08 UPPER LEG

Again let’s connect the previous piece first. As you’ll see this is the perfect workflow to keep on going, as you always have a starting point for the next step. Like I said before I don’t like sphere pivots, so I work with a pipeshaped model where it is easy to click another model onto it. It’s not a bad idea to extend some shapes and build them up parallel with the main shapes, as that way it feels like you are giving your model some extra support. Try to work with some different materials, but keep it consistent.

Here I worked with one main colour, an accent colour and some material to mark functions with (in this case bare metal). On this model design I worked with two mechanical pistons behind each other – this makes the animation slightly more difficult, because both have to work together. Watch out for those things: try to keep your pivot rotations simple, and don’t overdesign it. And if you do, make sure they don’t block out each other.