Sketchbook: Benj666

benj666

Hi my name is Ben (benj666 see what I did there? ;O).

I study games design and I am trying to improve both 3d work and digital painting, and sketching. Please please comment and critique me.

I hope I get better and hope you enjoy looking at the work when it gets better

This is one of the first models, I did. I did it from a book, used the texture from the book just to get into it.

sorry for the non clear image



This was a quick sword design, The idea was to, draw it, colour it in photoshop and then model and texture it, texturing hasnt happened yet :O.



Photoshop leather covered hilt. First time trying to paint leather.



Hilt of model.



Finished model.



This is just a quick study to practice blending colours.



THis was a character modelled from a maya book, an autodesk book actually. Again no texture I should do it really.



This is just a sketch I did, seen as I hadnt drawn on paper for a while.



Please comment and critique

Thanks, Ill upload more later.

Oranghe

gogogogogo do them barrels! good job learning organic modeling

benj666

So I did a barrel, but it didnt end up how I wanted. bah!

I think im gonna do another one, I think the model is the problem, it seemed turned and bent? twisted? in some areas, which of course put the UV off.

Also please give feedback on the texture.

Thanks



Also the UV


PS i know it sucks. so let rip

Oranghe

I think the model is okay sometimes i feel everything is wonky also, keep making them and you may feel better about it. Use no lights in the light section to really see how the diffuse looks, doing hand painted with the shadows on can make it distracting.

I think your doing a good job working on the wood but could push the metal allot more, its good practice doing metal on things like this because one of the hardest things is defining it so it doesn't look like stone. Metal is allot colder and you can spam much brighter highlights have a gander at some more reference and have fun experimenting.

ladyknowles

Great work Ben!

Zeldrak

nice barrel, you should work on those textures a bit more though. are you going for a more painterly look? you should smooth it out a bit and add some more contrast on those colors to make the wood pop out a bit more.

benj666

YAY someone i dont know replied. thanks for the feedback. currently repainting one. and redid the model, will upload when done.

benj666

Ok need barrel. 319 tris hand painted texture. Going for a cartoony, warcraft/torchlight look. Any feedback critique welcome

Thanks in advance.

Oranghe

Think you did a really good job here ben i can see you put allot of effort into this! lots of progress from your first attempt

Razorb

aye, tis a nice improvement over your last barrel, i think the cracks/gabs between each plank is a bit too dark... and the wooden texture itself is a bit blobby.. but honestly overall you have done a good job!

benj666

Thanks for the feedback guys. Yeah no you mention it they are a little dark, think im gonna edit it before hand in and improve it abit. Thanks

This was really enjoyable. I really liked doing this project.

benj666

This is a quick seamless texture i did following one of Razorb's tutorials. it took me under an hour to do.

It is a stone floor texture.

ladyknowles

That looks amazing Ben, good job!

Oranghe

nice job with the finishin touches!

Moshbeast

quite like the textures nice job

benj666

Back again. Here is our last hand in. I did (or tried) art work for allods online. and I hate them, they look nothing like anything. So please let rip tell me what i did wrong in both art style and also general technique please please please!!!!

I did a safe. A wooden weapons box, and a pillar.

benj666

Here are two more tillable textures I made. One is stone again, another is brick.

Brick


Stone

ladyknowles

Great work as usual!

benj666

Back again. Some realistic textures

Both wood. but different types. Gonna try some brick and metal next.

benj666

Late update, but this is the work i've been doing at uni and finished now for Christmas, and i can continue to work on modelling texturing and UDK presentation skills and also work on designing things in UDK Woot!

allmighty_thunder

i like your hand-painted stuff quite a bit

Oranghe

good to see more barrels! hehe googogo!

benj666

hi, im working on a old mansion that will go into udk and have gameplay and stuff. But for now just working on my art.

Im going for the wooden panel walls. In some rooms it will be full wood panels and in some just half. This is just a test and I would like some feedback on improving them and such.

So the image is a simple block and the texture with normal and specular on it. (im not expert so please tell me where I am going wrong. )

Thank you in advance for any feedback.

benj666

@allmighty Thanks! sorry for late reply i didnt even get the message, and kinda neglected this thread. Thanks though. Love doing hand painted stuff. No too improve though lol!

@Oranghe Yeah barrels are the best:) i'd be lost without them!

benj666

Uploaded in UDK for a quicktest

njc6425

cool texture work man

benj666

Thanks man. Yeah I wanna push my textures. Wanna get better ya know?

benj666

Long time no post

Here is what i've been working on, with the tutorial from Millenia

This is a UDK render.










I feel i can make it better, but i just need some guidance.

Thanks in advance for any feedback

benj666

Did this also, before the gun.

Love teh barrels.



Any feedback welcome:)