Help with small problem.

Rock Bottom

hey guys i know that this is the wrong place to paste this but its the only way someone will ever answer i am having trouble modeling a pistol grip
http://www.pixagogo.com/Photos/Albums/Photo.aspx?id=S42QGt0NRqpO37uIStVbilpv7I89h5sr1kDzlQpevAZf3uz5GaELwSE1eGbFlbTbQF
if someone can please help me on how to make those small triangles that i cant seem to get around to making them thank you

TakuanDaikon

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NiklasT

You should consider to make those in Zbrush or Mudbox since they are so tiny they should be in the normalmap rather than the base mesh.

fearian

There is a very large megathread called 'how do I model dem shapes!?' where if you post your problem and a ref image someone will either tell you how they would do it or even draw it out for you!

(also, I would recommend making the grip pattern in 2d using crazybump to bring out the normals.)

cryrid

http://www.game-artist.net/forums/support-tech-discussion/13573-gun-grip-pattern-help.html

Perna's suggestion. Possibly a bevel or two thrown in depending on how sharp you want things.

Rock Bottom

thanks guys i will see when i can get along to trying all of these and see witch suits me best thanks for the help

Mark Dygert

I like Per's idea, its pretty simple to model. The only other alternative I can think of would be to combine a pattern into your normal map there are a few ways to do this and I'm pretty sure they're all covered on the polycount wiki.

3DRyan

Photoshop nvidia normal map filter if it's going to be in real time.