3D Realism military radio - from concept - would love feedback

razvandrf

Hello everyone, I've been working on this model and would love to know what you guys think, where I could improve in the texturing phase. 

Please know that these are not renders, but printscreens from Substance Painter. Thanks!

Eric Chadwick

This is looking great so far.

Are you using photo reference? It would help to see your asset side-by-side with some photo reference.

One thing that stands out to me is the asset lighting is very flat and uninteresting. You could try adding some lights, and using a HDRI for your lighting. Random example, via Google Image search for "military radio model", https://blenderartists.org/t/military-radio/1303324

The wear and scratches on the model seem generic and not as related to actual human use. I'd suggest checking out photos of real radios with real-world wear and tear, for ideas. For example https://www.ebay.com/itm/304036058073 

razvandrf

Eric Chadwick said:

This is looking great so far.

Are you using photo reference? It would help to see your asset side-by-side with some photo reference.

One thing that stands out to me is the asset lighting is very flat and uninteresting. You could try adding some lights, and using a HDRI for your lighting. Random example, via Google Image search for "military radio model", https://blenderartists.org/t/military-radio/1303324

The wear and scratches on the model seem generic and not as related to actual human use. I'd suggest checking out photos of real radios with real-world wear and tear, for ideas. For example https://www.ebay.com/itm/304036058073 

Hey Eric! Thank you so much for your feedback! 

Please ignore the lightning, the photos are directly from the Substance Painter  viewport, they are not renders. I agree it's flat right now. I want to render it in Marmoset. But I can try to make a bigger difference in roughness in the asset. I will check the example that you gave me and inspire from it, thank you!

Regarding the photo reference, here are some examples: 

Flmn

You're using stencil font on "bat 06 networking" which obviously cant be used on a screen. Use the one above it.