Photo-realistic Chairs, Part 06: Modeling the Lacing

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Instructor Mike Heighway

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Quickly trace the eyelets using the Linear spline tool. Offset half of the points to make the lacing thread through the holes, then chamfer the angles. Sweep a rounded rectangle along this path to create the lacing.

Quickly trace the eyelets using the Linear spline tool. Offset half of the points to make the lacing thread through the holes, then chamfer the angles. Sweep a rounded rectangle along this path to create the lacing that holds the leather seat taught. Copy this object for the back, and remove excess points.

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