PC-CSGO | Amalgamation

Crunky

Hello all, i've just recently started on CS:GO whilst taking a break from TF2. I'm currently studying animation so i've always wanted to model hats for TF2 but never got around to doing it. However, this contest has given me a reason to start making skins, so critique away! I'll love the criticism.

Anyway, the theme is 70s and 80s sci-fi, so i've tried to make an artwork that was sort of like a mash up of aliens that were designed for use in movies in the 70s and 80s. Hence the name Amalgamation, meaning the result of a combination. I've also always loved the posters that were designed during those years, therefore i will be using a similar colour palette and drawing styles used in those posters.

So here's my rough layout plus the inspiration pictures: WIP 1
Here's an inked out and cleaned up version: WIP 2
Here are the visualizations for the AWP and M4A4

Thank you for taking a look
Good luck to everyone!

Relic

The inked drawings are a little difficult to make out (I'm guessing color will change that), but I like the idea behind the design. Looking forward to seeing it!

Crunky

PROGRESS UPDATE:
5 hours later~
WIP 3

Crunky

PROGRESS UPDATE:
my hands hurt.
WIP 4
Also here is a visualization of it on the AWP, im still not sure which gun to put it on yet.

Crunky

PROGRESS UPDATE:
I've transferred it onto the UV's and started painting on it via a PSD Network.
Here is the UVs and the test render.

Ego_Death

That thing looks brutal, awesome progress!

Crunky

PROGRESS UPDATE:
I finished most of the PSD Network and i tried to tweak the hue of the skin
And here is me tweaking the lightness of the skin, its not black its just a really dark purple.

Crunky

PROGRESS UPDATE:
I tried to make AK-47 | Amalgamation happen, but it's UVs are just terrible. I'm gonna have to restart another day

fspsyco

chunky i only signed up for this site to tell ya i think your skin has a lot of potential, i would absolutely love to see your idea on an m4a4 and i also wish you best of luck!

Crunky

fspsyco said:

chunky i only signed up for this site to tell ya i think your skin has a lot of potential, i would absolutely love to see your idea on an m4a4 and i also wish you best of luck!

Hey thanks man! I'm sorry but i started on the AK instead, its almost done and I think that i would be able to submit it to the workshop tonight!
So here is the planning thing, i decided to put all the pieces of the UV together and paint it together, then when im done i can cut up the pieces like a puzzle and put it over the UV. Trying to make everything fit together was a huge pain but i did it after a couple of hours.

Laying it out
Paint Over
Test Render

Knubble

if you find it difficult to align the textures on the uv properly, try using blender (or 3dcoat if you own it) to project it onto the 3d model. Coridium has got a nice youtube video for that

Although your last images suggest, that you made it work just fine

Awesome skin, certainly waiting to see this one when it is done

Crunky

Knubble said:

if you find it difficult to align the textures on the uv properly, try using blender (or 3dcoat if you own it) to project it onto the 3d model. Coridium has got a nice youtube video for that

Although your last images suggest, that you made it work just fine

Awesome skin, certainly waiting to see this one when it is done

Thanks for the tip!

Crunky

Potential poster? I'll work more on it.

Crunky

Here it is:
AWP | Amalgamation

AK-47 | Amalgamation


Thank you everyone, this has truly been a fruitful experience and I have learned a lot from this. Good luck to everyone!

Crunky

Whoops, I had to repost it to the workshop as I forgot to tweak the wear_remap_max of it, hence making the battle-scarred version of it looks absolutely trash. So now its better. And here is the new link: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=689894930