Comfort zones are great, but it's time to step out of mine

Millenia

So I'm trying to branch out into env stuff.

Gonna do a real simple building and put it into udk (heavily based on a house near me).

3ds max atm. Here's the first modular piece I have done, 512x512 & 116 tris. Too much?

aajohnny

Not bad, you should do more to the textures though, too rundundant. Maybe add a little dirt , or some wear to it. Good modeling imo.

Millenia

Yeah, I'm definitely gonna add up some variation, maybe even 3 versions total of that window (because it's the most prominent one in this design)

I brightened the plaster a bit and made a second piece..

sltrOlsson

If you create own window that's without the curtain and one with you can make all of them different. Just split it in.

Baddcog

Now you need a doorway or two, some trims... balcony?

Make a bunch of props that you can make a complete building out of.

Millenia

Here's what I'm roughly basing it off, if anybody's interested. At least design/colour scheme wise, save for a lot of artistic license.

http://maps.google.fi/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=fi&geocode=&q=Taitoniekantie+11,+40740+Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4&aq=0&sll=62.247739,25.712565&sspn=0.001177,0.004128&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Taitoniekantie+11,+40740+Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4,+Kortepohja&ll=62.247866,25.713243&spn=0.009372,0.033023&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=62.24782,25.713049&panoid=EGWvC0UBvYpOeH1D5bY7Zg&cbp=12,323.63,,0,-6.81

Also, thanks for the tip strolsson. Maybe just make one variation texture and apply it creatively here and there to give an illusion of using really many?

Carl Brannstrom

I suggest to make 4 variations, one with blinds down and closed like you have now, one with blinds down but open, one with blinds up and the final one with gray curtains.

Color the curtains with vertex colors.

Millenia

Bumparoo, gave this stuff another shot. This time I modeled the entire building before delving into textures. It's pretty modular atm, there's a couple of unique pieces and a few that are used more heavily. Yellow areas are going to be bricks, and where there are edges between modular pieces I'll also add some kind of bigger seam to make the bigger areas look more appealing.

Millenia

Millenia

pweez crit/tip me up, I'm a newb with env stuff ;______;

HAL

the brick's material looks way to glossy.. unless thats what you were going for.

Atm the texture looks a bit to repititive, but I guess its just a blockout atm.

You should add a decal or something to break it up when the times right for detail work unless you're going for archviz

e:// now I notice what looks so strange about it... are you using a skylight or point lights?