Medieval building(s)

iniside

Here is first of set.
But before I start making more of them, I just want to know if the direction I took is good, or I should work more on textures.
This one have about 2800 polys (most of them on wooden beams, as I don't want them to be flat), and it's optimized for CE3 usage.

EMC3D

It's looking pretty neat, the biggest thing I'd say would be to rough up your wood and edges. Add more edgeloops and destroy any 90 degree angles. Deform your silhouette, for example on the bricks add some cuts and pull the bricks out so you dont get such a sharp edge.

Attention to detail will make the difference between an ok prop and a great prop.

Matroskin

some more shots would be good.

Also wires and texture sheets would clairy things too

From what I see now, the roof looks blury and stretched (quite painful for the eyes)
Also those constant bright edges on the wood beams add them some cartoony look. Make them more subtle and not as constant.

iniside

Ok here is an update with more shoots and textures:









I chamfered edges on wood. It added tons of polys but on other hand not that important and look much better better. ( I havent done it on all yet)
Also extruted some stones. But they do not give much apparent diffrence though. As for corner Think I will just need to make corner stones or add wooden beams.

Matroskin

There is no need to have a huge unique texture just because of AO in it. Usually u get it with lighting.
With AO in the texture u cannot use that texture for anything else (which is not good in a coomon case).
Or if u still want to keep that wall texture layout as it is, u need to add more interesting unique details (more grunge, dirt etc) which will justify/balance their non-reusability.
Wooden beams could have only one section of wood, not 4.

Stone wall feels like it could be used on a larger chunk of a wall, not only 1 floor like u have. It just seems like those stones are bigger in reality than u have them in your building. So it probably could use fewer but larger stones in your case.

snake85027

looks good, what you should do is give that rock texture some grime and grunge at the bottom. put some shadows in that motha fucka.

Free_Fall

Nice to see somebody else trying out that Mount and Blade technique, started trying out stuff like that as well yesterday The reason why the guy that made he buildings included AO in the texture's is because the game itself doesn't support AO if my right..

Link to the article for those that are also interested in this stuff
http://wiki.polycount.com/ModularMountAndBlade?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=Modular_MountBladeMod_01.jpg

iniside

I haven't much touched it over weekend, but here are screenshoots from game.
One with damaged plaster, and one with cleaner version.
I know wood look quite bad, guess it's because of jpg because in game it doesn't look that bad (nor very good, will work on it tomorrow).
Anyway. Can't really decide if making those damaged and uv mapping for every building is really worth effort(although it's looks nice).

iniside

Small update. I think I fianlly got right textures (at least right direction).
I will be doing two versions one with distorted wood beams and one with straight.

Here is a new building: about 1700 polys:

Dagon

That's a really good building and you captured all the detail quite well! It all depends though on where the building's going to be if it's going to be in a forest and lush area then it should be much dirtier more "green" etc since yours right now looks like it would be in a sandy or muddy environment the building is very well made kudos on that.

Mr Smo

Looks great, massive improvement from the first few posts. well done, good luck with the rest

iniside

I planned to made small medieval city (at least part of it).
I think more details will come with decals, I think it's bit pointless to create few texture versions, just for diffrent details in this case.

Butthair

I take it you've seen this?

http://wiki.polycount.com/ModularMountAndBlade

Yours is more on the clean side, but even cleaner structures have a bit of messyness and funk throughout. Get some edge loops on the wood and break up the straight edges.

I like the grunge on the roof, but it's not matching in other places, whether might fall on the roof, but it certainly runs down the sides too. Something I've found useful is to add a Noise modifier and give it some values to nudge the verts about (the XYZ and scale are always dependent on model size).

chrisradsby

ah yeah, the new building look ace! Keep working man, I like the way it looks !

iniside

Butthair wrote: »

I take it you've seen this?

http://wiki.polycount.com/ModularMountAndBlade

Yours is more on the clean side, but even cleaner structures have a bit of messyness and funk throughout. Get some edge loops on the wood and break up the straight edges.

I like the grunge on the roof, but it's not matching in other places, whether might fall on the roof, but it certainly runs down the sides too. Something I've found useful is to add a Noise modifier and give it some values to nudge the verts about (the XYZ and scale are always dependent on model size).

Yeah.
I've been looking at this now:
http://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/medieval-3d-model/266344
Anyway. Thanks, I will be finishing this one today, and rework roof and wood beams a bit.

ZacD

Needs more geo, its looking pretty flat in places, you really need to do something to add more variation in the silhouette.



or you could try adding more varations to the edge of the roof like this guy... http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6877/chatken.jpg

iniside

Update:







Rest Of images:
http://iniside.imgur.com/39C2J

I think I call it and move on to next houses.

elementrix

Very nice work though I would get rid of those long white vertical lines on the roof tiles

iniside

Another house. I know door and shutters do not match it's just placeholder.
Anyway I'd like to see what you think.

iniside

Small update!
Tavern:








House_2f_002




Res of images: http://imgur.com/a/Yltw9

House_2f_arched_small_002 (it's not a house actually, it's rather module that should be used with other houses/modules)

Jessica Dinh

Wow! You've got lots of work! And your textures are great

Stromberg90

Looks nice, one thing I don't like is the way everything is brown in the last screenshots, it blends together to much, and gives no contrast or interests in the textures.

Weirdboy

I agree with what has already been said. Nice work on the textures. My only criticism is that the textures on those wooden beams in the second Tavern pic look a bit distorted at the points were the beams change width.

Are you working from any sort of reference?

iniside

Are you working from any sort of reference?

Only bunch of diffrent photos, concept arts, and other people work (like gutek houses, warhammer, and so).
It's pretty hard to get any sort of 1:1 reference for this type of building.

Looks nice, one thing I don't like is the way everything is brown in the last screenshots, it blends together to much, and gives no contrast or interests in the textures.

Looks better when you move, but i got your point. I will try make them more white than brown

Ampaist

these look pretty good. care to show wires

iniside

Update:
This time I've been using UDK:

Azkur

really cool work i found my self wishing skyrim got those nice textures xD

ParoXum

Looking good, especially texel ratio. I like this one, it has the peace logo in it

http://i.imgur.com/QLZ8j.jpg

mackan4766

looks nice

Apel

Bon jour Inside, your work under this houses is amazing. I love that you have your own style.
I'd like yo ask you to upload textures you where using or creating for this buildings.

SimonT

great to see the development of your skill! the houses look cool - the last one is great except the door

iniside

Haha. I know about door, I have almost blank texture for doors and windows, and can't fill it

Anyway. Here is another one. this times with props! Props using single texture. I have been experimenting with reusing house texture, but it didn't worked out well, though I will keep trying on that.

I'd like yo ask you to upload textures you where using or creating for this buildigs

Well. All of those are really separate tiling textures. Though i cloud put some of these into single sheet, I choose not do so for few simple reason.
a) Easier.
b) Less complex materials. I do not have to mask out, to add specific details textures to add specific vertex blending and hells know what else in future.





Oh if you want to use these go ahead. Just poke from where you got this

Also wires:


Yeah lot's of "unneeded" geometry. Well it's needed for vertex painting ;p.

Apel

I think you should create strip texture for edge of brick strairs.