Coffee Table Tutorial

GreenToaster · 14 Aug 2008, 00:52

Hello,

This is a bit too fast - just playin' around.

I'd like to know where I can post videos that won't get reduced to a smaller size.

Thanks,

Brad
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KDSDESIGN · 13 Dec 2008, 02:16

nice

GreenToaster · 13 Dec 2008, 02:46

Thanks.

I've been able to do a couple dozen tutorials since this one - I enjoy them but it seems like my students don't really like them very much.

Happy Sketching,

Brad

KDSDESIGN · 13 Dec 2008, 14:01

also i find its usefull when designing a bridge (if you look at the shape)

pbacot · 13 Dec 2008, 18:03

@greentoaster said:

Thanks.

I've been able to do a couple dozen tutorials since this one - I enjoy them but it seems like my students don't really like them very much.

Happy Sketching,

Brad

Brad,

Looks like a perfectly good tutorial. Nice and fast. They're just ingrates. Have you posted the other videos on line?

I suppose in this one you could use a component of each quarter as well.

Could you tell me what your avatar picture is? Always wonder.

Peter

GreenToaster · 13 Dec 2008, 20:45

@unknownuser said:

Have you posted the other videos on line?

No - I need to find someplace that allows me to post them without reducing the quality so much - someplace free would be nice.

@unknownuser said:

I suppose in this one you could use a component of each quarter as well.

Yes, but you'd have lines between the components, then you'd have to explode, & blah, blah, blah
~ or ~
perhaps use the view options to mange the thicker object lines: View --> Edge Style --> Profiles (for example).

@unknownuser said:

Could you tell me what your avatar picture is? Always wonder.

I fly radio controlled airplanes & helicopters. These are two of my favorite (and very numerous) airplanes: SuperFly and HyperFlea - you can get them here:
http://www.superflyrc.com/ The smaller HyperFlea is my favorite and flys well in wind, is very easy to transport (small, nothing to assemble), extremely durable (when you crash, not if), will fly fast or slow, looks good in the air, good maneuverability and flight characteristics, inexpensive, good flight times, blah, blah, blah.

pbacot · 13 Dec 2008, 22:23

@greentoaster said:

@unknownuser said:

I suppose in this one you could use a component of each quarter as well.

Yes, but you'd have lines between the components, then you'd have to explode, & blah, blah, blah
~ or ~
perhaps use the view options to mange the thicker object lines: View --> Edge Style --> Profiles (for example).

I saw a video showing the 1/4 component method used for a table. They hide the unwanted lines within the component, I believe. One thing with that is you can modify one leg thereafter and redo the whole table.

GreenToaster · 14 Dec 2008, 01:28

@unknownuser said:

. . . you can modify one leg thereafter and redo the whole table.

Yes, but you'd still need to figure out how to deal with the four seams splitting the table into four parts. By creating the table as I did, you can still vary the length, width, or depth using scale.

I guess for every advantage, there's a disadvantage in whatever we do.

Happy Sketching,

Brad

pbacot · 14 Dec 2008, 06:30

I agree.

So to learn a bit more I tried this: make a cube into a component. Open component and hide all lines on two sides. Then duplicate and scale/mirror in four symmetrical components that are touching on two sides. Then sculpt one component. You do have to hide more lines afterward underneath (still working on only one component) and you can remove the kissing faces so they don't z-fight. You can do these operations on a copy that has been moved away from the rest.

It's pretty fun to draw this way. Sorry I couldn't film a tutorial. Mine would be so slow to watch anyway.