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--- 3d:modeling [2025/05/01 16:40] – [Method] mh
+++ 3d:modeling [2025/08/19 09:24] (current) – [Stylizing with Lattice modifier] mh
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 **Inset faces** and **extrude** them and scale them down along the normal to get quick good looking volumes.
+Loop cuts **''CTRL'' + ''R''** are a fast way to add topology but don't add too much to stay in low poly.
+Beams are useful elements on buildings to join parts together and hide overlaps.
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 === Tips ===
-Beams are useful elements on buildings to join parts together and hide overlaps.
-Loop cuts **''CTRL'' + ''R''** are a fast way to add topology but don't add too much to stay in low poly.
 Proportional editing **''O''** helps a lot to move/rotate parts of meshes together.
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 Trees and landscapes can be sculpted with a finer mesh and then decimated using a modifier to bring them back down to Low Poly.
+To scale down a shape that goes in multiple directions (like a twisted beam), switch to **Edit Mode** and use **''ALT'' + ''S''** to scale along the normals with every vertex selected.
 ==== Useful Techniques ====
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 | ::: | **''ALT'' + ''D''** to link duplicate upwards and rotate a bit around Z. |
 | ::: | Repeat up to full height of tree and scale down as you go. |
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+===== Low Poly Crystals =====
+| {{3d:low-poly-crystals.png?direct&340}} | Make a shard : Default cube > scale Shift Z > loop cut twice vertically in both X and Y and bring middle vertex up.  |
+| ::: | Bevel corners and merge vertices and add randomness. |
+| ::: | Duplicate twice to create 3 different shards. |
+| ::: | Create a cluster of shards by duplicating the lot and arranging them. |
+| ::: | Join all objects together with union modifier (bool tool add-on to do on multiple shapes). |
+| ::: | //If problem when joining either select another active object or just move/rotate slightly the active object that failed.// |
+| ::: | At this point you might have a few massive N-gons to repair. |
+| ::: | Edit mode > Select all vertices > Bisect tool to cut base (Clear inner + Fill ticked). |
+| ::: | Rectify topology. |
+| ::: | Add crystal material : transmission 1, roughness down. Add a base color. |
+| ::: | Add a point light inside the Crystal. |
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+===== Stylizing with Lattice modifier =====
+| {{:3d:lattice-modifier.png?direct&340|}} | Start with default cube, scale into proportions & **apply scale**.  |
+| ::: | Delete front face and add 3 loop cuts for shelves. |
+| ::: | Select the loop cuts and **''F''** to fill. |
+| ::: | Add a **Solidify** modifier. Separate the shelves and make the Solidify on the bookcase offset outside. |
+| ::: | Add **Bevel** modifier on bookcase and shade smooth + use **Harden Normals** in Shading menu of Bevel modifier. |
+| ::: | Copy the modifiers to the shelves. |
+| ::: | Add a **Lattice object** around the bookcase so that it fits nicely around it. |
+| ::: | Add a **Lattice modifier** on the bookcase & copy to shelves.. |
+| ::: | With Lattice selected, **adjust the UVW** in the Lattice panel for more **topology**. |
+| ::: | **Stylize the lattice** (proportional edit helps). |
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