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modo from Luxology

Use modo to design your entry for the Skuuma Design competition.

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Luxology is pleased to be the Platinum Sponsor of the Skuuma Design Competition. Our artist friendly software, modo, is ideal for creating your furniture design right on your Mac or PC. With modo, you model or sculpt your idea into whatever form you want — from a modern beveled look to a shocking “melted” look.

You can apply textures to introduce stitching, grooves, or other surface treatments. You can color your entire piece or add materials like metal or wood to adjust the look of each cushion or leg as you see fit. Then you can render out a digital image with stunning clarity and lighting. With your 30 day license to modo, we will also include a special tutorial on furniture building at no charge. This is the perfect opportunity to learn about modo — one of the best design tools available at any price.

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Includes free video training files.

Download your copy of modo today and you will receive a training video album – valued at $25 – at no charge. This offer is valid during the during the Skuuma Design Competition period only.

What‘s included?
100% feature complete version of modo 302 software
Introductory “modo in Focus” video album (8 videos – 148 minutes)
Free Furniture Series video tutorials by Luxology’s Andy Brown
30 day license to run on your Mac and PC (no dongle!)

Furniture Series
Primitives Tutorial
Furniture Series
Curves Tutorial
Furniture Series
Profiles Tutorial
Furniture Series
Soft Objects Tutorial

Want to buy modo?
Purchase modo today in our store then download instantly.

Are you a student?
Take advantage of our education versions of modo.

How do I download my free 30 day working version of modo?
Click here to start your free modo Trial.
Follow the instructions onscreen to create your account, confirm your email address and then download your modo software which includes the “modo in Focus” video tutorials.
Then, once you are signed-in to your Luxology account, return to this Skuuma page and download each one of the four free Furniture videos.

FREE FURNITURE SERIES TRAINING VIDEOS FOR SKUUMA CONTESTANTS

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Video 01 Sample: Primitives
Sample of Video 01: Primitives
(QuickTime 5.2 MB)Furniture Series: Primitives

Learn how to design furniture in modo.

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In this video we look at developing objects from primitive shapes and how to refine these shapes using techniques for editing subdivision surfaces. We then design a chair by taking a primitive shape and manipulating it to produce a number of different design variations. (Total Run Time: 26m. File size 72mb)

Video 01 Sample: Primitives
Sample of Video 02: Curves
(QuickTime 3.2 MB)Furniture Series: Curves

Learn how to work with curves in modo.

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In this video we look at ways of modelling a chair with a curved tubular construction. There are many ways that curves can help you in modo and we look at a number of different ways of working with them so that you’ll be able to approach modelling a piece of furniture designed in this way. We then model such a chair utilising many of these techniques and combine them with some standard subdivision surface modelling techniques. (Total Run Time: 40m. File size 117mb)

Video 03 Sample: Profiles
Sample of Video 03: Profiles
(QuickTime 3.7 MB)Furniture Series: Profiles

Use profiles to develop interesting forms.

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Working from profile shapes is a very powerful way of developing interesting three dimensional forms. modo provides you with a number of ways of approaching working in this way and in this video we cover using geometry, curves and 2D files imported from Photoshop. We then create a chair in this way by extruding the profile and editing the resulting object with falloffs. (Total Run Time: 20m. File size 44mb)

Video 04 Sample: Soft Objects
Sample of Video 04: Soft Objects
(QuickTime 6.3 MB)Furniture Series: Soft Objects

Create soft surfaces in modo.

Free download after you sign up for modo Trial »

Creating models that appear soft is always a challenge and in this video we look at two ways of achieving it. First we look at mesh sculpting to create organic forms and then we look at how to use displacement maps to create surfaces that would be impossible to model. To achieve the second requires us to UV our model and also work with tillable textures which we investigate by utilising Photoshop and imageSynth. (Total Run Time: 23m. File size 81mb)

How do I download my free training videos?

If you haven‘t downloaded your modo Trial, click here to start your free modo Trial.
Follow the instructions onscreen to create your account, confirm your email address and then download your modo software which includes the “modo in Focus” video tutorials.
Then, once you are signed-in to your Luxology account, return to this Skuuma page and download each of the free videos in the Furniture Series.