PC-CSGO | AK47 | Pandorum *finished*

wannabe

I've decided to participate doing another AK47 rendition. I chose to do an alien / gigerish themed design. I actually went into blender and started freestyling some shapes i thought would fit the theme and put them on the original AK 3D Model. Considering how you can't change the shape of the original Model i tried to compliment the form of the AK as much as i could but at the same time i tried to make it look unique. Mostly inspired by the set and character design of HR Giger but also influenced by the spacesuits of the Jean Giraud.

I'm going to be using a lot of details out of the whole giger xenomorph theme like those ridged cylinders and even some of the more organic forms. I'll be trying to incorporate several other design elements out of the film too (spacesuit details etc.) though as i did with a lot of my former workshop theme skins.



So here's a start of the model i am going to bake from. Lots of detail yet to be added there.

STEP1:


STEP2:

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LATEST UPDATE:



http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=688970852

K_A_S_I

Interesting mate!

yourseruy

HOW you doing this in blender? 
Modeling on model? how.... mesh topology very bad for subdivided 

wannabe

Yeah youre right, the topology is tricky on the standard objs. This is mainly floating geometry which is good enough for what i need in my experience. I'll upload further progress later today

wannabe

So i finished the model i'll be baking with. I've changed a few details i thought looked out of place and added a headrest to the stock which adapts details of the alien space suit leg cushions.

Nolt

Hey I really like what you're doing here! I think we both went in different directions with the idea but I really like what you have going! I feel like I'm going a bit over the top.

wannabe

Thanks! @9thKnight

So i did a basic material blockout in substance painter 2. Don't let this look fool you though, it's gonna look a "whole lot" different when i combine the output maps (albedo, ambient occlusion, curvature, roughness etc.) with different blending modes in Photoshop. All in all i'll give the whole thing a lot of manual photoshop love Looking forward to post more soon. This is just the base i'll be working with.

My head almost exploded trying to find a color scheme that worked for me as i kept trying too hard to implement flashy colors because the AK is supposed to be covert. After all it just didn't fit the theme so I'll concentrate on the whole "complimenting the weapons form" part. I am going to incorporate emissive (fake that is) light elements to compliment several details on the weapon and give off more of that sci fi look. Moreover i am going to implement typographic elements to pay homage to the whole alien background story. It won't be something that's linked directly to the Alien story as i don't want any rights infringement problems.
Here's an example which will be featured somewhere on the weapon in a later wip:



In the end i went with the off white furniture to implement the spacesuit in the design. The slime on top of the foregrip will actually be slightly transparent. I'll do two bakes and let the metal beneath it shine through in a blurred manner. This is what the baked version looks like without any manual editing.

wannabe

Following you can see the next step of my workflow which is the combined output maps of my substance painter bake:



Still missing a whole lot of details but it's getting there

Endritv

Do you have a in-game test screenshot? It's looking pretty nice so far.

wannabe

Hey, thanks! @Endritv Yeah, i got some ingames. Keep in mind this is still the basic bake psd i posted above I'd say tomorrow you can expect a version with more details and refinement.

Endritv

That's very impressive, the top details work so well, didn't expect that! Nice

yourseruy

VERY NICE !!! 
You are GOD blender sculpting and light baking !!!!!

Ezikyl

Not sure about the green slime on the top of the fore grip, it looks just a bit off in an otherwise great looking design. Other than that, great work!

wannabe

Gave it some more love. Still working on it though.

M4tt

Could you give an overall run-down on how you created the skin ? like software, key parts and any guides or where you learnt how to do this?

SjiZzZLe

Awesome!

Endritv

Damn looks nice

SLIMEface

Nice, but not sure on that green slime at the front.

wannabe

I've had many people tell me that now. Soo many that i am not sure anymore myself I'll prolly end up releasing a version without the slime too.

wannabe

M4tt said:

Could you give an overall run-down on how you created the skin ? like software, key parts and any guides or where you learnt how to do this?

