In chapter one you will learn to create memory efficient buildings for large scale scenes. These models can then be easily pieced together to create an unlimited number of building structures. Learn to model, create selection tags, and design UV maps for the primary building structures.

One building is then selected for the project and broken down into 3 UV selections, one uv for the outside wall polygons and 2 for the roof model. These UV textures are then saved as tiff files and ready for customization in Photoshop (Chapter 2 & 3)

Part 1. Model 3 buildings exploring different modeling techniques and roof types.

Part 2. Create the building wall UV map and save the UV texture.

Part 3. Create the building roof and roof trim UV maps and UV textures. Create polygon selection tags for material distribution and join the roof and wall models into one object.

Using the UV texture outlines created in Chapter 1 (or using the included content if you are not a C4D user), Chapter 2 covers the creation of all needed maps to create the wall material (Color, Bump / Displacement, Diffusion, Normal). Setup layered TIFF files for fast material setup in Cinema 4D or any compatible application. Setup lighting and preview renders of each map every step of the way.

Part 1: Learn to create seamless brick textures from scratch, using Photoshop filters, custom patterns, layer styles, and layer blends. Next you'll learn to mix your brick designs with seamless textures derived from photographs or other methods to add realism (includes several concrete and wall seamless textures).

Part 2: Use additional seamless textures to customize the brick texture layer. Setup a material cover layer to go over the brick structure. Setup texture blends and paint layer mask distributions.

Part 3: Time to add windows and doors to the UV map. Learn to use pre-existing texture groups (Color, Bump, Diffuse, and Normal - Included with the training), preserving and matching scale changes to the textures and cut down on the time needed to create additional maps. Learn techniques to mix these textures with your walls and create realistic feature blends.

Part 4: Scale and modify brick layers. Cut out feature dependent masks with the quick selection tool. Learn quick color variations techniques to avoid drab color maps. Use selection masks to control layer styles and add realism.

Part 5: Finalize the wall color map and begin converting layers and styles to create diffusion maps. Add extra stylization and features for independent layer customization only needed when working with diffusion maps. Add realistic features around windows and doors. Also, learn how to create ambient occlusion layers and optimize layer masks for your diffusion map(s).

Part 6: Learn to break down the original layer structure of the material and create height based texture maps. These height maps can be used to control the Bump, and Displacement material channels, and also provide a perfect image for creating normal maps. Using the nVidia normal map filter for Photoshop, create building normal maps and make your model come to life.

(Note: the nvidia filter is available only for PC users; however, these techniques and the final height output can be used with any normal generation program. Web links are included to free solutions for both PC and Mac users.)

Learn to create reusable templates for designing roof texture maps (Color, Bump, Normal, Diffusion, and Displacement). In Cinema 4D add extra polygon details to roof tops for shaders and normal map highlights. Setup Cinema 4D materials and lighting, then render out the results.

Part 1: Design roof tiles with photoshop styles and filters to create your first roof template. Learn to shift tiles for the most realism possible and create roof tops for all your models with no two the same. Use the resulting height maps to create normal maps.

Part 2: Mix seamless textures (provided with training project content) and create color and diffusion maps for your roof surfaces. Use layer styles and mixing methods from your template designs to create fine and large scale details throughout your maps.

Part 3: Using textures from the previously designed maps, create and setup the roof edge UV material (Color, Normal, Bump, Diffusion). Using non-destructive uv modeling tools to add polygons where needed to enhance the model without having to edit the polygon UV map. Setup sub-polygon displacement mapping on the roof material and polygon selection for close-up renders.

Part 4: Create your second roof tile template. Quickly generate masks from UV line layers and efficiently create sectioned roof tops. Generate normal maps and render the roof model.

Model and setup UV mapping for 3 new building elements. Avoid the need to create new textures and take advantage of current materials.

Part 1: Model a chimney and add addition to the side of your building. Design new UV maps existing within the texture space of the wall and roof materials. Extend the roof trim polygons and setup additional UV tiles.

Part 2: Model stairs to lead up to the building door. Setup the stair UV map within the wall texture material space. Learn normal mapping and material techniques eliminating the need for additional edge polygons on low-polygon models.