Water Processor

mats effect

Hey,

This is based on the concept from the splash damage art test but expanding it out a bit into a desert scene. Going to put it all together in UDK.

Anyway few shots of the high poly I am looking for feedback on.

Thanks Guys

SouthpawSid

you're edges are way too sharp and wouldn't translate well at all into your normal map. As far as the design of it, nothing is striking me as super cool or interesting to look at. Start sketching and see what starts to feel right. Post here and others can help you decide! Keep going, you know how to model, just gotta push on the rest of it.

mats effect

Thanks South, you have given me good stuff to work on and think about. Will get working on these edges and making it look more interesting.

sltrOlsson

You are of pretty much everywhere. That is if you are aiming to match the concept. Like all the round nice shapes is gone. You've missed a big chunk on top and so on.. Put them next to each other and compare..

Mark Dygert

Lots of tiny thin details that wouldn't capture well on a normal map. You often need to exaggerate things to get them to captured properly.

You're completely missing the rounded chunky style.

mats effect

Thanks guys. Think I am going to try a few smaller object so I can learn do model stuff better for normal mapping.

Thanks again.

ES_139

i wouldnt bother concerning yourself with understanding modeling for normal maps until you can replicate a concept more accurately. The shapes are quite different in the concept to your model.

Low

I worked a bit on that concept but I got super bored.

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Take a look (don't mind the wires I know they suck). I'm pretty sure the shapin' is more accurate than yours. I think you can inspire yourself on how to work those shapes for your project.

EarthQuake

You've taken a concept and removed everything that was cool about it and sort of bastardized it. This is the cardinal sin of modeling, if you're going to change a concept, always make sure you're making positive changes, not making it worse just for the sake of changing it.

mats effect

Thanks

Think I am going to throw out what I have and pay a lot more attention to the edges etc this time around and follow the concept much better.