WIP - Plasma Thrower

meat

Hi, so this is the first time posting here. Please be kind

Here is a model I have been working on for a little while in my spare time. It was inspired by a concept sketch created by my friend, Andy Cotnam. http://seecotsdraw.blogspot.com/ He rocks!

Plasma Thrower
So I'm not done with the textures yet. I have to add some more dirt, fix the specular map, and the emissive map needs work.
I also want to create an effect for the plasma spewing out of the weapon.
I realize that it's pretty symmetrical, I was thinking of adding some unique details in the texture to try and make it less so.

Please feel free to comment. Feedback is always appreciated.

Created in 3ds Max and Photoshop.
7500 polys (with weapon)
2048 texture size on character
1024 texture size on weapon
3 Materials (character, weapon, transparent head glass)

rendered in 3dsmax


Diffuse / Normal / Wireframe


High poly model


Textures for character - diffuse, specular, normal, and emissive.

MoP

Nice work. A tad "angular" for my tastes, maybe, and the legs look a bit large, but it's well executed and looks good when posed.

woogity

good stuff, lots of detail yet not too noisy, the helmet also rocks, and the oversized energy pack? is nice too.


-woog

rooster

looks great man, altho I'm not sure his pose compensates enough for the weight on his back

Codeman

This is really well done. The textures is gorgeous. My only crit is the feet look too small (maybe cause legs are so thick), otherwise it is awesome.

LEViATHAN

I think the normal map could be pushed a bit more

HaloAnimator

That looks pretty sick...I love the pack the most especially with its details...I do agree about the normal map being pushed a little more...maybe some wear and tear on the armour...even a bullet hole or two...

Keep it up...

JonathanArmstrong

I like the textures the best . It looks good so far, I'm thinking that the backpack seems a bit top-heavy though: perhaps having a style that wraps around the shoulders more...but I know you're probably done with the modeling aspect. I like the helmet the most and the shoes the least. The legs feel a little too beefy for the torso, also. Not sure if you can change those, but a quick thing to add would be more emissive lights around the suit. Keep it up: I'd like to see it in engine .

meat

Cool. Thanks for all the input everyone. I appreciate your time. I will post another shot after I make some more changes.

adam

Not a lot of separation in the materials, his armor looks to be of similar material type.

otherwise, cool design.

Chai

Awesome work
Only thing that bugs me is the lack of specularity - metal is usually darker diffuse and brighter specular ...

Legion

I may be knew to this whole sort of thing, but I love the model. Would you be able to get a projectile example for us?

However I do have one slight suggestion. Just from a personal point of view, if you are able to change his stance maybe if he were to be slightly hunched? Due to the weight of his equipment.
Just a suggestion however, keep up the good work!

BradMyers82

Yeah, having different color scheme for the character and the weapon would probably make it look better; but I really like the crisp textureing you have done. Nice job.

meat

Sorry it's taken me so long to post an update. I did some more work on the weapon texture. These shots are of the weapon in unreal 3.0.

Does anyone know how to dump frames out of unreal using the console command DUMPFRAMES ?? I tried to make a movie but I couldn't get the console command to work.

Let me know what you think. Thanks!

vj_box

looks really good to me!
vj

PixelGoat

Closeup on the weapon looks wicked

SHEPEIRO

looks really nice, couple of cookie cutter cylinder problems in the bake which take away from the clean lines of the model

meat

Cool thanks for the input and comments.

Here is a shot of the character and the weapon in unreal. I am still working on the textures. He is a little too grey and I agree with the comment that the pallet on the weapon is too close to the character so I am going to work on that too. I also changed the posture so he is leaning over more to compensate for the weight of the plasma backpack.

Thanks again!

Legion

Very nice work, meat. Keep it up, I think it gives more of a sense of realism if he is hunched over. Gravity, you know? Looking forward to the projectile, and if your wanting to add any more detail to him? Try giving him environmental wear. To be more specific? Maybe his boots would be a bit dusty or dirty. Just a suggestion. Keep on going!