Vehicle & Mech Concepting: Part 4 [Sketching over blockmodels]

*This video tutorial series was originally created for a 6 week course on CGSociety.org*

Concepting Vehicles and Mechs using Adobe Photoshop and Google SketchUp w/ Kemp Remillard

Part 4: Sketching over blockmodels. This video covers the technique of sketching over simple block models and creating variations based on similar geometry.

Files include:

1:30 long video tutorial (1280x720)

Brushes and Tool Presets

.skp Sketchup blockmodel file

Layered .psd

[ This course is a basic yet thorough tutorial in how I approach vehicle/mech design for Games and Film. Topics include thumbnail sketching, imaginary engineering, idea-generation, making rough block models in Google SketchUp, sketching using block models, refining and detailing mesh, image compositing and illustration, detailing techniques in Adobe Photoshop, problem-solving, narrative, and orthogonal diagrams for purposes of modeling.]