body meshes. This has some limitations, but it also has the advantages that if you use it, you will not have to make new UV maps or weight paint. This is how I got my start with armor modeling, and it works best with a more fitted look, at least until you amass enough experience to push/pull the bodies into basically any shape at all. | ||
Sample results from | Sample results from an unreleased mod work-in-progress (the cuirass is new, the pants are retextured): | ||
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Before you do this tutorial, you need to know the techniques used in my [[http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/Custom_Sword_in_Blender sword]] and [[http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/Custom_Shield_in_Blender shield]] tutorials. | Before you do this tutorial, you need to know the techniques used in my [[http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/Custom_Sword_in_Blender sword]] and [[http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/Custom_Shield_in_Blender shield]] tutorials. I really wouldn’t do this one starting from no modding experience at all, but that’s up to you. | ||
This is not a short tutorial (I had to break it into two parts) because making armor is not a short process. It’s lots of fun, and the results can be amazing, but if you’re going to do it you need to be prepared to invest some time. | This is not a short tutorial (I had to break it into two parts) because making armor is not a short process. It’s lots of fun, and the results can be amazing, but if you’re going to do it you need to be prepared to invest some time. | ||
A big Thank You to Growlf, who told me about subdivision and how to make double-sided meshes. I would never have learned to model without this important information. | A big Thank You to Growlf, who told me about subdivision and how to make double-sided meshes. I would never have learned to model without this important information. Another big Thank You to my friend Enigmatic, who taught me almost everything I've learned about Blender since then. | ||
=Important Preliminaries: Your Modding Toolbox= | =Important Preliminaries: Your Modding Toolbox= | ||