Bike Transformer WIP

Patackular · Mar 2011

Hi guys.

In between working on things like this vehicle/transformer, which I based on the Chrysler Tomahawk:

Gone for quite a simplistic-toon style but I think more detail is gonna help the overall look.....and hands.

Here's my progress so far, with a basic normal map. Any critique would be appreciated.

Patackular · Mar 2011

Trying to set up this chrome material in UDK, which is explained at [ame]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Zh3qDyXOY&feature=BF&list=WLBBC2B16734445401&index=1[/ame]

..but I'm not having much luck. I'm pretty new to this sort of thing and I don't get what the error is referring to.

Can anyone help me out?

KyleJensen · Mar 2011

Plug the Multiply that is currently going into your diffuse texture into the emissive node instead.

Patackular · Mar 2011

Thanks Shad0wForce, but no luck

Patackular · Mar 2011

Someone advised me on setting up a component mask between the vector transform and the Texture sample, with only R G channels active, because it was trying to get the 3 value components to go through the 2 value texture.

Tweaked it some more (altering the settings for tangent/world) and got a cleaner result.

But I'm still getting some weird effect. Not sure if it's a cube mapping problem or not.

Snader · Mar 2011

My first guess is that your texture is too detailed. Try blurring it some.

Patackular · Mar 2011

Still seem to be having some issues with my cube map, but for now I've replaced it with a standard metal texture.

Got some diffuse texturing done. Not happy with the glow map, I'm guessing it's just a case of being too harsh, so brining the white down to a grey in the alpha would help.

Anyway, let me know what you think.

Patackular · Mar 2011

Oh, and the tires really need work, too. Hoping that reducing the specularity will help.

Patackular · Mar 2011

Update:

Patackular · Apr 2011

Update:

Patackular · Apr 2011

Thought I'd bring this to an end with a quick animation. Next time, other than working on things like modelling and texturing in general, focus on making sure there's enough detail in my design. I think this one particularly suffered in being too simple.

Bike Transformer WIP

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