Rocket Luncher (or is it Launcher?)

JamesMeader

Having a go at an other Rock Davinci Concept. Did a scifi crossbow last year.



On my blog I plan to go through step by step on how I make the concept into a game asset. Its to teach those that seek it but to also show others how I work and for it to be assessed too.

I have just started the hard surface stuff.

Fun Fun Fun Fun.

JamesMeader

Think I did pretty well today but then I think of the amount of hours I spent and that sort of disappears.

Think I must of spent between 7-8 hours on it. Hope to get even more done tomorrow.

SaboR1996

Rocket luncher, what does that do, shoot your lunch at you so you get it quicker?
but seriously, these both look great and really fit the concept

JamesMeader

@ShaboR1996Thanks. Not sure what the concept artist had in mind, maybe only just a mistype!

SaboR1996

I might have to steal the idea of a rocket luncher for a food inspired game i'm creating, well going to in far far far far future!

JamesMeader

@ShaboR1996 Do it! Could shoot various different lunches, one minute sandwhich, next a lunchsize portion of pasta. The possibilities are endless

JamesMeader

Didnt get as much as I wanted done today.
There is one big in particular that I'm most likely going to delete and start again.

Crits as always are welcome, help me make this best piece I've ever done.

Add3r

The grip feels a tad short in legth, and way too long in terms of height off of the bottom of the launcher. The new middle section that you created also feels a tad squished length wise when it comes to proportions. Overall shapes are there though, nice job on that for sure, keep it up man! Diggin' it for sure. Also, keep the edges nice and soft!

JamesMeader

@Add3r Thanks, proportions have been such a pain. I don't know what happened after i did the base just everything just slipped. Really annoying. Whats more annoying is I have a great side view blueprint and yet still running into issues.

I think tomorrow or when I can I'll really focus in whats happening with the proportions. Now you have mentioned it the middle section does look squished.

JamesMeader

Took into what Add3r said and resized several parts as well as remodelling certain plates that looked a bit crap.

Any problems give me a shout. I want this is to be the best thing I've ever done and I need all your help to do that. Thanks.

JamesMeader

Resized the main light near the front, just noticed it was a tad small.

SaboR1996

You might want to correct the post above, it was @add3r who said the handle was small :P

JamesMeader

@SaboR1996 Sorted!

JamesMeader

Really subtle changes but wanted a current version on here so it can get critted before I take it any further.

JamesMeader

I am definitely not finished with this, I'm going to leave it for maybe a day (most likely till tomorrow evening) and keep tweaking it until I'm satisfied and as stoked as I should be.


Any crits/feedback are encouraged, rip it apart.

Nosslak

I think the modeling is solid, but the materials are lacking. The biggest problem IMO is that it looks like it's all made of the same material. I think you should make the painted parts less glossy and more diffuse to separate it further from the other parts.

On the concept it also looks like there's both black painted metal and bare metal but on your model you don't seem to have any bare metal at all or the materials are too similar to one another.

I think you could add a bit more grunge as well as it looks a bit too clean if you compare it to the amount of wear it has.

JamesMeader

@Nosslak Great feedback, I totally get where you're coming from. I will make a gloss map tonight as well work on my material definition. I didnt want to go crazy with grunge as in the concept its not too messy only a bit of wear 'n' tear. However i did originally have a lot more scratch and chip detail but felt it was too over powering.

Quack!

Modelling looks good. But I think the main issue is that you have way to much information in your diffuse. Metal is defined by the spec/reflect/glossiness and putting too much info into your diffuse takes away from those.

JamesMeader

@Quack! Thank you. Totally get what you mean, i intentionally added more information thinking it would help define the metal obviously not. Decided to have a break from it tonight will start fresh tomorrow.

JamesMeader

Calling it a day.

Like to think I listened to what everyone said, i lost count how many times I thought i was done, pressed the screenshot button, looked and then went back and did all again.

If I didn't stop now I would of carried on tweaking and tweaking until I went mad.

But whose to say I haven't already gone MADDDDDDD ahajhsjhdkdksdksksk!

PatTl92

The texture is definitely better then the version before, but the blue parts still look odd to me. Maybe making the blue parts darker in the diff and get the blue more from the spec would help.
Your HighPoly is really nice.

JamesMeader

PatTl92 : That is the second comment I have gotten about the blue. One being that they just didnt like the colour (I cant help that)
I may just go back and tweak it when I have spare minute. Thanks for the feedback.