Mastery of hard surface modeling is within your grasp with this fantastic and detailed set by world famous hard surface modeler Cris Robson. Follow along in this end to end tutorial as you are shown how to build the Venerable Dreadnought war machine.
In the additional lessons on the dvd set you are also shown how to build its complex rig, create cloth for the banner, apply materials and apply dynamic animation.

Includes sections on using Particle Flow, Afterburn and FumeFX as well as learning about application of Mental Ray materials, scene composition and advanced lighting techniqes.

Topics Cover:

• Intermediate Hard Surface Modeling
• Advanced Hard Surface Modeling
• Mechanical Rigging
• Slider Setup
• Fire in PFlow
• Fire in Afterburn
• Fire in FumeFX
• Rendering
• Materials
• Animation
• Cloth
• Lighting