[TUTORIAL] WoW Blender Tutorials (videos)

[Vesageough]

Here it is, WoW Blender Tutorials

Tutorials about editing World of Warcraft models in Blender 2.73.

Please, don't forget to like the video and to subscribe!

You can watch the full playlist here:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL ... ixHqB1kTdC

Addons:
- WoW Tools 1.2: viewtopic.php?f=59&t=8864
- MultiEdit 0.3: http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthr ... ost2663167

Official thread: https://forums.darknestfantasyerotica.c ... els.20464/ (warning : Adult content + registration needed)


Part 1: preferences, install add-ons, layout, start-up file, WoW blender file, 3D view, Object selection.

[media:3cxblmb6]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxRRdiCIa2Q[/media:3cxblmb6]


Part 2: Edit mode, basic edits.

[media:3cxblmb6]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGVSvjZ1p3c[/media:3cxblmb6]


Part 3: Advanced edits, smoothing, multiedit, sculpt mode, fixing problems.

[media:3cxblmb6]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEG78mJTEK0[/media:3cxblmb6]


Part 4: Sculpt mode, normals, uv mapping, append.

[media:3cxblmb6]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpa5W40WuC0[/media:3cxblmb6]

[Skarn]

Great job. Thanks for a tutorial.

[Vesageough]

the 4 videos are now live. Enjoy!


Part 1: Blender 2.73, preferences, install addons, layout, startup file, WoW blender file, 3D view, Object selection.

- Add-ons/preferences:
WoW Tools 1.2
MultiEdit 0.3
File: Save versions: 10.
Editing: steps: 64.

- Layout:
custom layout.
views: move/split/join.
T: tools.
N: properties.
save start-up file.

- Import/Save:
orienting the model in the good direction.
Display mode: same type.
Tip: ALWAYS SAVE YOUR WORK!
Tip: Use .blend as main file.

- 3D View:
Middle Click: moving view.
Mouse Scroll: zoom in/out.
Numpad 1, 3, 7, Ctrl + Numpad 1, 3, 7; change view orientation.
Shift + space or Ctrl + up/down: maximize current window.
Ctrl + Alt + Q: quad view.

- Object selection:
Ctrl + Z: undo.
Ctrl + Shift + Z: redo.
H: hide.
Shift + H: only show selected.
Alt + H: show all.
Right Click: select an Object.
Tip: Right Click multiple time to cycle through multiple objects under the mouse cursor.
Shift + Right Click: queue up selection
A: select/deselect all.
B: border select. Drag box to select.
in select mode: Left Click to select, middle Click to unselect.

- Object transformation:
X: delete.
S: resize.
Tip: only transform Armature.

- 3D display (shading):
shading: smooth VS flat.
Z: toggle wire frame mode.
Alt + Z: toggle Texture mode.

- Applying materials:
Material shading: you must add a light.
Info: texture VS material. A material contains a texture (or color) + shading.
N, Shading: : GLSL.
Ctrl + L: link material.

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Part 2: Edit mode, basic edits.

- Edit mode:
Tab: Enter/exit Edit mode.
Limit selection to visible.
A, B: like object mode.
C: circle select. Use Mouse-wheel to change size of circle.
Ctrl + Left Click: lasso selection.
Ctrl + Numpad +: select more/less
Ctrl + Numpad -: select less
Ctrl + Right Click: select all between 2 selections.
Ctrl + L: select linked (island).
Ctrl + Tab: select mode.
Info: Vertices are points, Edges are lines, Faces are triangles.
Tip: avoid Ctrl + Z in Object mode, after Edit mode or use Tab x2 as a step for Undo.

- Basic edits:
H, Shift + H, Alt + H: like Object mode.
Tip: don't forget to transform armor with body! (use MultiEdit, shown in video 4).
Tip: always work on the right side of your Mesh.
T, Options, X Mirror.
W, symmetrize
Tip: during transform, Middle Click or X, Y, Z: axis constraint.
O: proportional editing.
G: grab (move).
R: rotate.
R twice: rotate as trackball.
S: grab and change size.
Alt + S: Shrink/Fatten.
T, Transform: Push/Pull.
Shift: reduce transformation speed by 10.

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Part 3: Advanced edits, smoothing, multiedit, sculpt mode, fixing problems.

- Advance edits:
Ctrl: snap (during transform).
Ctrl + Shift + Tab: snap mode.
W, subdivide smooth.
Ctrl + T: Triangulate Faces.
Ctrl + E, rotate edge.
Shift + Alt + F: beautify faces.
W, smooth
W, Remove doubles.
Tip: to connect to meshes, drag Vertices and hold Ctrl to snap to another mesh Vertex.
MultiEdit.

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Part 4: Sculpt mode, normals, uv mapping, append.
Sculpt mode.

- Fixing Meshes:
Tip: Normal is the side the face is pointing at (inside/outside).
N, Shading: Backface Culling.
N, Mesh display: Normals.
Material: Generated, Color Grid.
Ctrl + N: recalculate outside.
P: separate.
Ctrl + J: join.
F: fill (make face).
Shift + F1: append.

- UV mapping.

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- Misc
Ctrl + F: beautify faces.
modifier, decimate: reduce triangles.
Rendering
Cycle Render

[Skarn]

I want to say thanks again for these tutorials. It really explains quite everything to me about Blender. Keep up the good work and bump Would be also great to see a tutorial on porting animations. I know that it is possible to animate models with Blender by using exisitng skeletons from WoW creatures/races.

[Vesageough]

Thanks!
Yes, for animation, that's what I'm trying to figure out.

[Skarn]

You can add me on skype live:skarnproject I can tell you everything I known about the bone weight copy and stuff like this.

[Met@]

Thanks a lot for these videos

And a tuto about animation would be great

[RinLin]

Links to where to download the addons would be excellent.
Otherwise, fantastic tutorials!

[Vesageough]

Sure, the links to addons have been added to first post. enjoy!

[MR. Farrare]

thx for the TuT

[Dragow]

I cannot download the first addon, i am getting this error message:
Darknest Fantasy Erotica - Error
The requested page could not be found.

[Vesageough]

You can find Wow tools for Blender in the file M2ModRedux_4.6.1.zip

https://forums.darknestfantasyerotica.c ... els.20464/

[Alastor]

Directing ppl to porn site where is approved registration needed isnt much effective

[Vesageough]

Yes, you are right.

In my signature, there is the local link: viewtopic.php?f=59&t=8864

Darknest is in fact the official and most active thread.