i guess you have mirrored uvs? are the morrored uvs on the same uv space? If so move them out by one unit.
Mirror uv was one of the factor . It rendered the wrong lighting i want . However , the correct lighting part still remain shitty . Any idea ? Some one mentioned regarding smoothing group conflict with uv but i have no idea what isit
Hey! couple things here.
Dont draw light on it, do ambient occlusion, if you dont know what that is, google it, its quite easy to do in most 3d packages, or if you feel comfortable enough in photoshop you can always try to fake it. it will make the shape you are trying to sell way more evident.
It would be nice to see a screenshot with normal maps if you have any. they are the ones that really show your details, the geometry is part of the silhouette (sp?) but the textures and masks are what are really gonna sell what you do. So put a lot more time in that. if you are going to keep the wraps arround the weapon, be sure that they are sticking out enough from the outline of the metal to be worth it, in any other case, delete the geometry and draw em on the texture! gl
Hey! couple things here.
Dont draw light on it, do ambient occlusion, if you dont know what that is, google it, its quite easy to do in most 3d packages, or if you feel comfortable enough in photoshop you can always try to fake it. it will make the shape you are trying to sell way more evident.
It would be nice to see a screenshot with normal maps if you have any. they are the ones that really show your details, the geometry is part of the silhouette (sp?) but the textures and masks are what are really gonna sell what you do. So put a lot more time in that. if you are going to keep the wraps arround the weapon, be sure that they are sticking out enough from the outline of the metal to be worth it, in any other case, delete the geometry and draw em on the texture! gl
Wow!! Thx for such a great feedback . I am definitely changing the strips and neon lighting to something else . Regarding the normal map , I am going to change it to something else , but you can take a look here
Ignore the error Cause I gona fix it eventually
You could probably manage the UV islands a bit better, from an optimisation perspective, less is better. But even for you (or whoever is texturing this) it will be a lot easier with less (and more logical) islands.
You could probably manage the UV islands a bit better, from an optimisation perspective, less is better. But even for you (or whoever is texturing this) it will be a lot easier with less (and more logical) islands.
As Reyne said, the normals dont seem to be doing much, and they could use detail, simple is good. but you need better quality in the simple side. i see a lot of different tiny "errors" in your normal map, this could be because you have overlying uvs, or because some polys have flipped normals. also, the blade seems to have some sort of pattern, and its not on the normal map, all those things will help you sell how the weapon looks, plus, theres no normal for the bandages! There are tons of amazing examples of good normal maps here in this forum, id suggest taking a look so you can bring this weapon to the next lvl! gl
As Reyne said, the normals dont seem to be doing much, and they could use detail, simple is good. but you need better quality in the simple side. i see a lot of different tiny "errors" in your normal map, this could be because you have overlying uvs, or because some polys have flipped normals. also, the blade seems to have some sort of pattern, and its not on the normal map, all those things will help you sell how the weapon looks, plus, theres no normal for the bandages! There are tons of amazing examples of good normal maps here in this forum, id suggest taking a look so you can bring this weapon to the next lvl! gl
thx for the advice!! I actually did thought off runes and scratches , however i idk where should I place them , and I am not really good in this stuff . Btw , the pattern I actually done it through Gimp . Hence it will not present in the normal map . Is that alright ?
It depends, normal maps and difuse do very different things. if what you want is to show as a simple sticker, you want difuse, which is color, which is gimp... but if you want it to be shown as an emboss or to have some sort of texture, you need a custom normal map.
Id advice you to read more on normal maps! its quite amazing what can be achieved
It depends, normal maps and difuse do very different things. if what you want is to show as a simple sticker, you want difuse, which is color, which is gimp... but if you want it to be shown as an emboss or to have some sort of texture, you need a custom normal map.
Id advice you to read more on normal maps! its quite amazing what can be achieved
Sry for asking so muuuuuuch question .
Hmmmm , where you you suggest to give emboss ? The color part or the black part ? I am trying to make it looks like some sort of fragment glass texture Like this
gotcha, well. i made this super fast to give u an idea. you can see the color, normal and what would be plugged into the red channel as a specular map (if you have issues with that, check valves guide to shaders) Again, this is just using the mat cap from zbrush, so its not a normal map, but it gives you an idea on how it should look. the normal map will raise/lower and give detail to your surfaces, while the color just paints them, the specular will tell you where the material will shine, so in this example, it will emboss the crystal parts, give em color and make em shiny!
gotcha, well. i made this super fast to give u an idea. you can see the color, normal and what would be plugged into the red channel as a specular map (if you have issues with that, check valves guide to shaders) Again, this is just using the mat cap from zbrush, so its not a normal map, but it gives you an idea on how it should look. the normal map will raise/lower and give detail to your surfaces, while the color just paints them, the specular will tell you where the material will shine, so in this example, it will emboss the crystal parts, give em color and make em shiny!
Thx for you hard work!! I shall do some homework on the normal map . Once again thx for your great guidance!
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Mirror uv was one of the factor . It rendered the wrong lighting i want . However , the correct lighting part still remain shitty . Any idea ? Some one mentioned regarding smoothing group conflict with uv but i have no idea what isit
alright . I will do it in photoshop
and you could also try to put a better transition between the top part and the metal part maybe make it look like it's indented or some thing
Dont draw light on it, do ambient occlusion, if you dont know what that is, google it, its quite easy to do in most 3d packages, or if you feel comfortable enough in photoshop you can always try to fake it. it will make the shape you are trying to sell way more evident.
It would be nice to see a screenshot with normal maps if you have any. they are the ones that really show your details, the geometry is part of the silhouette (sp?) but the textures and masks are what are really gonna sell what you do. So put a lot more time in that. if you are going to keep the wraps arround the weapon, be sure that they are sticking out enough from the outline of the metal to be worth it, in any other case, delete the geometry and draw em on the texture! gl
Wow!! Thx for such a great feedback . I am definitely changing the strips and neon lighting to something else . Regarding the normal map , I am going to change it to something else , but you can take a look here
Ignore the error
A tutorial like this might help with that: http://www.cgrats.com/uvw-unwrap-tutorial-for-hard-edged-objects.html
These normals seem like they are not providing a huge amount of detail either. You could try and push the high poly a lot further I think.
There are a few other errors that seem to be coming from baking intersecting geometry.
Thx for the link!! Haha i have no idea what to add into the sculp actually . Simple is good perhaps?
thx for the advice!! I actually did thought off runes and scratches , however i idk where should I place them , and I am not really good in this stuff
Id advice you to read more on normal maps! its quite amazing what can be achieved
Sry for asking so muuuuuuch question .
Hmmmm , where you you suggest to give emboss ? The color part or the black part ? I am trying to make it looks like some sort of fragment glass texture Like this
Thx for you hard work!! I shall do some homework on the normal map . Once again thx for your great guidance!