modeling templates/blueprints

JohnnyAngry

So I use 3ds max but haven't gotten photoshop yet. I was wondering what people use for background templates such as a human front/side to model off of or was wondering if there is a good place to obtain these? google images hasn't helped me much unless I just cant search properly. or maybe i should just be drawing all these from scratch

tekmatic

You can check out these sites:

http://www.the-blueprints.com/ (you will need the free account to get the higher rez images)
http://www.3d.sk/ (account needed as well but has lots of real human references)

Depending how you word you google search, you might find more with google images. Hope this helps.

JohnnyAngry

ya thanks for help, I've been familiar with "the blueprints" for a good while then I came across the 3d.sk site earlier today might have to give that a go. do many of you draw up these background images yourself?

DarthNater

You may find this to be a handy thread:

http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=34320&highlight=reference+thread

tekmatic

Unless it is something unique I want to model and can not find any reference, then I might attempt to draw it.....but my drawing skills are not good and I am actually planning on taking sketching class. It will always come in handy!

The internet is filled with references, but not all of them are set up in the "ready to put on image planes" pose.

Mark Dygert

JohnnyAngry wrote: »

ya thanks for help, I've been familiar with "the blueprints" for a good while then I came across the 3d.sk site earlier today might have to give that a go. do many of you draw up these background images yourself?

I think the more you get used to building things the less background plates you use, but maybe that's just me.

When I first started out I relayed pretty heavily on background plates for the first few models. I still do for somethings that must absolutely be 100% precise but thats pretty rare.

When I need ref I'll have it up on one monitor and model on the other. For a lot of things I don't even bother having ref up as I know the object pretty well or is something that can come together in the scene fairly easily.

DarthNater

Vig, stop making yourself sound so good. We all know (including you) that you suck and need references for everything you do...

Mark Dygert

hahaha Penis tank thread starting in 3...2...

Its true I do suck, I just happen to suck less then some other people (who will remain nameless because there isn't enough space to list all of you little people) =P

Err wait... I'm a GD art god and ya'll know it!

Its probably because I don't use enough literal reference and I use it just for inspiration. But honestly I suck because I care too much...

world peas!