Sting [UE4]

FullSynch · Jan 2017

Hey folks just finished up a remake of a model I tried a couple years ago. Here's the original thread, got a lot of good critique I kept in mind this time around.
http://polycount.com/discussion/157115/sting#latest

This time I took a little more liberty in stylizing the original version from the films. Hope you like it.

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4,374 Triangles
2048x2048 Texture Maps

model

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdFO--hILYQ

Comments and Critique always appreciated.

FreneticPonies · Jan 2017

Awesome work! Really makes me want an open world LOTR RPG, no crits really, just cool.

Klawd · Jan 2017

Saw it on artstation earlier and loved it! The little cinematic is quite good too! Great job

Zipfinator · Jan 2017

This turned out pretty well! I like the stylization of the leather on the sheath and the filigree baked very well. In terms of crit I'd say the cap on the handle could have used a bit more attention. Maybe a small bit of filigree on it or a slight inset. It looks like the normal baked a bit off as well there or the triangulation is just flipped compared to the normal so the gradient is rendering incorrectly. Also the topology on the low is a bit messy, but since it's a static sword that's not such a huge deal.

EDIT:

Did a quick image of what I meant with the triangulation being incorrect on the cap. You can see the lighting is reacting incorrectly over that triangle because of the topology. When it triangulates in UE4 it chooses the wrong direction, causing the geometry to bend inwards which changes the smoothing, making the gradient that baked for the opposite triangulation on the normal map render incorrectly. I realize that's about 8 pixels of screen space and would probably be covered up by a hand in a game, but I figured I'd point it out anyway since it's an easy fix!

FancyMug · Jan 2017

This is really great! Awesome work.

Irensay · Jan 2017

really awesome

Sebeuroc · Jan 2017

This turned out great! The leather on the sheath looks odd to me. I think it's the scale of the leather texture, it looks too big for everything else. It makes the leather look orcish instead of elvish. Also, I'd be interested to see a comparison of the previous version vs the new one. Nice work.

FullSynch · Jan 2017

@FreneticPonies Thanks! I really want a game like that too, Shadow of Mordor is cool, but not the same vibe I'm looking for.

@Klawd Thank you! I'm putting a little more work into presentation as of late.

@Zipfinator Hey thanks for pointing that out! I didn't even notice. Seems like an easy fix so I'll be sure to do that before sending this out with applications.

@FancyMug @Irensay Thanks!

@Sebeuroc Thanks, the first time around I used a more accurate leather, but I think that's kinda bland. I think this chunkier leather tells a better story.

Here's the reference