Stormtrooper Helmet (Art Test)

ftsmith

A Stormtrooper Helmet I did for an art test. The polycount limit was 3200 tris and the texture limit is 1024 x 1024. The more I look at it the worse I think it looks, but I still wanted to share it. The model has 3154 tris. Any feedback is appreciated.

C86G

Can you show us the references you were given?
What maps are you using and what programs did you use?

ftsmith

I used Maya for modeling, Substance Painter for texturing, and Marmoset for rendering. I used a Normal, Diffuse, and Spec Map.


This is the reference: 

Silohx

I think the model is pretty good in terms of shape and form. Did you use references? I think the texture doesn't work, looks kinda like a concrete wall and the dirt and wear especially around the ear is just a bit over the top. Don't mean to sound too negative, but keep up the work! Also what software did you use?

littleclaude

Add more polys to the silhouette and take them from areas like the blue strip, lose the polys on cylinders. Are you allowed normal maps as you could transfer all that detail?

Keep it up

ftsmith

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I hopefully fixed all the mistakes you guys mentioned. I still managed to keep the poly count below 3200 tris (3192  tris to be precise) and fixed up the textures a little bit. I want to get some more feedback before I make a cleaner more professional presentation. 

PyrZern

Can you change the type of the damages ? Right now it looks like brick or cement. In the reference, the damage is mostly scratches and color peeling.

ftsmith

@PyrZern I forgot to mention, but this is the kind of detail they wanted. Do you think I still have to change the damage?

gsokol

The top of the head still doesn't have enough geo.  You should be focusing as much of your polycount as you can on getting a smooth silhouette.  Those modeled in details on the mouth are almost never at an angle where you need to care about silhouette.  Personally, I would have modeled them in highpoly and baked them down to much flatter geo...something like an extruded shape with the outline of the cluster of cylinders, but without the modeled in crevaces betweeen them, if that makes sense.

I do think your noise is still too much.  The helmets have more spread out, surface level scratches and such.  You have deep gauges that look like chunks of concrete were broken off.  Notice how little the scratches in your ref actually affect the form. 

ftsmith

I appreciate all the feedback. Turns out, I kinda suck at this stuff so I'm glad that I can get some advice.

Here is the latest update. Let me know how it looks.