Phase 1
Getting the concept!
For this skin I was really looking into Starwars and the way the storm troopers armour worked and connected together, however I also wanted to include the shine and sleek finish of the pistols from blade runner. I was also really wanting to include some kind of camo on the skin taking inspiration from the rebels on Endor.
I started off with a really rough sketch of my concept to get an idea of how the skin would work and flow.
Phase 2
Applying the concept to the model.
Phase 3
For this step I went on to make the panels on the side of the skin, this worked out really well I think. However they really lacked depth which I will need to fix later.
I also began adding a metallic texture to the skin, however I was really not happy with the texture it was giving off so I needed to adjust this.
Phase 4
For this step I slightly changed the metallic texture but still wasnt very happy with the overall look of the gun. I decided to take a step back from the metal so I decided to focus on the grip which I started working with a classic wood stock.
Phase 5
I got the wooden grip to a stage I was really happy with, so I moved back onto the metal. I decided to go for a free flowing and elegant finish mostly found in that of Damascus steel. However I wanted to tie it into the whole design so I kept some hues of light and dark green in there.
The next thing I was really looking to explore was adding depth and panels to the grip of the gun behind the wood. This was a very basic version of the idea simply using black lines to map out where I wanted to go with it later.
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Phase 6
This step of the process was to really improve the panel parts on the grip, to give them depth and give the lower half of the skin its finished feel.
Phase 7
This step really involved adding the finishing touches to the camo, filling in parts of the skin that needed a little work etc.Overall im happy with the place its in for the rarity it will be in game.
Phase 8
Completed skinThe skin can be viewed on the steam workshop here. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=684194476