Rifle-WIP

TMiuccio

Hey! This is my first post on Polycount. I hope to add more as I expand my portfolio. This rifle is my first attempt at a high poly hard surface model. Any and all advice would be appreciated. I feel like the mesh isn't as it should be. I haven't cleaned up the non-4 sided polygons yet, but I wanted to see what you thought I should start over with a cleaner mesh or just clean this one up.

Thanks again for checking it out!

Here's the concept art that I was given, followed by the work in progress.

SouthpawSid

Hi TMiuccio,

It's my belief that if this is your first attempt at some serious hard surfaced modeling, start a lot simpler. Find some everyday objects that would be great practice and just keep modeling away until you get super comfortable with edge control and it can work for you when hard surfaced modeling. Anything from a televisions set to maybe a household tool that's kept in a garage. Stuff like that is great practice before getting into something as complex and complicated as a weapon like a rifle.

Also, I see a lot of places where you could save yourself a ton of headache by floating chunks of geo, instead of trying to keep it all one mesh.

Keeping going!

TMiuccio

Thanks for the advice. I'm trying to help a friend by making assets for his game. I've just never made a highpoly hard surface model before. Luckily, this is just going to be normal mapped, so I've decided to go back to the basic mesh and work from there.

Snader

For now, how about you just make the scope? That's a nice bite-size project which still has enough interesting shapes: concave, convex, some small details (I suggest adding ridges to the knobs for extra grip) and large shapes.

TMiuccio

Started on the scope like Snader and Southpaw Suggested. I started small with the top knob of the gun.

The original knob was 10 sided, so I made a replica that was 16 sided for the high poly. Then I made an 8 sided for the low poly.

ZacD

The high poly really needs some work, its lumpy and full of shading errors.

TMiuccio

Thanks ZacD, I'll fix that now.

TMiuccio

Is this better?

TMiuccio

I rebuilt the low poly and worked more on the UVs and here's what I've got.

Mgoblue412

Where is the wireframe? I think that would help to see what is going on with the "pulling" it seems like is happening on your high poly

TMiuccio

Here's the wireframes. I put soft edges on the low poly and changed the lambert to a blinn. The bottom of the model isn't high priority as this is a stick on piece.