PC-CSGO | MP9 | MechTech

Centauri · May 2016

Hey there,

First of all, good luck to everyone, and thank you to both Polycount and Valve for organizing this contest.

With the 70's - 80's Sci-fi competition I've decided to look at something that's rarely looked at. BattleTech and MechWarrior, a sci-fi military franchise which started in 1984. On the skin, I will attempt to recreate the paint on the Mechs' of the game as well as the linework on them. Most of the inspiration I'll be using is actually very recent, where the Mechs' are modernized, but is all based on the original work done in the 80's.

Inspiration

For now, that's all, I'll start work on the skin as quickly as I can and post all the progress in comments below.

EDIT: I finished the skin, finally!
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=693276540

Final Product

Texture sheet & Alpha channel

Workbench Preview

Centauri · May 2016

Very little progress, but most of the work was done trying to establish the color combination and general theme of the skin. The colors are primarily based off of the Timber Wolf and Vulture Mechs' in the inspiration image, and is also a color scheme that isn't used very commonly. I've added minor scratching and dirt to the yellow to replicate a Mech' that has been through battle. Next up, I'll be adding multiple indentations and lines. My next job is to add the third color and follow that up with a nice logo in the yellow. For now, this is the progress:

Centauri · May 2016

I've gone ahead and added the logo mark, which is an angled wrench.

Centauri · May 2016

Now I've added scratching to the weapon and a secondary color which I'll try to even out on the skin. I've also decided to go with a bit more industrial look.

A close up of the scratching:

Currently it's not very visible on the blue shade, but there's quite a bit. I might have to change the shade in order to mtach it better.

Centauri · May 2016

The third color has been added. Up ahead I'll have to balance the colors, and in the end add indent lines and parts that look like they're from a Mech. I'm toning down the blue as well.

I'd love to get some feedback for improvement.

Close up:

Centauri · May 2016

Progress! Busy with work lately, but I'm back. Indents added to the grip, and warning marks added to the mag. Color at the back changed.

Centauri · May 2016

The skin in 3D so far, still unrefined and unfinished. With the 3d model, it becomes apparent to me that the green/blue shade in the back does not work very well. I might have to change it, but otherwise, I'm liking the progress so far, even though it's been really slow. i would love feedback so I can improve the skin!

Centauri · May 2016

A breakthrough. I've been experimenting with fill and outline. Not sure which one to pick out of these two, one seems incomplete but just feels better, the other one feels more complete but lacks something the top one doesn't.