Now add another Background image for the Back view. Otherwise we might need to move and rotate the model again and again to match the reference. This is not compulsory, but it will be easier to align and match the model to the reference image in the top view, In a photo editor, I have rotated my image 90ĭegrees so that the top view of the car in the image is Y sliders so that the top view of the car in the image is in the center. Similarly, add another Background image for the Top view. Tires are touching the red line (X axis) in the sideview. Select Right for the Axis option, as we will assign the image only for the Right view.Īdjust the placement with the X and Y sliders in such a way that the bottom of the In theĬlick on the Image button and select the same image. With the mouse in 3D view, press 3 on the numpad to get into the Right view. You can press Shift while dragging the X and Y Of the blue line (X axis) and the bottom of the wheels are touching the X and Y sliders so that the front view of the car is in Make sure you are in ortho view mode - pressĥ (numpad) to toggle between ortho mode and the perspective view. But weįront view of the car is in the center, as we need only the frontġ on the numpad to get into the Front view. Step 4īy default the image is displayed at the center of the viewport. Adjust the Opacity slider to your preference. This means that this image will be viewable only in the front view, the shortcut to which isġ on the Numpad. In the Background Images panel, choose Front in Axis. Though the image is set for all views (left, right, top, bottom, frontĪnd move the model every time to match the background image for eachĭifferent view, again and again. So we must have different image Image is only viewable in ortho mode in the left, right, top, bottom, Scroll down to the Background Image panel andĬlick Open to browse and select your image. Press N to bring out the Properties panel.

Next, open Blender and in a new file, select all the objects by pressing the A key and then press Delete on the keyboard to delete them. Choose a set that has allįour views of the car- top, front, side and back. Search for 'Chevrolet Camaro Blueprint' in Google.

In the first part, Karan Shah will walk you through the process of creating the low poly model from reference images, before moving onto UVMapping and Texturing in part 2. Learn how to create a great looking, extremely light weight Chevy Camaro model using Blender in this two part series.

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