Workshop #3 - Okt

Okt

Well I figured I just got my machine all setup for some work, why not use this workshop as a first project.




I'm having a little bit of an issue here, i've tried a few different solutions non of which seem to ellimate the problem. I'd be greatly appreciative if someone was to suggest an alternative.



Also is there a free host that'll take an obj?

OBlastradiusO

Try adding an extra edge here!

Okt

OBlastradiusO wrote: »

Try adding an extra edge here!

Cheers man! Took a little bit of distributing the edges out to keep the curves continuity.

Okt

Decided to give baking a try, XNormal is basically the greatest program ever... why I never used it before is beyond me. O_o

Basically just a test bake, I still want to work on some of the model before I get to a final pass.
Low Poly Mesh:

Fun:

IronHawk

not bad for a first pass keep at it! your metal need some serious work though.

Mechadus

nice work so far! I really like how the handle is looking. Some slight variations in the spec and I think its about there. I have to agree that the metal needs some work tho. Right now I think its just too uniformly dirty. Some dried bits of brains might look good too

EarthQuake

i took a couple pix of some hammers i have laying around the house, for texture ref etc.
straight from the camera so they are huge(8mp)

http://johnyontehspot.com/stophammertime/

Okt

@IronHawk - The texture was basically a 5 minute job to play around in Marmoset, which is freaking awesome. I was too busy with school when it came out to really have a go at it. I'm quite liking the workflow using XNormal, Photoshop and Marmoset to preview and work on the texture work.

@Mechadus - I'm going to try to break up the texture quite a bit more, I'd like to get some dents with corrosion collecting in them, not to mention a few gouges and scratches to break up the larger flat areas. I'll see what I can do about getting some frontal lobe all over the claw on this bitch.

@EQ - Thanks a bunch! I went and grabbed one of mine from the garage and have it on the desk for reference, but having some variations for sourcing will be nice.

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The lady wants a night on the town tonight, so I'll be back at this probably tomorrow morning.

EarthQuake

oh it also may be worth throwing a bit more polys at it too, the 8 sided cylinder there is kind of noticable atm