Japanese Roadside Shrine thingy. Need help too.

Hayden Zammit

Working on some assets for a project.

I've almost finished this roadside shrine thing. I'm not sure what it actually is or called. I might add some wear and tear here and there, but I think this is actually for a town area that is supposed to be in fairly good shape. Crits are always welcome. Here it is:



One problem I'm having is this part at the top. I know its something to do with the normals. I cut that top bit in half and mirrored it, and I'm getting this bad result where it joins. I remember encountering this before, and knowing how to fix it; however, this is the first game art thing I've done in ages, and I've forgotten. Any help would be appreciated.



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Cap Hotkill

well, your normals are a bit messed up because of the way your smoothings are done. try to cut that zone to make it harder.

Hayden Zammit

well, your normals are a bit messed up because of the way your smoothings are done. try to cut that zone to make it harder.

Thanks. I'll try to do it better in future. I didn't realize I actually had enough space to keep that part unmirrored, so I changed it and didn't use overlapping and its all good now.

Hayden Zammit

I worked on the texture some more, darkening it, adding some wear and adding some spec to the wood. I've started working on the next asset on the list for this project, but any crits are still helpful.