Footwear Modeling in Modo: Sandal with a Sole
This is a great exercise in constructing a semi-rigid object with a sculptural form.
A little more challenging than a Flip-Flop but not quite as involved as an athletic shoe, but loads of fun!
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Sandal with a Sole
Adding Backdrop Images
Our Modeling Approach
Lets Get Started Creating Curves
Bridging the Curves pt.1
Bridging the Curves pt.2
Adding Detail
Smoothing
Adding the Footwell
Adding the Welt Seam
Adding the Achilles Notch
Splitting the Viewport
Building the Strap pt.1
Building the Strap pt.2
Thicken the Strap
Detail the Strap pt.1
Detail the Strap pt.2
Detail the Upper Midsole
Material Masks & UV Maps
Mapping the Rest of the Sole
Adding the Tread Image Map
Displacement Mapping the Tread
Footwell Tread
Midsole Details
Footwell Weave Textre
Finish the Strap