Just a simple (bloody) backpack and possible a wicked flashlight

Christian Nordgren

Hello polycount! I am working on a bloody backpack for the game Conscience more sweet info about the survival horror game here

This is my planing for the week of how to progress through everything!

MONDAY
- BLOCKOUT/GEOMETRY/

TUESDAY
-FINE DETAIL ON BACKPACK //LEARN dDo TEXTURIZE

WEDNESDAY
- dDo Texturize and alpha fixing
- Possiable fixing normals

THURSDAY
-Fine detail

FRIDAY
-MARMOSET FINAL RENDERING

http://cheapbackpacks.16mb.com/everest-24-inch-polyester-hiking-backpack-in-red

This is my reference I am making, not a lot of details because of how easy and because its only a prop







btw: the polycount is about 1100 TRIS

Christian Nordgren

Okay, after todays work I am quite disapointed of my result. I have made some wrong geometry from the beginning and later on I texturized it wrong. Which made it look way better as a leather version, which is not intended to be. But instead of just start from scratch I started to experiment a little bit.

But I will start again from my lowpoly mesh and make a new one. I already have some textures ready for use so It shouldn't be that hard (+ I have found some nice references)

here is my final result:

Reasons why I am remaking this:

KMiklas

Add some weight, to make it look more natural, now it looks empty, or like there's no gravity.

Also it looks like a new one, never used.

Polycount seems quite high for such object (I mean it looks like 400-500tris maximum).

Besides above, it looks good.

Christian Nordgren

I totally agree with all your points! I have tried to implement them. I have a hard time making it lower without taking away geometry. I guess I make the lices* could be planes but they lose so much depth during beauty shots. Right now the polycount is in 4000 TRIS, but the end result is a kind of good looking backpack


pic upload

Here are some backpacks with different colors , I think I will continue making the blue one and make it bloody just like the yellow one.

All crits are welcome!

DWalker

Polycount really does depend upon context - if you're just going to render it in Max, feel free to push it to the limit. In games, however, there's no reason to spend polygons where they won't be seen, even given how many polygons we get to use even in "low poly" models today.

The laces can certainly be modeled as a plane without losing anything for all reasonable camera angles as long as the normal maps and alpha masks are correct. The same is also true for many of the straps which are lying flat on the backpack.

When texturing blood, remember that dried blood is NOT red - it's a rusty brown and semitransparent unless it is exceptionally thick.

Christian Nordgren

Another fast update!

MrNinjutsu

The straps look really odd. Probably because there is no normals on them and the material/definition and spec on the straps needs tweaking to differentiate itself from the material of the bag itself. Right now it reads the same.

Christian Nordgren

DWalker, you are correct. I tried the alpha planes in the begining but I didn't have any normals, which is why it probably felt flat and weird looking. I guess could fix it.

And about the blood, I will fix it more and make it more realistic!

Christian Nordgren

MrNinjustu, yeah, I should look into it more. I also see the problems that they should be (even) more defined! Thanks for pointing out!

or at least that the straps looks to much plastic

ZenDavis

Look at the way the blood spreads and darkens.

Christian Nordgren

I have reduced a whole lot of poly count, its been quite difficult, but I think I made it kind of good

Christian Nordgren

Okay it was ages I last updated this thread. But I bring some new stuff to show upp!







More images coming up soon! I still have some definations on materials to do

Christian Nordgren

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Crits are more than welcome!
In the meanwhile I might start on working on pair of binoculars

JoshVanZuylen

This stuff is awesome mate, may I ask how you went about making your glass on the torch. It's something I would love to be able to nail.

Cheers

Christian Nordgren

Thanks, Josh!

I have used dDO texture program. I used lots of spec and high sharpness in the texture through marmoset(the rendering software I use). The environment template gave the glass more colour

AlanSMitchell

looking slick keep going

Christian Nordgren

Thanks duealan2001!

here is a binocular!