The overall run-down is kind of documented in this thread I build 3d details upon the original AK47 model and then took that model to substance painter 2 where i baked the lighting and used the exported maps to combine them in photoshop.

wannabe

Sooo, i removed the slime (just one click as it's a seperate layer) and added different detail on the upper foregrip. Also tweaked stuff and added more detail on the other side of the gun. Still have quite a few things left to do.

Ego_Death

Looking absolutely stellar!

K_A_S_I

slime is great, its well made, but i like it more without it.

SjiZzZLe

Looks way better without the slime tbh.

Pradz_00

can u tell me how u did the extrusions ?? did you make the gun from scratch or did u go for a  bump map ? 

wannabe

Thx guys!
The extrusions are all modeled on top of the original AK and baked into the texture. I'll be posting a littlle more Progress later today

Jacko

Wow very nice work mate, nice details.

Centauri

Amazing details, way better without the slime.

EmkaStudios

i think here is a design for the top 2 places at least...i just dont see this masterpiece not winning first places i am sorry.

wannabe

Thanks for the positive Feedback guys. Here's more progress. I've reached the point where you might not notice what has changed at some point ... lol
Mainly added details to the frontsights/barrel, decals on the receiver and stuff on the other side of the gun. I  am planning to give the buttstock some special treatment, plus make the handgrip a little cooler hopefully.

danidem

Works great, removing the slime as someone previously said improved the weapon design a lot - the more rest areas it has with those super busy areas, the better. Congrats!

flisky

wow, this is incredible.

AKTrashheap

The body of that receiver is amazing.  really solid work.   I much prefer the front stock without that slime 100%.   I am still not sold on that back stock.  I feel like the limitations of how 3d can look on a 2d texture makes that back part fall a bit flat.  otherwise, the color pallette and work is pretty legit!

dcneil

The details on this gun is amazing, holy shit, well done.

Primrose~

Quality shit. Happy to see someone doing something fully original in the actual design, instead if it just bein "_____80's pop culture reference ______ but on a gun!" so tiring and uninspired. Looking sharp, man! Name needs a change desperately though. Came in here expecting some tired "monster" design, or something that's JUST the xenomorph in gun form, something as boring as 'Starbeast' does your lovely work no justice!

Fippsie

Wow. This is probably my favorite of all the entries. I don't even want to try and enter at this point haha. I'm wishing you good luck, but if you don't rank in the top 8 I'd be hella sad. This deserves a lot! Good work man and keep it up.

PS: Am I the only one who likes it better with the slime on it? haha 

wannabe

I am really glad the texture goes down with you guys so well. Makes me happy! I actually worked on the stock a little yesterday. Added a subtle stitching on the buttstock plus a slight branding of that corporation which builds this mean hybrid rifle. I'll post a new picture later.

@Primrose~ Thanks! You're kind of right about the name. As i based the whole theme on the first Alien movie i ended up reading lots of trivia about that film. Apparently it was supposed to be called Starbeast.. i suppose it was altered for a reason I am open for any proposals though. I'll try to find one myself in the meantime.

wannabe

So far i got:

• crossbreed (apparently there's some gun related company called like that. don't know if that's a problem)
  
• syncrisis

... hmmm not sure

K_A_S_I

Maybe Iwannabeemubutiendedasalien

Or "spacevault", "spaceblast", "blastsmith", "spacestrider", "caustic blast".

I am about as good with names as with skns...

wannabe

@EmkaStudios big thanks! I'll take pandorum.

EmkaStudios

  like a glove 

wannabe

I am calling it finished i think. Took some screenshots. Tomorrow  i'll do presentation and stuff.

Ego_Death

Holy smokes man, that is ridiculously nice.

K_A_S_I

Have you tried removing the straps on the stock, so it looks like the head rest is a part of the stock? It could help, it would just remove one layer of false depth.

I like this ak a lot though.

SjiZzZLe

This is my favorite AK in the contest.

CoyoteTango

Been silently following this one for the last few days. The details are just amazing. Good luck in the contest!

wannabe

Released it!

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=688970852

flisky

i love it, but it's disheartening as well there's too much talent in here for me to compete!