Overview
Learn to model a stylized building in Blender through this 27-minute tutorial from CG Cookie. Apply mesh modeling fundamentals and modifier techniques to create an efficient, non-destructive workflow. Practice using tools like the Mirror Modifier, snapping, and extrusion to craft windows, balconies, and architectural details. Explore creative ways to bring life to a solid, inanimate structure while focusing on time-saving techniques and the strategic use of modifiers. Follow along to construct an office building, from basic shapes to finishing touches, utilizing approximately four mesh modeling tools and various modifiers including Array and Lattice.
Syllabus
Introduction
Mirror Modifier
User Preferences
Basic Shape
Snapping
Adding another window
Deleting vertices
Extrude Z
Add Windows
Add crossbar
Duplicate window
Ambient Occlusion
Balcony Floor
Balcony
Array modifier
Finishing touches
Adding panels
Adding a lattice
Taught by
CG Cookie