Workshop #3 - bitmap

Pedro Amorim

Ok. I made a concept for the workshop. Here it is.


I used that Concept from the main workshop thread as a base, then added a water valve and half a cog.
Not sure about the water valve tho..
Maybe this type would look cooler.


Well see what workd best.

Gonna try and record some modeling parts and whatnot:)

Mechadus

Nice, I like your idea. The photoshop concept is surely going to be very helpful too. My only comment - Perhaps some barbed wire wrapped around the top, or some big nasty 'junkyard' welds would help make the gear look at little more attached than just sticking it there. good stuffs tho, cant wait to see progress

SyncViewS

The welded cog is a winner! Real street fighting. I don't like the water valve much, since it doesn't seem to fit much in the design, it runs out too much feeling unbalanced. What about something more massive and compact like a pipe fitting?

The T junction on the upper right, aged and rusted, would fit well keeping the whole design balanced, maybe screwed in not exactly perpendicular to the main pipe axis. The L with squared block would cause much damage too.

W1LLDAB3AST

Most sprockets are usually made of some sort of steel. Unfortunately you couldn't weld steel to brass piping. To make the concept more plausible, you might want to change the piping to cast iron piping. But even then, steel welding to cast iron wouldn't be very strong, it would most likely break off the first few strikes. Just some factors to consider.

IronHawk

mesh plz now k?

Pedro Amorim

Some work sone today.
THose welds are done in modo. But i will probably scrap them and use zbrush instead.

Pedro Amorim

Give me ideas for what valve i should use on the other side.
maybe this?

or this:

Mechadus

awesome work so far. Since the gear is basically supposed to be the cutting/chopping end of the weapon, the other end should be a good 'bopping' tool imo. Id go with something heavier than the first image you posted... that little handle would get all bent out of shape after the 4th or 7th time you wailed somebody in the head with it.

Maybe more like this w/o the handle?

IronHawk

nice start pedro.

Havok

Looks good Pedro. I personally like the Valve... valve but doing the other one might be more fun. Those welds would probably look fine if you just made them a bit smaller.

SyncViewS

Your welding technique is top notch and I don't really mind if it seems too massive, I think it helps to sell the concept. Just two opinions about the cog: it is a bit too thick and a bit under defined in the outer rim. I got in mind something like a bicycle cogwheel. shouldn't it have some sort of spoke (don't know if the word is right, I mean the junction between the hub and the outer wheel). What about welding a series of say three half cog, slightly different in shape and size, but slimmer, at a quite close angle? It could become like a modern mace on one side and a sort of hammer on the other one. Definitely cool

W1LLDAB3AST

SyncViewS wrote: »

Your welding technique is top notch and I don't really mind if it seems too massive, I think it helps to sell the concept. Just two opinions about the cog: it is a bit too thick and a bit under defined in the outer rim. I got in mind something like a bicycle cogwheel. shouldn't it have some sort of spoke (don't know if the word is right, I mean the junction between the hub and the outer wheel). What about welding a series of say three half cog, slightly different in shape and size, but slimmer, at a quite close angle? It could become like a modern mace on one side and a sort of hammer on the other one. Definitely cool

Looks like the Rage team beat him to it.:)

Pedro Amorim

oh wow

3DK.P.

Damn that's unfortunate, you should still go through with the idea though.

Pedro Amorim

made a new cog today.
looks better:

also did a render of the hipoly. lol



here is the obj if anyone wants to see it.

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/93793/cog.obj

EarthQuake

you and your fancy renders..... show off

hay1314

nice work

Okt

EarthQuake wrote: »

you and your fancy renders..... show off

Your cog is very pretty bitmap.

Bad Spleen

Your cog is very pretty bitmap.

yes of course his "cog" is very pretty.. and big

Pedro Amorim

OMG! UPDATE!


Need to zbrush the weld marks!!!!!!!!!!11111

SyncViewS

Hey, it's good to see you didn't give up! I wanted to see this finished and now I feel an urge to open that faucet. It's time for you mad Z-welding super abilities. Carry on!

Pedro Amorim

!!!!!!!
thanks man!

Pedro Amorim

WELDS!

Avanthera

wow,
those are some very nice welds, jealous.

arrangemonk

what would jesus weld

zombiember

Cool pictures.Awesome work done by all my friends.
Keep sharing more your nice attempts..

Pedro Amorim

4314tris.

sneakymcfox

really like the valve and welds, but the second weld up looks like it's come away form the blade

KWolmarans

Truly you are a god of 3d.

I love the slight bend of one of the spokes in the gear. It makes it look like its actually hit something hard (Like a skull) and bent.

SyncViewS

Very good work Pedro, but as is heard in WC3: "WE DEMAND ADDITIONAL WIREFRAME! MORE WIREFRAME IS REQUIRED!"

... and you're a little off with the tris count you gave by yourself :P

Pankake

http://www.game-artist.net/forums/finished-projects/12716-wepon.html

Jacked!

EarthQuake

lol what a rips off, cmon bimmy, finish this shit u dirty mex

Pedro Amorim

lololol
YAY! I GOT RIPPED!
sweet!
i will finish this.. but, right now i have some other shit on my plate that i have to take care of first