1st Gen Kanto Pokedex

Scizz · May 2013

Finished for now!

Progress below:

Here are my references:

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This 3D Pokedex was done by Robbie Nordgren This is an awesome reference!
I'm going to stick more towards the 2d one though. Working on the high-poly now.

Mrpopo · May 2013

Nice! Im excited to see how it turns out! as it is though, it looks like your turbo smoothed model could use some rounding out and softening on the edges. I will show you what i mean through interpretative dance,

Cube Republic · May 2013

I love your conifers. Was the bark created in zbrush?

Scizz · May 2013

@MrPoPo Thank you for the feedback! I'll take note, however I'm leaning more towards the 2D reference which isn't as smooth and rounded as the stylized 3D reference

@Cube Republic Uhm, I'm not quiet sure what you're talking about xD

More progress:

Took longer than expected because I had to readjust the edges for screen in order to have a square in the middle, while being able to chamfer the one corner of the border.

Mrpopo · May 2013

No problem mate, and I noticed you had mentioned that after I posted, hehe my bad :P

Scizz · May 2013

Finshed the high-poly of the left side! Gonna work on the right, shouldn't take too long as I can re use a lot of geo I already have.

Scizz · May 2013

Finished with the high-poly

Going to start the low and unwrapping now. :'<

ZacD · May 2013

Most of your high poly details are too sharp, and have a lot of 90 degree angles that wont bake down.

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Mrpopo · May 2013

^ this

Scizz · May 2013

Hmmm. Well when you get up close to it the edges are pretty soft.

: / Unless your talking about different edges, or they in fact aren't soft enough?

ZacD · May 2013

They aren't soft enough, those edges are going to be represented as pixels on a texture, if the details are a pixel or less on a 512x512 texture, they will not show up well.

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NormalMap?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=normal_edge_thickness.jpg

Scizz · May 2013

Alright I moved some controlling edges away from the corners as far as I could while maintaining the shape I want.

I also gave a black material to everything thats floating geo

KnechtRuprecht · Jun 2013

Better, but I think still too sharp. And don't forget what ZacD said.

Scizz · Jun 2013

Here's the low poly. With the AO and Normal maps applies. Sits around 2,100 polys.

mospheric · Jun 2013

Only immediate crit is that it doesn't really look like it can close. Seems like the screens (?) will stop each other from closing properly. Take a look at the first concept and how the door sits on the hinge also.

I do agree with MrPopo that rounding out some of the corners will be more interesting than what you have.

Can we see wires for the low poly? I'll probably have more to say once I see how the normal map is used.

AlexCatMasterSupreme · Jun 2013

The edges are still too tight.

Sir Apple · Jun 2013

As said your edges are still too tight. Additionally its a plastic molded material, meaning it should most definitely have softer rounded edges. Right now the normal map is doing nothing at all for the model.

Edge exaggeration is key to learn.

Selaznog · Jun 2013

Other than the edges, I'd round the corners so the silhouette isn't just a boring box :P

Scizz · Jun 2013

I felt like any softer and I wouldnt have any edge control over the model. I had already unwrapped, baked and started working on the diffuse before I got responses. Maybe you guy's will think it looks better with the textures on it?

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Scizz · Jul 2013

I decided to re do the texture for this, after learning NDo2 and Ddo. I'm really happy with how it turned out!
(The sketchfab in the previous post is updated with the new textures)

There are some texture issues that I'm aware of, but this object is small in game so, I'm not too worried about people noticing.

1st Gen Kanto Pokedex

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