VZ61 Skorpion

theSixtyEight

Hi,
I just started to make a portfolio piece,also this is first HP model in max, I used blender before so I was learning while making this weapon. I would like to hear critics of any kind, but mostly if my edges are too sharp or too soft , and where exactly is this issue.
Edit: this model is supposed to be baked onto lowpoly, also uses lots of floating geo
Thanks to responds

Vizjerie

Looks great! cant wait to see some textures on that!

Racer445

edge widths looks pretty good actually, nice modeling all around.

trigger guard needs to be thicker, otherwise it's going to be a pain to bake down properly, and it will get lost in a side silhouette. the bolt edges might need some fattening as well.

SouthpawSid

yup, Racer beat me to it. That guard is skinny. Nice use of floaters. I am a BIG fan of floating geo, haha. Looking forward to seeing some colors.

theSixtyEight

thanks guys I made some changes to HP and now finished LP, any crits about optimalisation are appreciated, for now I got around 5500 tris (still didnt make smoothing groups)

theSixtyEight

Hey guys, I would like to hear as much crits as possible, mainly on textures and material, otherwise I will call this one finished:

ausernottaken

Everything looks really good. Model, bake, textures, etc, though I think I would increase the contrast on the specular a bit. The rounded parts on the back look a bit like plastic. There also seems to be little wear on the front.

One thing you can do to really help sell the look is add fingerprints. You want them dark and barely visible on the diffuse and light on the specular.

respawnrt

Fingerprints are oily and thus should be used in the gloss map.But yeah i agree that the back looks way too glossy.More gloss work !

BenHenry

dude, sick!

SouthpawSid

this is great. nice work!

m1neh

awesome stuff - the indents on the handle seem to weirdly run round the side of a contour. The metal is a bit too glossy too - most notable on the cylindrical bits.

igi

Really like it! vz61 is my one of favorite weapons and your treatment is pretty nice,good job man.

theSixtyEight

and here we go with final:

Racer445

too much hand painting going on, particularly the edge scrapes. there's no big shapes either, only small edge scrapes and generic cloudy overlay. get some photos in there!