Feed bsck please

KonstantinL

Hey all,

This is a model that I am working on at the moment.

Looking for some feed back, see any way I can improve.

Darkleopard

Could you post some reference of what you are basing it off?

KonstantinL

Hey Darkleopard,

I am shooting for a Auto Turret. The main reference that I am going for is mix from Missile Turret from Star Craft and Gun Turret.

Slipstream

The high poly model is solid. Where the overall piece is falling flat is in the textures.

1) Consistent specular value across the entire surface.
- You need to highlight the edges on the specular to help sell that this is metal.
- Try to overlay a noise texture across the different color sections you have. That will quickly help you break up the shininess of the turret

2) Your colors are too flat, and the break ups you have for each section are too perfect.

- Try experimenting with wear and tear on the edges and on the panels. Add scratches, discoloration, and experiment with dirt/grime coming from under the nuts.

Right now the turret looks too clean. All of its paint is portrayed too perfectly.

Those are the things that initially caught my attention. Hope that helps

mikhga

In addition to what has already been said, I think you should try experimenting with an ambient occlusion pass if you haven't already got one, in order to get some more depth in the texture, and if you already have one try intensifying it a bit. If you have done your baking in xNormal you could also try baking out a curvature map to get some more highlights in there.

KonstantinL

Here is an update.

@Slipstream Thank you for feed back. Defenetly some good points. I tried to highlight the edges on the specular map but ones it is in Marmoset it dose not come through too well. Will try to mess around with lighting, or will try to highlight the edges even more.

I added the grime and dirt/grime from the nuts, but I think I need to make it even stronger.

@ Thanks, I ended up multiplying the ambient occlusion pass, making it twice as strong. Also I am looking in to baking out a curvature map now.

Alismuffin

Huge texture improvement!

KonstantinL

Thank you!

KonstantinL

Messing around with lights and dirt.

Steve Schulze

Have you got your normal map turned on there? It looks like it's just diffuse in the shot.

KonstantinL

no, no normal map. Only Diffuse and Specular.

KonstantinL

I think I am getting close to finishing point. Here is also the "in game point of view" of the turret as well.

KonstantinL

While I am still trying to finish up the Auto-Turret texture, I did some work in my spare time on this little ship. For this one I will try to keep it all hand painted texture.

KonstantinL

Got the Turret to a this point, think I am going to move on to the texturing the space ship.

Benton

So you did a great high poly, but you don't use the normal map? Whaaaaaat?

KonstantinL

That is a good point Benton. Initially I was hoping to use the high poly only for reference when doing the ambient occlusion for the texturing, but why not use it if I have it. I am going try and see it i can get the normal map up today.

While I am at it here is an update of the Ship that I posted not too long ago. I am trying my hand out in texture painting, still trying to get the hang of it and have a long way to go.

KonstantinL

Update on the normal map. Got 90% of it done, needs a bit of polish. But this is what I got so far.

KonstantinL

Just an updatd. I think I got the normal map to a good point on the turret, and the hand painted texture on the ship as well.