Chapter 1. Sci-Fi Pistol - Creating the Basic Shapes

In this section, we'll cover a few introductory topics, discuss our goals for the project, and then create the basic shape of a pistol. As we do this, we'll use a number of different tools and modifiers. At the end of this section, we'll be ready to move on and detail our pistol:

  • A project overview
  • Creating the barrel
  • Modeling a handgrip and other pieces

Welcome to Blender 3D Incredible Machines.

In this book, we'll be working through a series of Blender projects aimed at increasing your modeling, texturing, and rendering skills.

Before we jump right into it, there are a few quick things that we need to cover.

First of all, I should mention that this book isn't meant for absolute beginners.

It would ...

Get Blender 3D Incredible Machines now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.