My new course about hard surface modeling

PAQUITO

I´m building a course about hard surface to publish it in Gumroad. The course will be in english language about modeling a full audi wheel (rim, disc, caliper and tyre) in Modo901.
Feel free to follow me in Gumroad to receive news about it and be the first to know when it is available.
I attach two screenshots of what is done already. All comments and feedback are very welcome.

https://gumroad.com/factor3d

PAQUITO

More advances

PAQUITO

More advances: the caliper. All modeled in a single mesh.

SonicBlue

What references are you using for that caliper? Because those looks like a part of those cheap caliper covers, not an actual brake caliper.

Don't know which particular model you are referencing, but usually, they look like this:




Or you can go the Brembo way and choose from the various models available with blueprints too:




Remember that usually the front wheel has 3 pistons, while the rear 2.

PAQUITO

I don´t intend to make a replica of the real world model, but have a base to develop a good modeling exercise. I took the caliper model from this picture.

SonicBlue

Well, mine was just an observation, it's better to know what you are modeling to understand better its function. There's no need to make both sides, as usually they can't be seen, but since they are mirrored, having both gives to the braking system more depth.

Anyway, that picture's from a cover for your stock calipers (you can spot it because they have those silver hexagonal screw heads, and in general don't look quite refined), if you want to model the real deal, they look like this:

PAQUITO

Thanks so much for the references. By the way, here´s another advance. I´m close to have the modeling finished.

PAQUITO

And finally, the modeling is done. Now I want to get some nice renders and call it done.

PAQUITO

So here are the final renders. I´m now exporting the videos and uploading them to Gumroad. I will tell you when it´s available. Until them, perhaps you´ll want to follow me in Gumroad to be the first to know when it´s published.
You can check the model in the Sketchfab viewport. Thanks for all the support!

Follow me in Gumroad: https://gumroad.com/factor3d

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PAQUITO

The trailer for the course is ready. Not available yet.
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXHDK4M8shA[/ame]

PAQUITO

The course is fully uploaded and will be available very soon. Get the free material now:

http://bit.ly/1LlP83F

Includes a summary pdf and the scenes for free!

killnpc

Is it the reflection or is the break pad clipping into the back of the rim?

PAQUITO

killnpc wrote: »

Is it the reflection or is the break pad clipping into the back of the rim?

Yes, it is intersecting the rim. That is one fix I cover in the last lesson plus a modeling challenge with the object.

Pedro Amorim

This is the type of videos that you should publish for free or at least people to pay what they want for it because lets be honest.. It's just a wheel and a rim. And a bad tyre for that matter. There are better videos about wheels on YouTube.

PAQUITO

Would you say it´s a bad modeling?

PAQUITO

So, the course is finally released. Get it at https://gumroad.com/l/hardsurfaceMODO

skyline5gtr

Not too sound harsh but the way the tires are modeled look very unnatural, you can tell its a separate object. Since you are charging for this I wanted to chime in, especially about cars. Like sonic said its important to do research on the function for what you are building. Since there is an Audi logo i assume your modeling an audi r8 rime / tire. I'm not sure what ref you are using but the thickness of the tire and tread pattern would never be like that in a high performance car.

PAQUITO

Yes, that´s one of things they told in another forums, so I did an extra chapter where I cover those kind of things (that thing actually). Here´s a shot of what the tyre looks after the last chapter named "a fix and a challenge".

Panupat

Is that 1 piece of mesh? Looks real neat.

PAQUITO

Yes, it´s a single mesh. In that chapter I show how to make a seamless pattern out of that geometry, so you can safely bend it 360º and get that task done, more efficiently than the original method.

Panupat

Awesome. Following your Gumroad now

PAQUITO

Woohoo, welcome mate
Please feel free to ask whatever you need.

Panupat

That one definitely looks bad ass Shinigami. Thanks for posting.

Interesting how Gumroad has a rent option now.