IEL AB Pionner Chainsaw - Hard surface practice

Pityku

Hello everybody,

IEL AB Pioneer chainsaw will be my first realistic hard surface model








   For the time being I will try to make the HP model within zbrush only to practice zbrush HP, after I`m happy with that, I will retopologise for HP subdivion modelling so that I practice high poly subdiv modelling as well.

Please feel free to suggest changes and give me as much feedback as possible as this will be a realtime portfolio piece that will hopefully go towards me getting hired

 Thank you,
 Dani.

Pityku

this is what I have so far

The initial blockout:


after a few hours of zbrushing

Pityku

More progress

Pityku

Started to add smaller details

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More progress











chain detail:

Doxturtle

Nice detail on this so far, looking forward to seeing it modeled

Pityku

Thanks @Doxturtle

wormo

cool! looking really good so far. coming along very nicely.

Pityku

Thank you @wormo!

Pityku

I have finished the high poly in zbrush, almost there with it ) there are a few things that I couldn't make them as I wanted in Zbrush but I will try to fix them when I do the HP subdivsion modelling in Maya.







Below here I have decided to redo the ENTIRE model in Maya using SUB D modelling as opposed to ZBrush. 
What inspired me to do so was this thread on sub d modelling techniques:

http://polycount.com/discussion/56014/how-the-f-do-i-model-this-reply-for-help-with-specific-shapes-post-attempt-before-asking

TheLittleJay

I haven't seen much hardsurface done in ZB before, and that looks really good. Good job and I'm looking forward to seeing some more of your progress. 

vickgaza

Hey man I`m really digging the fact that you did it in ZB first to test it out then saw that there`s a way that offers more control and you redid it in Sub D ! Not many people go through all that trouble to learn , especially on the same model twice

Looking forward for more

Pityku

Thank you @TheLittleJay , I had a few problems in zbrush the biggest for me was maintaining the same softness on the edges 
Hey @vickgaza it was hardcore ) but i'm almost there with it, just a few more hours ( I hope) )

Pityku

I have finished the highpoly
Here are some  renders:

vickgaza

Dude I`m super impressed man, the fact that you did this asset twice, once in ZB to learn hard surface there then SUB D in Maya to learn proper hard surface ... hats off to you man !
 I think @perna deserves a beer or two, as I know you followed tons of his posts , and so should everyone haha  

Wicked work man ! Now do some ZB welding of them pipes and I look forward to you baking it and texturing it.