Done modeling, what next?

Lightray

Hello all,

Thank you everyone for helping me at this point of modeling. I finally finished my model and would like to know some good tutorial sites for mapping and adding textures to my model.

Here is a shot of my model:
Malakai

Concept:
Malakai 2D Concept


It is 2596 tris. Is that okay? Anything I need to do to clean it up at this point before texturing? Comments and suggestions always welcome.

Final question, is there a program that I can use where I can paint on my 3d model real time when creating textures? Like this image taken from the Lineage2.com website: Image

Thanks

Sage

hi, check this site out I found the vtms to be very nice.

http://forums.ego-farms.com/index.php

Check out the organic modeling series should give you a really good base on where to go with your texturing.

Poop's site has good tutrials also.

http://forums.ego-farms.com/index.php

Later

Joseph Silverman

That polycount is pretty acceptable. You could definitely do that in less, but overall it isn't that bad. There are some programs that let you paint in 3d, along with, to my memory, a photoshop plugin of some sort (ghostpaint or something?)

I think the second link of sage's was intended to be: http://poopinmymouth.com/tutorial/tutorial.htm

Lightray

Thanks,

How much polys on average for next gen games right now if you know?

Joseph Silverman

As Rick always says, it depends.

Try and make the character as few polygons as possible for the look and detail level you want.