When I was doing this scene I went with the single tiling texture and just chopped up the UVs to make it match. similar to your third plan - Total pain in the ass but its do able. I wasn't using normal maps though so seams were less of an issue.
fairly certain that this will work in udk as well which might be something between 2 and 3. might be a fair bit of hassle to set up properly compared to the first option, but also more impressive from a technical standpoint. in my opinion at least.
Neat link, divl, thanks for sharing! Looking forward to seeing how you'll tackle this issue, Ganon. Everything's looking beautiful so far by the way. It's totally doing the concept art justice!!
So this is extremely nit-picking but I just noticed that your skeleton's fingers are spread which is impossible considering he doesn't have any muscles. Also his lower jaw would be missing at this point too. I realize its a cartoon so the jaw is fine, but the spread fingers just stand out as strange to me. Like you just didn't pose them.
Looking absolutely gorgeous though!
@ romy and hoenheim : special big thx to you two, for your help and encouragements !
@ TorQue[MoD] : you've totally right. At real life, no bones can be "attach" without muscles / tendons etc. I think i gonna change for the hand . Thx dude for you comment!
@ Ulwaen and Vilmore : Look below specially for you . The tricount actual is +- 54K. I made some customs normals with shampher. It's taking a lot of tri but the shading and shape are more good. My material is really simple for "unic" assets.
The ropes and the skeleton take a lot of tris ..
In the floor / wall / stairs, I put a lot the tri for the vertexblending
Sorry for the long times, i make a break with this project . I going to post an update in 2/3 days !
@ Kyuuuu : thx ! See you in 2 / 3 days
@ Gannon : Thx you dude. I would not do anything around the tower for the moment. I've got a "big" project.
@ Benlucas : I was faster than you . I'm curious to see your project !
I finished my project. I made a lot of screenshots for the occasion (I hope it's not a problem).
Here's ingame's screenshots:
Here some flats and sculpts:
If you want more pictures / screenshots OR if you have any recommendations / comments / opinion on this scene or advice for my future work, tell me!
The next step: finish my resume and finish my portfolio, look for work and start another project!
I want to thank Polycount for the platform, all Polycouters and Polycounteresses who have left comments. Particularly Romy, Texelion and Hoenheim for their help and support. Big big thank to Artyom Vlaskin, although it probably never read me! The concept art was a real pleasure to create in 3D.
Ganon, this turned out awesome! You did the concept a great service. Awesome Concept and excellent translation. You have really good texture and sculpting work. Honestly, I love all of it. There is only one thing I think you need to do with it, which is to cap off the bottom stair/wall where it looks like there are some open faces. The project looks SOOO good, it would be a shame to leave something small like that... to blemish it.
That's a small crit, and it really doesn't matter much, but it does detract a tiny bit from the beautiful piece you created!
Well done! Really enjoyed seeing this come together as this concept is one I have long had my eye on for turning to 3d too. I love his paintings!
@ gannon: thank you ! I think the hardest part was the cliff texture. I restart a lot of times. Before starting, I thought that the skeleton would be a real challenge but it wasn't. Just take some ref .. It's not perfect, I totally suck on anatomy but I think that it's working for the scene. It must not be forgot that's my real first personal project therefore a good excercice for me . Now, I will maybe remake the lighting ...
@ Kyuuu and Yuke : Thanks*! It's was my goal:)
@Ehsan Gamer: Ohw ... Please don't do that ... it must stay an exercise.
Keep the outline/cel shading, it makes it look more "stylized" and fun!
Amazing work and it reminds me somewhat of DOTA2's or LoL's art direction.
CHEERS!
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imo Go with a single piece that you bake down.
I made the wall and a part of the lvl building, the handrail and an update of the lighting.
I also adjust the textures of tiles.
Here is the last update on UDK :
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7394495/WIP_tower_polycount/screen11.JPG
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7394495/WIP_tower_polycount/screen12.JPG
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7394495/WIP_tower_polycount/screen13.JPG
Here some sculpts :
And here a flat (I made a semi-generic / unic texture with a tiled part) :
Next step : the foliage and the cliff texture !
All your comments, opinions and criticisms are welcomed!
Thank you for watching my post !!
Could you show us some wireframe of your scene please?
Looking absolutely gorgeous though!
I would very much like to see your UDK material if you would be so nice!
@ TorQue[MoD] : you've totally right. At real life, no bones can be "attach" without muscles / tendons etc. I think i gonna change for the hand
@ Ulwaen and Vilmore : Look below
The ropes and the skeleton take a lot of tris ..
In the floor / wall / stairs, I put a lot the tri for the vertexblending
Want more screens ?
You can imagine how much I was shocked when I saw this thread ! Wooow :poly121:
Good job, your work is clean and stick to the reference, and your props looks great in UDK
Mine is much cartoon like than yours, I'll show a screenshot as soon as I have a decent marmoset rendering !
@ Kyuuuu : thx ! See you in 2 / 3 days
@ Gannon : Thx you dude. I would not do anything around the tower for the moment. I've got a "big" project.
@ Benlucas : I was faster than you
I finished my project. I made a lot of screenshots for the occasion (I hope it's not a problem).
Here's ingame's screenshots:
Here some flats and sculpts:
If you want more pictures / screenshots OR if you have any recommendations / comments / opinion on this scene or advice for my future work, tell me!
The next step: finish my resume and finish my portfolio, look for work and start another project!
I want to thank Polycount for the platform, all Polycouters and Polycounteresses who have left comments. Particularly Romy, Texelion and Hoenheim for their help and support. Big big thank to Artyom Vlaskin, although it probably never read me! The concept art was a real pleasure to create in 3D.
Thank you and good work everyone!
That's a small crit, and it really doesn't matter much, but it does detract a tiny bit from the beautiful piece you created!
Well done! Really enjoyed seeing this come together as this concept is one I have long had my eye on for turning to 3d too. I love his paintings!
Would it be possible to dump these to an imgur.com album? (drag from your desktop and drop it on the website when it loads. Instant album!)
@adam: http://ganonart.imgur.com/ here you are
Was there any parts that stick out that you found more challenging than another? how'd you tackle it?
thanks .
@ Kyuuu and Yuke : Thanks*! It's was my goal:)
@Ehsan Gamer: Ohw ... Please don't do that ... it must stay an exercise.
If you are interested, I made my online portfolio. You can check that here : http://romainclesse.com
Thx for your participation on this thread !!
Amazing work and it reminds me somewhat of DOTA2's or LoL's art direction.
CHEERS!