Hi Poly Hardsurface probe..

BluPanda

Not really game-art in the truest sense however I like to do this type of thing in my free time for funsies. The goal eventually is to get it 3d printed. I have some mesh cleanup and such before that can happen, but I've got some images to share!





Since I know polycount loves to see the "work" here's some of my iterative thumbnails and a blockout that lead to the final product. There were definitly others involved but I found these relevant to the final image and have some elements you can see evolve which I found fun.

haikai

Nice, man. It's cute! The blue hoses are a nice touch.

respawnrt

So where's the problem ? I kid, nice probe i thought the first image is the concept lol.

alphajayel

Cool man! it looks like it can be a mascot for Maxon Cinema 4d!

i'd love to see that animated! great job!

BluPanda

alphajayel wrote: »

i'd love to see that animated!

YES! I know some animators who keep heckling me for a rig.. 3d print is the priority going forward tho, maybe one day...

Esther58

Thanks for your post

InProgress

It looks great. I'd love an RTS with this kind of look.

BluPanda

Got the print in!

There are some things I could have done to get the price down but I'm pretty darn happy with the results! The subtle texturing seen in the photos isn't very noticeable on the final model unless u stick ur eyes all up in it.

I think I might paint it now...

http://www.shapeways.com/shops/nilesd

Avanthera

What, exactly, could you have done to lower the price? separate the legs and back piece and then glue them together? (so more prints of smaller bits)

BluPanda

Its really based on material, so if I had sculpted in some holes on the bottom, to hollow out the interior. The thing is the hollow interior has to have a hole represented somewhere. It has to be a fully continuous surface so I can't just like put a sphere inside and invert the normals...it has to be a more balloon type scenario with the mouth of the balloon represented somewhere.

I've been meaning to do that but just happy to have 1 done at this point. got another project in the works... we'll see if I get back to that.

OrganizedChaos

Awh this little guy is cute! Man, I really hope the cost for 3d prints goes down some day.