Modular Sci Fi Floor

Hydrogen

Hello guys! I'm kinda new working in 3D and I've never posted on Polycount before, but I got a good tip from a friend that this is the place to get constructed criticism!

I made this floor more as a texture exercise than a modeling exercise. Baked the normal map from high to low in Maya2012 and used it as a starting point for the texture which I did in PS5.

Gonna post some pictures, and I am looking forward to hear what you guys have to say

Sincerely
Hydro

tyddynroger

did you follow the 3d motive tutorial for this?

Hydrogen

No I didn't :P I just googled "sci fi floor" and took picture that I liked. Then I made a "concept/mood-board" which I had on a plane in Maya when I made my HP.

megalmn2000

To bring more the metallic effect, I would suggest you to play around the specular so it can shine like metal. Strongly recommend this:

http://cg.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photoshop/how-to-hand-paint-convincing-metal-textures/

Hydrogen

Just watched the tutorial, gonna go over my diffuse/specc (and specc to normal).

Ty for the tip :=)

Dimfist

Any reason your plane has so much geometry to it?

odium

Did you look at how he made it...?

Dimfist

that couldn't be achieved by 4 quads? Ah I see he made some broken grate. So as a modular piece, that broken grate repeating make sense? Just wondering. I'd use a decal or something.

Dimfist

It looks really nice though, not slamming him on skill.

Darkleopard

The yellow parts in the grill is confusing me, because it looks alpha'd so you can see under it, but its not. Its making the yellow look out of place IMO

Nice work though

Wesley

Dimfist wrote: »

that couldn't be achieved by 4 quads? Ah I see he made some broken grate. So as a modular piece, that broken grate repeating make sense? Just wondering. I'd use a decal or something.

You should look at how he made this again...

Anyway, apart from what others have said I have no crit. Really like the approach to this though. Look forward to seeing it with updated textures.

Hydrogen

I'll prolly put the piece in UDK or UNITY to show you guys how it really looks in a game engine. The result may be what you guys are looking for since my spec isn't showing as much as it really should (I rendered it with a phong in Maya).

I'll update as soon as possible.
Ty for the comments !

Hydrogen

So I followed the tutorial and did some changes to the diffuse/specc and normal, and I got happy with the results. What do you guys think, any crits?

Sincerely Hydro