Hard-Surface Modeling In Blender

Hard-Surface Modeling In Blender
Published 5/2025
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Hard Surface Modeling a Luger P08 pistol in Blender

What you’ll learn

Building a 3D model from scratch

Creating models based on drawings and references

Basic modeling tools in Blender

Working with basic modifiers

Model blocking

Hard Surface retopology of any complexity

Requirements

It is enough to know the basics of the program

Several weeks of work in Blender

Description

Overview

Section 1: Blocking

Lecture 1 Setting up references

Lecture 3 Blocking with Boolean modifier

Lecture 5 Additional cutouts on the side

Lecture 6 Spin tool and top elements

Lecture 7 Cutout on the top cylinder and small details

Lecture 8 Side and top elements

Lecture 10 Working with the handle and Shrinkwrap modifier

Lecture 11 Small elements around the perimeter

Lecture 12 Additional cutouts and magazine base

Lecture 13 Front sight and trigger

Lecture 14 Minor improvements and elements

Lecture 16 Modeling the bullet and cutting out the barrel

Lecture 17 Magazine modeling

Section 2: Retopology

Lecture 19 Preparing for retopology and first steps

Lecture 22 The interior of the magazine and minor improvements

Lecture 24 Working out cylindrical cutouts

Lecture 26 Connections of the rear element to the pistol grip and alignment

Lecture 27 Re-creating the cutouts on the right side of the gun

Lecture 28 Retopology of the trigger area and newly created cutouts

Lecture 29 Alignment with Loop Tools addon and Shrinkwrap modifier

Lecture 30 Retopology of the cutout for the screw

Lecture 31 Retopology of the pistol barrel and front sight

Lecture 34 Aligning the top and connecting the cylinders to the base at the back

Lecture 35 Additional cutouts and alignments at the back

Lecture 36 Small cutout and its retopology

Lecture 37 Retopology of a large detail on the left side of the gun

Lecture 38 Creating many small details

Lecture 39 Retopology of the pistol handle

Lecture 40 Refinement of the pistol handle and small cutouts

Lecture 46 Reworking a couple of small details and creating two additional cutouts

Lecture 47 Retopology of the bolt and the bottom of the magazine

Lecture 48 Magazine retopology

Lecture 51 Final touches, improvements and completion of the pistol retopology