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STEP 1 Gathering reference images. Planning some time to gathering photos/drawings of the model is crucial. Search for pictures showing the chair from different points of view, its overall form and also details. If it's possible, find information on overall dimensions.
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STEP 2 Choosing reference pictures and specifying overall dimensions. I chose three photos I'll stick to; front and side view, and one showing the chair from perspective view - to compare model likenesess during work.
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Create box with chair's dimensions to control model's proportions during modeling process.
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STEP 3 Blocking out the chair. Start modeling from creating a seat.
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I try to project the form of the chair in simplified way at the beginning.
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Blocking out the chair. I try to catch all the obliques and make sure the blocked form is smooth and simple. It would be much more difficult to achieve if I started from smaller parts at the beginning.
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I detach a part od the backrest and start to model it's top element. I use scale and move tools with snap to the edges mode to keep proper obliquity.
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Keep in mind, that the photo showing our chair from the front view have some perpective distortions. The 3D model is shown in orthographic projection, that's why it doesn't match each other precisely.
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Blocking out rockers and arm rest.
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STEP 4 Refining the form of the chair. When I'm happy with a simplified chair form I extract splines from it, in place of chair's lathed elements. All I need to do to get cylindrical forms is to tick: Enable in Renderer and Enable in Viewport option (Modify>Rendering with spline selected).
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Start to refine form of non-lathed parts of the chair. Use Shell and Symmetry modifiers to speed up work.
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Define seat's shape – still work on relatively low poly model.
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Smooth headrest, chamfer sharp edges where's needed.
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Refine chair's poles shape. I scale just the top and bottom of splines using Edit Poly modifier. I leave spline underneath to keep control on its main form.
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Get into details with rockers – make round corners and chamfer edges.
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Thicker the legs and work on its curvature using again Edit Poly modifier.
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Make sure the model will work perfectly with Turbosmooth modifier.
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Work on the armrests shape. To get square shape at the splines ends I divide cap verices into four and scale each part till flat on z or y axis.
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I collapse a model into one element and once again make sure it works with Turbosmooth modifier.
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