[FINISHED] Playstation 1 - Real time asset - Game ready

ElyesBens

So i have been working on this little guy as a side project. I almost finished the high poly
I still have to model the lens and we're done 

Kanni3d

You mentioned you're nearly done your HP but this still looks super razor sharp. I'm assuming you're using a dynamesh + polish workflow for your highpoly?

ElyesBens

Kanni3d said:

You mentioned you're nearly done your HP but this still looks super razor sharp. I'm assuming you're using a dynamesh + polish workflow for your highpoly?

Yes I'm gonna polish the crisp edges after i finish modeling 

ElyesBens

High poly done ! 

ElyesBens

UPDATE : 

Low poly modeling and Normals baking done ! 

ElyesBens

Had the time to refine the high poly, low poly and the UVs for a better baking since i wasn't satisfied with the previous results as it was way too smooth and it didn't highlight the bevels the way i wanted, so here's the update : 

ElyesBens

Can anyone help me with this problem i'm having with substance painter ? 
My mesh is fine in other softwares (marmoset and maya) but when i import it to Painter it gets messed up like this , as if like the whole object is smooth or UVs are not unwrapped or the normals do not match the mesh. I couldn't find the solution. 






The UVs look weird too when i rotate the skybox : 



Here's how it looks in Marmoset and in Maya

Phoenix995

yea looks like you are not exporting the hard soft edges to substance. can you make sure to export them?

ElyesBens

Phoenix995 said:

yea looks like you are not exporting the hard soft edges to substance. can you make sure to export them?

Yes I am exporting them, at least i think i do, since i make sur I check "smoothing groups" option in the fbx export window and also the rest of the model looks fine with hard and soft edges exactly as they are in maya. 
I tried cleaning the model a bit and unlocking normals then i selected all edges and turned them into soft edges then i ran a script that uses UV borders as reference and makes them hard edges on the model and the resutl still the same in painter, then I imported the file in 3ds Max (looked fine) then exported it again as a new file , still nothing. At this point i'm stuck 

Also i just reallized you're Florian Neumann - big fan of your work  

Phoenix995

ahh okok, did you already try a obj? 
that should lock your normals... if its still happening than the import in substance is wrong...
oh yea also make sure substance is not doing anything to your normals when you import the mesh... thats all i can think of

oh hey thanks a lot man!

teodar23

Maybe there are overlapping vertices not welded.

ElyesBens

teodar23 said:

Maybe there are overlapping vertices not welded.

i used the cleanup feature in maya and it doesn't show any problems , i might dive deep in cleaning and checking manually later otherwise i'd have to remodel it from scratch

Phoenix995 said:

ahh okok, did you already try a obj? 
that should lock your normals... if its still happening than the import in substance is wrong...
oh yea also make sure substance is not doing anything to your normals when you import the mesh... thats all i can think of

oh hey thanks a lot man!

i will try obj next for sure, but i'm given to understand that .obj is not the best of solutions to import in painter 

ElyesBens

So .... i had to remodel the disc door from scratch, had to redo the UVs too and the whole UV layout and the baking and, and ,and ... (pain and tears) , then i threw it in Painter to add text markings and height information and baked all of that in the normal map (to make things easier when generating smart masks) I still have some slights refinements to do before texturing but i thought i would share the results here : 

ElyesBens

So this is finally starting to take shape. I've had a bit of a struggle to make a conviencing texture since the asset is mostly monochromatic, and now i think i'm onto something here.

I'm nowhere near the finish line yet. This is a WIP 

Kanni3d

Nice! not sure if its the lighting, but i'm leaning more towards your albedo is a bit too dark? Feel like ps1's are much more lighter/whiter.

Could also use a very subtle touch of magenta/purple, especially to break out of the monochromatic-ness.

ElyesBens

A purple-ish tone seem like a good idea, i've been trying some red/yellow-ish tones i picked from references to breakup the gray and it always seemed off somehow. Thanks for the suggestion ! 

ElyesBens

Hey @Kanni3d
It worked !! i added a purple tone and mixed it with some brown and yellow and IT WORKED !  
thanks for the advice !! 

These are the shots i intend to post in my portfolio - but before i do is there any improvements to make ? Are there any shots that are not portfolio material ? are there problems with the texturing that need fixing ? Lighting ? ...



These are some of the references i used : 

ElyesBens

So done and done with this one ! 
For the full project and turntables here's the link : https://www.artstation.com/artwork/28PBDA

ZacD

The dirt and weathering could use a bit of hand tuning/painting of the masks and layers, there's some pretty noticeable haloing around edges that's not natural or realistic.