Lars Mortensson has created a very useful tutorial for 3D Studio MAX that explains how to box model the basic volume of a car – in this case a good old Saab 96.
The whole process of creation 3D model starts from the selection nice blueprint of the car you want to make or a photo straight from the side (front or back also helps). And it´s always nice to have some pics of the car from all kind of angles for reference.
When you finish this tutorial as a result you can get a 3D wireframe of your Saab:
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Made a pair of SAABs using a free version of Google Sketchup.
Used the box technique which is very powerful but requires an acute sense of 3D-space and accurate blueprints. A skill to be mastered by (a lot of) practice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNwaaGIQVA0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYUwAPw7sJ8