Fast Attack Vehicle - mini environment WIP
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Last project to get done before GDC! I plan on turning this into a mini environment in the UDK but i'll get into environment stuff that later once I'm done with the main asset. I am doing a chenowth inspired fast attack vehicle. Here is where I am at so far, most of the LP is done and some HP tires. I still want to detail the Mark 19 on top a little bit more and add a machine gun to the passenger seat. Any and all help appreciated!
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keep going! belongs in rage methinks :P
@Rang3r1: I added some detail to the engine to make it look like is has more working components by playing with some shapes and extruding along splines. Hope nit's convincing enough now.
Now to finish up some LP detailing on the Mark 19 up top as well as get a machine gun into the passenger seat!
Looks good, more mud as suggested, also, I would throw in light dust in every nook and cranny.
Its all looking a bit matte at the moment, not sure if that's the lighting but I'd get some more contrasting spec in there within the vehicle
lol Michael! :poly124:
My suggestion would be:
if the project was focused on the vehicle i would make the "presentation stage" more clean. Right now the r hills behind it and a tent that distract a lot from looking at the vehicle. Especially if the surrounding environment is quite bad (sry, but i guess u would agree, since your vehicle has way better quality than surrounding) :P
Tent gives the dotted shadow which makes it hard to read rear part of the vehicle.
Hills make other stuff blend with them, which does not help either.
Having a ground base is ok. But important is not to overdo it. The silhouette and depth of your primary object should be on the first place.
I like plain colors and gradients, but thats my preference. I saw great presentation done using a small base (kinda collectors' item, u know like those WH collectable figures for example).
Right now i have hard times reading your vehicle.
Now just one minor comment about the actual car
It looks great, but the silencer and exhaust look like flesh (probably because of some pale skin tone). Pay more attention of rusty pipes refs
roosterMAP: I'll probably throw some sort of text on the vehicles side. I wanted to avoiding any logos or text a the beginning of texturing simply because most of these vehicles are black ops vehicles and have nothing on them, but yeah, it could for sure add some characters.
EDIT* Just realized I want to make the tent a bit bigger like i had it when the lighting wasn't working.
Some sort of ropes which create the tension to fix the metal frame would be good. Some hanging patches of camo net would be nice as well. Basicly u could add more "tentish" elements. Plus the texture is too shiny i think. I thought about a shrinked building before also because it looked like a glowing stucco/plaster wall
Make sure that from inside the net is more dark
As my personal choise though i would replace the tent by a ruined wall for example. Something that "sells" better
http://dandwire.com/vidtut/ut3vehicle1.htm
I've made a tutorial on a simple drivable vehicle using Unreal 3's vehicle code.
hey, that is pretty awesome! Thanks much and I will for sure have to take a stab at that sometime! Again, thanks for sharing doublemint!
I really would love to work on a military buggy but never stumbled across enough solid reference.
Guess I just should just challenge myself and work without any orthographic images because you have definately proved that it would be a worth while project to work on.
which reference did you work from and did you stumble across a ortho?
Inspired man!
keep it up.
there is tonns more reference when you google fast attack vehicle.
Originally I was googling, military buggy, military dune buggy etc
EPIC FAIL, eh?
cheers mate!