checkmate

Here is a chess board I created during my free time, trying to brush up on my 3D modelling skills in Maya.

I began by creating the chess pieces, trying to capture all of the relevant details. Once I was able to create the chess pieces, I started to create and apply colour and textures; where I concluded a marble finish looked very stylish, taking some inspiration from existing marble chess boards for the colour schemes.

From creating the chess pieces, I wanted to go further, creating the actual chess board itself, applying the same two colours, used for the chess pieces, for the board, along with a narrow boarder around the play area. I experimented with different designed chess boards, however didn't like how they looked, and went back to a more traditional and simple block design. Here are the individual pieces, alongside the mesh.

After creating the chess game, I imported a table I had created previously, applying a glass texture, and then creating multiple bookshelves, accompanied by several books.