Modeling Order

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  • Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Shapes
  • Big, Medium, Small
  • Large, Medium, Small
  • 1st Read, 2nd Read, 3rd Read
  • Layer 1, Layer 2, Layer 3
  • BG, middle , small stuff
  • Largest，Support shapes（primary shapes），Another level below，super tiny detail.

Sometimes, 3 reads aren’t enough. In this example, I split it one step further with 1st read being the largest shapes, 2nd is more support shapes that make up the primary shapes, 3rd is another level below that, and 4th read shapes are the super tiny detail.

How to establish the order of modeling ?

The trick is through shapes of Size, Relative direction and Groups.

  • Largest size shapes First.
  • Medium size shapes Groups 2nd.
  • Small size shapes groups Last (3rd).

  • To split Medium size shapes Groups 2.1 / 2.2 / 2.3 … by Relative direction.

  • To split Small size shapes Groups. 3.1 / 3.2 / 3.3 … by Relative direction.

According to various model structure using Relative direction in Medium size shape Groups and Smalls’ .

Sometimes，

  • Front 1st , Top 1st , Left 1st , Right 2nd Bottom 2nd, Back last.
  • Bottom 1st , Middle 2nd , Top last .
  • Middle 1st, Bottom 2nd, Left side 3rd, Right side 4th, Top last.
  • Left 1st, Front 2nd, Middle last .
  • Front-bottom 1st, Front-top 2nd , no Front-middle part .
  • Back-top 1st, Back-bottom 2nd .

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How to find the largest shape ?

First, a definition. Primary shapes are your big shapes. If you squint at an image, the details tend to disappear and you’re left with only your big shapes.

I like having the primary details being huge, almost the size of the image itself.

How to find Small shape groups ?

I like Tertiary details being really small, sometimes the size of a pixel or two.

How to find Medium size shape groups ?

The rest of Primary and Tertiary shapes . From there you can decide the appropriate size for the Secondary Details.

  • Medium size shapes groups on the top of the largest size shapes. Small size shapes Groups on the top of the Medium shapes Groups .

  • Medium size shapes groups in front of the largest size shapes. Small size shapes Groups in front of the Medium size shapes groups .

  • Medium size shapes Groups around the largest size shapes. Small size shapes groups around the Medium size shapes groups .

Of course, not all details should be the same size, it’s more like a range of sizes, so not all secondary details should be the same size, but should be in a similar range.

So these could be primary, secondary and tertiary shapes....

But so can these…

And these…

Yep. The modeling order is from the largest , medium and small groups.
But the finding order is from the largest , small and medium groups.