Gathering reference images

Many times, when you're modeling a car, you won't have the luxury of a concept…sculpt or a 3D scan to work from.…Most often, you'll need to work from blueprints, and if you're modeling a vehicle…that already exists, from photographs.…In this video, I'll show you how to set up blueprints and pictures, so that you…can have a guide to work from.…It's the next best thing to having a 3D scan to snap to.…Let's see how it works.…Now, for image planes, the best kind of reference is blueprints.…Most any vehicle that has been produced has blueprints…that can be purchased or found for free on the internet.…

If you don't have blueprints, photographs can sometimes work, but only…under certain conditions.…If you're using photos as image planes, the pictures need to have been taken…with a telephoto lens from a great distance.…This is because the closer you are to a car, the more perspective distortion…there will be in the photo. You'll want to get perfect front, side, and rear views.…It's also great to get a top view.…