Models for Games Notes (17/10/2012):

• Make a plane in the front view point with a width of 48 and a length of 60.
• G switches off the gird. 
• M brings up the material editor. 
• Go onto object properties by right clicking the plane. Tick Freeze and then un tick 'show frozen in grey'. 
• Place another plane and make this one see through on top of the previous one. 
• Turn the plane into a editable poly. Select vertex. Work the vertices into a shield shape.  
• Select border and click on the shield's outside line. Drag out using the move tool whilst holding down shift. This will make the shield thicker. Then deselect see through. 
• Go onto modifier list and select 'FFD 4x4x4'.     
• Select control points and drag out the middle. 
• Convert it to a editable poly again. 
• Open 'Unwrap UVW' and select open 'UV editor'. Select Mapping 'Flatten Mapping' and then ok.