Pushing for texture improvement

BenjaminoFree

Hey Polycount!

I've been lurking for a long time on this forum and I've been in education for about a year (wasn't really that helpful though).

Recently I've really been trying to improve my texturing and I think a critique would really help.
The images below are of a photo frame, 44 tris and a 1024x1024 diffuse, spec and normal.






Please tell me if the images don't work.

Thanks for all the help!

BenjaminoFree

Probably should have posted a wire as well:poly142:
Also I just noticed the spec is really dark on this link so I brightened it a bit
http://i.imgur.com/1fuZcG4.png

3dReaper

Your wires are fine, simple enough.

If there is supposed to be a piece of glass, its not reading like glass.

The grain in the wood is not "popping." Bring that definition out more both in the norm and spec. Though, the piece looks nice.

What are you rendering in?

I would also advise you learn/pick up PBR texturing. (Physically Based Rending) DNS is starting and for the most part has become an older method. It is still used but the path the industry is going is PBR.

BenjaminoFree

Yeah it was supposed to be cased in glass, I'll work on that.
I'm rendering with mental ray in maya.
Yes I do need to practice more PBR but I thought I needed to get the fundamentals of DNS down first.

beefaroni

BenjaminoFree wrote: »

Yes I do need to practice more PBR but I thought I needed to get the fundamentals of DNS down first.

I'd just go with PBR.

BenjaminoFree

Okay cool, I just need to buy UE4 now:)

3dReaper

I would use Marmoset Toolbag for props, its easy and fast. Though getting UE4 would not hurt either.

Up to you.

BenjaminoFree

Worked on them a bit more, not very much though (been very busy with other work)

BenjaminoFree

Added a normal for the wood (it was flat before and only the edges had a normal)