Shorty Cannon - 1st "Next Gen" asset

Clopticon

I created this funny little cannon in 3DS max using an eat3d tutorial and the advice of some very helpful friends. Im curious to think what you guys think of it and how I can make my future stuff better. Thanks

Reference image...

http://media.photobucket.com/image/captain%20hooks%20pirate%20ship/bananaphone5000/GORILLLAS/cannon1-67.jpg

Clopticon

Hmm Im having trouble displaying in line images....Here is the link to a shot on photobucket

http://s781.photobucket.com/albums/yy99/Clopticon/?action=view&current=rendersthreequarter.jpg

sampson

Is it just me? all i can see is the link to the reference image

Christian Hjerpe

Only ref image. We would like to see your model.

Clopticon

Sorry guys the inline stuff didnt go through lets see if this will work...

sampson wrote: »

Is it just me? all i can see is the link to the reference image

System

The wood looks awesome but the canon metal doesn't compare, it just looks like specular yellow but not metal. presume you are going for something like this?

Clopticon

Yes that is an excellent example! I think I need to beat up the metal a bit more and tone down the yellow color?

GCMP wrote: »

The wood looks awesome but the canon metal doesn't compare, it just looks like specular yellow but not metal. presume you are going for something like this?

CheeseOnToast

There's too much green in the metal. Try hue shifting it to a warmer browny-yellow for starters.

sampson

This may or may not be of use to you - my cannon texturing tutorial: http://vimeo.com/4976913

Clopticon

After some time spent revisiting the diffuse and specular maps this is the result. A coworker also suggested that I add a spec color to help sell the metallic finish. Let me know what you think!

Clopticon

Hey thanks I will check it out!

sampson wrote: »

This may or may not be of use to you - my cannon texturing tutorial: http://vimeo.com/4976913

achillesian

cool tut

Jasonin3d

good work the revised canon texture is looking good!! cool tutorial too! thanks!

whats_true

URRRg, BLACK BACK GROUND @_@

With that said, ACE work on the revise. Looks wayy better!

sampson

yeah that revision looks lot better - have a dark grey background next tme. (also my tut was recorded when i didnt realise how annoying i was LOL) a quite desaturated brown/gold colour spec will help that gold to pop

Ott

There should not be black lines here. This is caused from either

• Using black as your base / bottom texture layer and the UVs are mipping over to it
• Artifacts left over from AO / Crazybump
• Incorrect projections or smoothing groups
• Intentionally painting it black, or something else I might have missed :poly124:

Clopticon

Thanks Ott - those have bothered me too and I have done #1 to no avail. I will continue through your list and see what the offender is

Ott wrote: »

There should not be black lines here. This is caused from either

• Using black as your base / bottom texture layer and the UVs are mipping over to it
• Artifacts left over from AO / Crazybump
• Incorrect projections or smoothing groups
• Intentionally painting it black, or something else I might have missed :poly124:

PLyczkowski

Ott wrote: »

There should not be black lines here. This is caused from either

• Using black as your base / bottom texture layer and the UVs are mipping over to it
• Artifacts left over from AO / Crazybump
• Incorrect projections or smoothing groups
• Intentionally painting it black, or something else I might have missed :poly124:

Or this could be from not separated uv islands from different smoothing groups?

Ott

See #3