The BRAWL² Tournament Challenge has been announced!
It starts May 12, and ends Oct 17. Let's see what you got!
https://polycount.com/discussion/237047/the-brawl²-tournament
It starts May 12, and ends Oct 17. Let's see what you got!
https://polycount.com/discussion/237047/the-brawl²-tournament
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Old Walkie Talkie
Lately I've been following tutorials and doing small exercises to improve my understanding of topology and edge flow. Put what I learnt to use in this project, focusing on making several extrusions on an object without having too many edge loops run around it. Also cut down the tri-count of the low poly by getting rid of anything that wasn't needed to hold its shape so it wasn't just the high poly without the bevels and supporting edges.
Tri-Count - 2,715
Modelled in Blender
Textured Substance Painter
- Alphas made in Photoshop
Rendered in Unreal Engine 4
Feedback is welcome
Low Poly
High Poly
References
Dylan_Koroivatu
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Re: The Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge | January - February (94)
My High-Poly progress update
I’ve completely refined my previous blockout model and added more details. The front and back light covers will be semi-transparent.
Seeing everyone’s preview renders looking great, I decided to play around with Arnold a bit too. 
But my end goal is still a game-ready model, plan to render it in Marmoset Toolbag.
Next update will likely be the low-poly model and normal baking!
loon27
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Re: The Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge | January - February (94)
Hi all, here is my modelling progress on the binoculars. I'm planning on taking these into substance painter next:)
Here is the UV layout that I'm thinking of going with also:
Any feedback appreciated, thanks!:)
crowlena
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Re: The Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge | January - February (94)
Hi @SharelleCottee here are some differences that I noticed between your model proportions and shapes versus the concept art. It's up to you if you want to take these into account of course and keep up the good work:)
crowlena
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Re: What Are You Working On? (3D) 2025
experimenting with cycles, Blender 4.2 - need the colours to be brighter than a 1970's christmas jumper 
Ruz
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Re: Does it even matter anymore when it comes to what 3D app to use for portfolio?
ultimately, what makes you good is knowing what the mesh you're trying to make should look like - good tools make performing the operations you need to perform a lot quicker but even with the best tools in the world you're still going to be slow if you make the wrong decisions while you're building a thing.
Your decision making capacity is a matter of experience and once you have that experience you can become competent enough quite quickly in basically any tool.
Your decision making capacity is a matter of experience and once you have that experience you can become competent enough quite quickly in basically any tool.
poopipe
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Re: Kevin Johnstone has passed
Kevins Music - I've been going through Kevin's PC and hard drives and enjoying his music for some days. I realized other people could enjoy it too and remember him fondly. It can't cover everything he liked but it's a big list from his ITunes. Maybe you'll discover or re-discover something. Great music for those long art sessions! Please consider the gofundme once more it's near the goal. It's been great to see all the kind words. Let's do some good work this year.
gorecap
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Re: Sketchbook: Jonas Roscinas
Continuation of SubD learning
For now just blockout so keeping it messy is fineJohnnynapalmsc3
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Re: Sketchbook: Jonas Roscinas
Thank youTits said:Looking pretty cool already!
Something from another project, been playing around with my own motorcycle design. Started in zbrush and now finding forms in SubD in Maya
Johnnynapalmsc3
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Re: What Are You Working On? (3D) 2025
can't type outside of quoting if quoting with no words beforehand.
Joopson said:Working on my first real stylized project-- at the stage where I'm struggling about where to go, but here's what it is thus far. (Based on a concept by Vahid Dousti)
thread? i'd like to see those amazing colors inside the 3d render, that would be a challenge i think and would look so baws.("boss")
More can be done like beveling a lot of areas like the cloth(stitching) and wood-panelings (extruded).
Where to take it? :
What you might be able to do is take from alternative conceptual designs and merge the two crediting two concept artist instead of one with the 1 being more noted since it started the project. Your choice, looks great if you can achieve the entire look i think. Edit: conceptual designer has more of a similar theme, merge those other renders/concepts.
iam717
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