The Essentials and Beyond
The more you use these tools, the faster they will become an instinctive part of your workflow.
After setting up the scene with background images, you were able to line up model parts and build them to fit the actual object as you worked in the scene. When you built the red rocket, you employed several of the Editable Poly tools and ProBoolean functions you learned about in the previous chapter. You also used the very handy Symmetry modifier to cut your work on the body in half.
If you study the rocket image at the beginning of the chapter, you can see there are many elements that still need to be done. Some will be built in the following chapter. But some of these elements you, as a burgeoning modeler, should attempt ...
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