Glen Southern's Minotaur: Box Modeling Series
Glen Southern's Minotaur - Part IV
Description:
Head, horns, and facial definition of the Minotaur character. (40:30)

Core Commands and Tools:
     Subdivide
          Menu: Subdivision > Subdivide and Unsubdivide
          Hotkey: C (subdivide), V (unsubdivide)
     Cut
          Menu: Modify > Cut
          Hotkey: X
     Select Loop
          Menu: Selection > Select Loop
          Hotkey: Alt + E
     Split Loop
          Menu: Modify > Split Loop
          Hotkey: Shift + X
     Extrude
          Menu: Modify > Extrude
          Hotkey: Z
     Smooth
          Menu: Modify > Smooth
          Hotkey: (Glen has this set up as "Ctrl + Alt + Scroll Wheel")
     Merge
          Menu: Modify > Merge
          Hotkey: Ctrl + M
     Soft Selection
          Menu: Selection > Soft Selection
          Hotkey: Alt + Shift + S
     Soft Selection Fall Off
          Adjust via scroll wheel or options menu.

Notes:
Reference Image Files (.jpg files)
Go To Related Silo Forum Archive Link
Go To Silo Forum on CGTalk
Silo Files:
     Character at the beginning of Part IV
     Character at the end of Part IV

Watch First:
Getting Started
Guerrilla CG Subdivision Artifacts
Glen Southern's Minotaur - Part I
Glen Southern's Minotaur - Part II
Glen Southern's Minotaur - Part III

Watch Next:
Glen Southern's Minotaur - Part V
Glen Southern's Minotaur - Part VI
Glen Southern's Minotaur: Box Modeling Series (Advanced)
Glen Southern's Minotaur - Part I
Glen begins with a review of reference images and the basic framing of the body.
(11:55 / 14.8 MB)
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Glen Southern's Minotaur - Part II
Silhouette definition using Tweak and additional loops. Hands are also added.
(22:36 / 36.8 MB)
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Glen Southern's Minotaur - Part III
Glen refines the model, adding muscle definition and additional geometry in the legs, arms, and torso.
(40:04 / 71.6 MB)
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Glen Southern's Minotaur - Part IV
Head, horns, and facial definition of the Minotaur character.
(40:04 / 37.9 MB)
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Glen Southern's Minotaur - Part V
The series continues with body definition of the chest, neck and torso.
(13:26 / 30.8 MB)
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Glen Southern's Minotaur - Part VI
Glen works on arm, hand, and finger definition of the Minotaur.
(29:42 / 68.6 MB)
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Glen Southern's Minotaur - Part VII
In this video, Glen covers the minotaur's leg and hoof definition.
(16:17 / 35.6 MB)
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Glen Southern's Minotaur - Part VIII
Glen completes the basic geometry with changes to the hoof, polygon cleanup and tweaking.
(36:54 / 78.8 MB)
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Glen Southern's Minotaur - Part IX
Glen works on body detailing including the addition of wrinkles, a belly button, and muscle definition.
(24:48 / 76.0 MB)
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Glen Southern's Minotaur - Part X
Additional detail: improving edge flows and polygon counts on nose, ears, legs, and other areas.
(42:14 / 120.0 MB)
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