Hand painted things!
polycounter lvl 5
hello there trying the hand painted style. the concept is from firstkeeper who is a Amazing artist! http://firstkeeper.deviantart.com/art/Weapons-concept-04-284014517
i hope I do it justice,
here it is , and more to come.
i hope I do it justice,
here it is , and more to come.
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I think the poly distribution could be a bit more efficient/consistent too, the curves on the blade, which contribute heavily to silhouette are quite faceted (which is fine if you're going for low-poly) but the detailing of the skull on the bottom of the handle is quite dense in comparison and contributes very little to silhouette. Try to balance the res on your mesh evenly where possible and in general if you are adding extra polys use them to push the silhouette.
@Torch, Thanks man, yeah its suppose to be metal, thanks for the tip about adding more contrasting values.
@Pixelatedkiwi, yeah i could save a lot of tris on this and made the blade silhouette better, and thanks for liking it!
and for 3d viewing! http://p3d.in/pj3qg/shadeless+spin
3d viewing http://p3d.in/s543r/shadeless+spin
Hey man, very nice stuff
This is a bit of a botched job as I just stuck a brightness/contrast filter on it, but gives a rough idea with it getting lighter toward the top of the staff:
WoW nice work. I try to learn how to Handpaint atm
Did you just used only diffuse Layer ?
If you are doing these from scratch, (which I am assuming you are) you will certainly learn stuff about painting, but the real challenge comes when trying to convert 3d shapes into 2d on your own, not copying what someone has already done.
In other words, since a sword is essentially flat, working off a concept of a sword is a lot like painting a picture of a picture. The concept and the sword are pretty much 2 dimensional and as I said the 3d conversion (via rendering lighting) has already been done for you in the concept, which is by far the most challenging part.
For example if you were creating a 3d character off of a concept, I COULD NOT simply project from the concept and be done with it. With a character or anything with a lot of 3d shape you will be forced to paint lighting in for yourself, discover where the specular highlights lie and so on and so fourth.
I really don't want to discourage you here, but I think you would benefit so much more if you tried just about anything else besides weapons like this.
That's really why I was saying earlier that I think you should try a different direction. If your going for a prop position, Start making all types of props in a similar fashion as to what you are doing with these weapons. If you can make your own concept as JadeEyePanda said that's great, or find a concept that will require you to use your imagination more or complete the design yourself. I know there is tons of good and rough concept prop pieces from blizzard out there. Also, just a bit of advice, don't limit yourself to blizzard only. Its quite possible no matter how good you are, they might just not like your art style or something. Blizzard is one of the most elite studios in the world and they are respectively equally picky about who they hire. Just my 2 cents. Good luck man, I hope to see some new stuff on this thread!!!