CVC Helmet

bassmatt00

Hi guys! this is my first attempt at a high poly model of a tank helmet. Any tips or suggestions will be appreciated

jeremiah_bigley

first attempt at highpoly? or first attempt at this object?

In anycase... it is looking pretty good. The way you are showing it off doesn't do it justice though. It is kind of a hideous viewport screenshot. The only thing bothering me really is the inside of the helmet... Looks kinda gummy/blobby.

You plan on lowpoly and textures?

Keep the updates coming and maybe some renders to show it off

bassmatt00

this is my first attempt ever at a high poly model. since i'm new to the forum i'm not quite sure how to showcase my work. any pointers?

i'll be sure and post updates as i go and i plan on doing the low poly and texture very soon

bassmatt00

FruitBomb

nice, now add some details

bassmatt00

here is the Low Poly version. 11,887 tris knocked down from 2.9 million . gonna start an AO bake soon and add some floaters too for the holes on the ear cups.

jordan.kocon

12k tringles seems like way too many for this, especially since I see no bevels. I would say remove all the detail on the inside of the helmet for starteers.

Joshflighter

Can we have some wire frames? That way you can get better crit on what should be more optimized for a better outcome.

IanTSR

There's a lot more detail you can add into the high poly that I'd do before worrying about the low poly. Screw details, the mesh fabric, stitches, the screwed down panel on the side of the ear muff, mesh details on the inside of the helmet liner, noise on the microphone tip, surface detail of chipped and repainted paint on the helmet surface, edge chunks missing on the trim from damage, and repainted (thus, smooth). The chin strap details, beyond just the fabric micro-details. The folded and button rivet as well.

I'd add these details before going to the bake down. Currently it seems you will be getting very little detail out of your normal.

bassmatt00

So I took some time and reduced the tri count to approx 6,400. I could've done more but this assignment but it's due for a school assignment soon (yadda yadda yadda - no excuses!). I will be posting a normal map soon.

doubledope

Hmm, although looking better than before, I think you should prioritize the layout of the polygons. There's a lot of detailed polygons on the microphone, buttons and the inside of the ears. However, those are better spend outside on the headphones and even better yet, the shape of the helmet itself, which looks really jagged.

bassmatt00

update! finally...

Pivot

Is there a specular on it?

bassmatt00

not on these renders. i need to tweak it some more and i'll post it up

Piesandbombs

The scratches on the side are very messy, but I'm absolutely loving the spade decal on the back, it adds a lot of character to the model.

As for more technical notes, the facade straps that are texture-only on the sides are a relatively important and noticeable part of the look ~ Why didn't you actually model them in, might I ask? And I should also note that some of the texture stretching is quite obvious, would you mind showing us your textures?

l.croxton

Looks pretty awesome . I am fairly new to this so I cant crit much asside from possibly the netting texture looks stretched.