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Bummer6
Bummer6
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This is my first attempt at hard surface modelling in maya, so I'm keeping it pretty simple. I would have liked to make panel lines on the fuselage to make it a bit more realistic, but I honestly don't know how to build that into the geometry without ruining the shape of it. I'm considering just making a heightmap with the panel lines and bake that into the final normal map for the low poly. Any constructive criticism is of course welcome!
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  • Bummer6
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    Bummer6 polycounter lvl 13
    Please tell me there's a better way to do this. I've been trying to make ailerons for the wings, but I get pinching and stuff in the corners and it just looks like crap in general.
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  • brandoom
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    brandoom polycounter lvl 13
    why don't you make the ailerons a separate mesh instead of trying to model it into the wing?
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  • Bummer6
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    Bummer6 polycounter lvl 13
    brandoom wrote: »
    why don't you make the ailerons a separate mesh instead of trying to model it into the wing?

    They are separate, but I still need support edges to tighten up the corners.
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  • Bummer6
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    Bummer6 polycounter lvl 13
    Here's another area with the same pinching problem. It's not very noticable, so if I don't get any replies I'm just going to ignore it. It feels like I'm missing something simple though. I guess I'll keep digging through the "how to model dem shapes" thread until I find something I can use to solve this issue.
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  • Spoon
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    Spoon polycounter lvl 11
    It looks like you would need a higher overall density, to make dem shapes
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  • Mike8917
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    Looking good man! For the pinching problem, wouldn't you just need a couple extra support loops at the sides, or have you left it like that intentionally?

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  • Bummer6
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    Bummer6 polycounter lvl 13
    Mike8917 wrote: »
    Looking good man! For the pinching problem, wouldn't you just need a couple extra support loops at the sides, or have you left it like that intentionally?

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    I removed those because it actually made the problem about 10 times worse. :/

    @Spoon - You may be right, but at this point, isn't it too late to start adding more geo? Wouldn't I basically have to rebuild the whole thing?
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  • Bummer6
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    Bummer6 polycounter lvl 13
    Did my first test bake on the my low poly mesh. Again, I am a complete noob to this kind of modelling, so naturally I'll encounter stupid problems that any one of you could have avoided with ease. Anyway, the three main problems I had with the bake were:

    The canopy. I think I should have cut the edges around that area in the UV map and made those normals hard instead of soft. I'll try that tomorrow.
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    The area between the air intake and the body. I think this problem is caused by my envelope overlapping itself. Again, I'll try another bake tomorrow to see if I'm right.
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    And finally, the detail around the canopy. The detail looks really wonky from certain angles. I don't think this is a problem that can be easily fixed without adding more geo to the model, but correct me if I'm wrong.
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    That's all. Advice is as always more than welcome since I'm still learning.
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  • Bummer6
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    Done with the diffuse now. Just going to add a specular, then I'm calling it done. I might make the blue a bit brighter though. Overall, I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out.


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  • Bummer6
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    Bummer6 polycounter lvl 13
    Calling it done for now! I learned a ton during this little project and it turned out better than I thought.

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  • Kel-Shaded
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    Kel-Shaded polycounter lvl 6
    A lot of your complexity is at the back, you might wanna consider a composition that shows off the rear instead dude?
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