Week

Project

Tools/Skills

1

Foot

Primitives, sub-d modeling, hinge from edge, bevel, constraints, cloning, chamfer

2

Lower leg and lower leg armor

Object placement script, extrude edge, spline, Surface modifier, Select and Link, bevel, compound objects, cut, bridge.

3

Hip joint

Bevel tool, align tool, bridge, connect chamfer, Select and Link, constraints, rotation cloning, use of dummy objects, slice.

4

Pelvis and animation controllers

Box modeling, bevel tool, extrusion, controller objects, symmetry modifier, linking and inheritance,

5

Completion of the legs and pelvis

Mirroring, simple IK rigging, and layers

6

Hydraulic system

Hose creation, hose parameters, bevel, attach, mirror, cloning, Select and Link

7

Torso and torso suspension

8

Missile pods

9

Weapons systems

FFD Modifier

10

Weapons systems II

11

Power plant and exhaust

12

Procedural Materials

Material editor, procedural materials.

13

Simple UV Unwrapping and Decals

UV Map, UV Unwrap,

14

Applying materials and textures

15

Creating custom textures

Photoshop, bump maps,

16

Lighting and rendering

E-Light, mental ray