Wire mesh

Weiser_Cain

Working on this.

The fishnet is actually supposed to be wires. Is there another way to do them, with the idea that this is going into a game, other than in the texture? I'd really like them to pop off the page, err screen.

ironbearxl

is bump mapping allowed?

Weiser_Cain

Sure

Eric Chadwick

Cool character.

You might try orienting the UVs for the fishnet at a 45° angle so the lines are straight in the bitmap, so you get cleaner lines.

ironbearxl

Eric thats a great idea, and if you use high contrasting colors that'll really make it pop.

Rick Stirling

The other method would be to duplicate the faces in that area , pull them off the surface a little and use an alpha mask - it would be like creating a wire fence.

Weiser_Cain

Thanks all. I'll try that uv meth as I'm not sure what rick is saying and that's never a good sign with me.

Michael Knubben

What rick is saying: copy the legs, scale them just a tiny bit (so they don't intersect with the previous surface), and then use alpha-transparency to make the wire mesh on it.
Example: This q3 skin uses transparency:

Now, instead of doing it like this, you would have your model inside of the transparent mesh.
If you choose to do it this way, it may still be a good idea to do the 45° thing, that's damned clever

If it's stil unclear after this, i'm sorry, it's the best i could do, and i know it's still fairly dodgy.
I guess it's because i'm a filthy foreigner (i kid, i kid)

dazarooney

Some good advice given here, just what I was looking for, thanks.