The Fountain - High Res Modeling




In this demonstration the instructor creates the high res version of a complex modular fountain from scratch with 3ds Max 2010. The sculpting portions of the video are done twice, once in Mudbox 2009 and again in Zbrush 3.1.

The techniques used in this video have been proven effective in production to quickly create professional next-gen game meshes.

Apps Used: Autodesk 3ds Max 2010, Mudbox 2009, ZBrush 3.1, Photoshop
Duration: 8.5 Hours
Instructor: Riki Babington
DL Filesize: 1.6 GB



Section 1 Blocking Out The Fountain 6 minutes
Section 2 Creating The Middle 17 minutes
Section 3 Creating The Bowl 8 minutes
Section 4 Creating The Base 49 minutes
Section 5 Creating The Middle Base 19 minutes
Section 6 Scene Organization 5 minutes
Section 7 Creating The Top Base 9 minutes
Section 8 Creating The Top 28 minutes
Section 9 Creating The Middle Column 7 minutes
Section 10 Creating The Bowl Column 11 minutes
Section 11 Middle Column Details 13 minutes
Section 12 Middle Details 5 minutes
Section 13 Creating The Top Column 6 minutes
Section 14 Creating The Top Column Strip 8 minutes
Section 15 Creating The Bowl Trim Detail 3 minutes
Section 16 Creating Middle Ornate Details 31 minutes
Section 17 Creating Top Ornate Details 21 minutes
Section 18 Preparing The Base For Sculpting 9 minutes
Section 19 Creating Detail For The Bowl Lip 5 minutes
Section 20 Preparing Meshes For Sculpting 20 minutes
Section 21 Optimizing The Scene 5 minutes
Section 22m Sculpting The Lion Head In Mudbox 25 minutes
Section 22z Sculpting The Lion Head In ZBrush 17 minutes
Section 23 Lion Head Placement 2 minutes
Section 24m Sculpting The Base In Mudbox 13 minutes
Section 24z Sculpting The Base In ZBrush 9 minutes
Section 25 Base Placement 13 minutes
Section 26 Preparing The Bowl Trim For Sculpting 1 minutes
Section 27m Sculpting The Bowl Trim In Mudbox 13 minutes
Section 27z Sculpting The Bowl Trim In ZBrush 14 minutes
Section 28 Bowl Trim Placement 2 minutes
Section 29 Detailing The Middle Column 23 minutes
Section 30m Sculpting The Middle Column In Mudbox 21 minutes
Section 30z Sculpting The Middle Column In ZBrush 15 minutes
Section 31 Preparing The Bowl Column For Sculpting 6 minutes
Section 32m Sculpting The Bowl Column In Mudbox 9 minutes
Section 32z Sculpting The Bowl Column In ZBrush 9 minutes
Section 33m Sculpting The Bowl Lip In Mudbox 6 minutes
Section 33z Sculpting The Bowl Lip In ZBrush 11 minutes
Section 34 Creating The Single Middle Column 3 minutes
Section 35 Placing New Meshes 9 minutes
Section 36 Finalization 4 minutes


Project Files included with the video.
3ds Max Files:
Included is the final high res file of the fountain

Also included are obj files in case you want to try using another software package.

Mudbox Files:
Included is the final Mudbox files.

ZBrush Files:
Included is the final ZBrush files.



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