I finished my piece and tried to submit last night, but blizzys website was down =( I emailed it in but they havent responded yet. So Im gonna share here
lol yes i did. couldnt find any other way to make it feel slimy. i tried painting it, but that didnt look so hot. I like the effect i got from it on the model
Out of all the filters in photoshop's trove of shortcuts, you picked to use one of the two that can instantly detract quality from anything (the other being the infamous lens flair). I'm not sure why you felt you needed to put the slimy glisten on the diffuse, as that should have been done with the spec map. It's not really hard to simulate slimyness with the spec. Here's a quick way to do it to get a decent look. Take your diffuse, overlay the normal onto it. Up the contrast and sharpen it up quite a bit. This usually gives a nice wet effect. Seriously get rid of the plastic wrap, it takes away from the piece so much.
So I say take the next 2 days and spiff up this guy a bit, then submit the newer version.
Before everyone tears you to shreads I'll just say dont be offended by peoples criticisms, try and learn from them because most people that respond will probably have a lot of experiance under their belt.
One thing that sticks out to me is those orange claws are basically the same with the same texture boarders and everyting. You can just make one and then copy it 3 more times and keep the same UV co-ordinates, this will utilize texture space much better.
Another thing you might want to do is straighten/sharpen up some of the edges in the armour portions of the texture. The chipped paint thing you got going on is a bit distracting. While it's a good idea on the whole, think about where the paint would get scratched/chipped off first.
As Asmuel stated, sometimes crits can be pretty straight up, but it's usually good advice. I lurk a lot more than I post, but I can tell you that if you listen to these guys, you're sure to see improvements in your work.
Thanks guys! really I dont mind how blunt the crits are, i appreciate them! makes me wanna run home and try again i worked a bit on him last night, but I think my uv's arnt very well layed out. so im just gonna start from scratch and see how well i can do second time around!
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Out of all the filters in photoshop's trove of shortcuts, you picked to use one of the two that can instantly detract quality from anything (the other being the infamous lens flair). I'm not sure why you felt you needed to put the slimy glisten on the diffuse, as that should have been done with the spec map. It's not really hard to simulate slimyness with the spec. Here's a quick way to do it to get a decent look. Take your diffuse, overlay the normal onto it. Up the contrast and sharpen it up quite a bit. This usually gives a nice wet effect. Seriously get rid of the plastic wrap, it takes away from the piece so much.
So I say take the next 2 days and spiff up this guy a bit, then submit the newer version.
ps. this is my first character ive textured, so any more tips id greatly appreciate!
One thing that sticks out to me is those orange claws are basically the same with the same texture boarders and everyting. You can just make one and then copy it 3 more times and keep the same UV co-ordinates, this will utilize texture space much better.
good luck keep working and learning
As Asmuel stated, sometimes crits can be pretty straight up, but it's usually good advice. I lurk a lot more than I post, but I can tell you that if you listen to these guys, you're sure to see improvements in your work.