Kriegsmarine Walther Model SLD Double Barrel Flare Pistol

Kaine123

I really dig the looks of the Walther SLD Flaregun (Mainly because it looks like the double barreled shotgun from Quake 1 lol.) So I decided to make it in 3d. This is my second PBR material. It's hovering around 4.6k tris at the moment.

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High Poly

Low Poly+Wires (Big Images!)



The materials are very much a work in progress so I would appreciate any suggestions you have!

Amsterdam Hilton Hotel

I like it a lot so far, the mats read well. I think some more detailing will tie it all up :thumbup:

AsaNYC

Neat work!

As for the material, I'd say bring down the saturation on that wood.

Gazu

Like the HighPoly, and as you said, Mats are WIP.
Let dem come!

igi

looking intredasting. Do you use any automated texturing solution(quixel, substance) for this model?

Kaine123

igi wrote: »

looking intredasting. Do you use any automated texturing solution(quixel, substance) for this model?

Nope! I figured someone might think that just because I'm using the cavity map as a mask for the edge wear.

I'm considering switching away from the black metal to a more grey gunmetal-ish kind of color. Any opinions on that? I know it wouldn't necessarily match the reference but I don't feel like that's a huge deal.

Also thanks for the kind words guize.

JennaJenga

how do you get normal map so nice on the 90 degree flat edges?? I was always told that no edge could be a sharp drop off like that

Kaine123

JennaJenga wrote: »

how do you get normal map so nice on the 90 degree flat edges?? I was always told that no edge could be a sharp drop off like that

Which part are you referring to specifically? I could elaborate on a few different methods I used for both the diamond wood pattern and the subtle indentation on the handguard wood.

Kaine123

The cage is just projected from the lowpoly in 3ds max, it's exactly the same.

JennaJenga

Kaine123 wrote: »

Which part are you referring to specifically? I could elaborate on a few different methods I used for both the diamond wood pattern and the subtle indentation on the handguard wood.

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Kaine123

Do you mean to ask how I made the normal map like that with no smoothing errors? It's as simple as baking it with 2 separate smoothing groups for those faces.

JennaJenga

oh well i dont know what smouthing groups are
is that for 3ds max? i use sketchup and unity

Kaine123

Shinigami wrote: »

No I actually like to study how you made that supporting loops and such.. If thats something you dont want to share its ok

Here is the high poly wireframe view. I know it's messy but it gets the job done. :poly136:

JennaJenga wrote: »

oh well i dont know what smouthing groups are
is that for 3ds max? i use sketchup and unity

Smoothing groups are universal to any sort of 3d model and they play a large part in how normal maps are displayed when applied to a mesh. A 90 degree angle is fine as long as there is a split in both the uv mapping of the model and in the smoothing groups. A good thin to do would be to try to get your hands on the free student version of 3ds max, but if you can't then I suggest you try out Blender as it is free. I can point you in the right direction if you want to start learning 3ds max (I've never used Blender though.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoothing_group
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGszEIT4Kww"]The Fundamentals of Perfect Baking - YouTube[/ame]
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107196
http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/Polycount
http://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/3ds-max
http://www.blender.org/

JennaJenga

I've made normal maps before but never had luck with really sharp edges, i get a lot of artifacts and issues

Zelfit

JennaJenga wrote: »

I've made normal maps before but never had luck with really sharp edges, i get a lot of artifacts and issues

Universal steps:
1. Borders of UV islands should be hard edges ( different smoothing groups for 3dmax)
2. Make proper cage and export it with low poly. I also recommend triangulating before export.
3. Bake with xNormal, using external cage.

JennaJenga

what are these cages thing