ak47 modeling practice

dansher

yep its an ak!

making this really just to practice my hi poly modeling and to see if i can actually finish a model with out following a tut

(racers tut doesnt count coz i havnt seen it all and im not copying it 100% lol)

so what do you think so far?

there are some bits im not really happy with and might change so they closer match the ref.

and theres som bits i havnt done yet as you can see

**link to the awwwwwwesome ref album http://www.pixagogo.com/1890304226**


*edit* i can upload a bigger pic if that one isnt clear enough, image shack isnt letting me upload it coz its to big so ill have to find somewhere else

dansher

makecg

Too dark to see.. use a lighter background

dansher

new pics with a lighter background, havnt done anything to the model since the last ones tho

KyleJensen

For your render backgrounds, just use a neutral gray or something.

dansher

ahk will do, i wasnt sure if that would make it too dark with the model being a grayish colour aswell

Bruno Afonseca

For what I can see, doesn't look bad. But then I can't see anything!
Light gray model, dark gray background, use spec to help define shapes, not to mess things up!

I made an ak47 model as well, and I presented it this way:

dansher

thanks maybe ill take the metal texture off lol ill do some better renders so you can see it

dansher

ok wtf im trying to delete something and it wont delete,

ok random but its working now lol

Pedro Amorim

Just post viewport screenshots of the model. dont bother to render. it's doing more harm than good

dansher

im trying to upload a bigger one but its being stupid, is this better tho? if i make it bigger?

riddlaz

Yes, this is much better to see the progress you are making. One thing that I would advise you is to try to stay true to the subtle changes in curvature for individual pieces. While not limiting yourself to what you see, so if you feel that making some adjustments to its design would achieve a more appealing aesthetic, do so. For example the grip.. I know some models may have a flat grip like the one you made, but others have a more appealing grip with more curvature. Also adding a rubber grip can provide texture variation. What other things could you add to create more texture variation?

Like this one:


My point is, look for several AK47 references. Then pick the best out of each to make the highest quality model that you can. Considering the AK47 is a very popular model in the cg world, If I where in you're shoes I would consider doing a custom AK47 instead. This will stand out against the other thousand AK47 models that are already made.


Best Regards,

riddlaz

Here is a cool reference that I found for you.


Also, check out this web site.. It has lots of different AK models.

http://www.kaskus.us/showthread.php?t=901366&page=13

dansher

thats a great ref pic riddlaz, thanks heaps

decided to change it up a bit a change the top of the grip to a rail mount it still needs some work tho its kinda boring at the moment

working on the sights atm