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'Minotaur - Video Tutorial'
 by Glen Southern

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Part 5 - Chest, Neck and Torso Definition:

Body definition of the chest, neck and torso. (13:49)





Core Commands and Tools:

Split Loop
___Menu: Modify > Split Loop
___Hotkey: Shift + X
Subdivide
___Menu: Subdivision > Subdivide and Unsubdivide
___Hotkey: C (subdivide), V (unsubdivide)
Select Loop
___Menu: Selection > Select Loop
___Hotkey: Alt + E
Cut
___Menu: Modify > Cut
___Hotkey: X
Tweak
___Select element and hold down Ctrl + LMB for free-form tweaks.
Smooth
___Menu: Modify > Smooth
___Hotkey: (Glen has this set up as Ctrl + Alt + Scroll Wheel)

Note:

Reference Image files - click here to download
Silo Files | Character at the beginning of part 4 - click here to download
Silo Files | Character pre-smoothing in Part 4 - click here to download



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Part 6 - Arm, Hand and Finger Definition:

Glen works on arm, hand, and finger definition of the Minotaur. (30:06)





Core Commands and Tools:

Select Loop
___Menu: Selection > Select Loop
___Hotkey: Alt + E
Split Loop
___Menu: Modify > Split Loop
___Hotkey: Shift + X
Cut
___Menu: Modify > Cut
___Hotkey: X
Smooth
___Menu: Modify > Smooth
___Hotkey: (Glen has this set up as Ctrl + Alt + Scroll Wheel)
Extrude
___Menu: Modify > Extrude
___Hotkey: Z
Soft Selection
___Menu: Selection > Soft Selection
___Hotkey: Alt + Shift + S
Soft Selection Fall Off
___Adjust via scroll wheel or options menu.
Grow Selection
___Menu: Selection > Grow Selection
___Hotkey: =
Copy and Paste
___Menu: Edit > Copy and Paste
___Hotkey: Ctrl + C (copy), Ctrl + V (paste)
Combining Objects
___Menu: Create > Combine Objects.
Instance Mirror
___Menu: Modify > Mirroring > Instance Mirror
___Hotkey: Shift + I
Set Object Axis
___Menu: Selection > Set Object Axis
Merge
___Menu: Modify > Merge
___Hotkey: Ctrl + M

Note:

Reference Image files - click here to download
Silo Files | Character at the beginning of part 6 - click here to download
Silo Files | Character with one finger - click here to download
Silo Files | Character at the end of part 6 - click here to download


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