Modeling the Chesterfield Sofa

Lesson by Ciro Sannino Official 5SRW study material

Today we are launching the PREMIUM section of the cg-blog.com.

To get things started I am going to show you how to model a beautiful, tufted,

Chesterfield style sofa with capitones.

This type of sofa is perfect for bringing a classic touch into your interiors.

To make a complex model like this one, you need to break down into elements. When you have a basic
element, you can multiply them to make a large area.

But how to deal with the curving shape, corners, wrinkles, etc

Watch the video and find out ;)

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You can also download the final .max file below the videos.

Next week we’ll talk about lighting and shading with V-Ray.

Today we start with advanced polygonal modeling

Video pt.1 Modeling the basic elements – 20′

Video pt.2 Modeling the back of the sofa – 43′

Video pt.3 Modeling the seat cushions – 15′

Video pt.4 Modeling the tacks and legs – 13′

Video pt.5 Adding more details – 20′

Video pt.6 Final Touches – 6′

DOWNLOAD the final 3d model ( chesterfield_model_mirror.zip)

START Click Here to get the reference image I used.

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Part 1 Modeling the basic elements double click for full screen

PART 1

Part 2 Modeling the back of the sofa

PART 2

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Part 3 Modeling the seat cushions

PART 3

Part 4 Modeling the tacks and legs

PART 4

Part 5 Adding more details

PART 5

Part 6 Final Touches.

PART 6