Getting into environmental modeling. Questions!
interpolator
Hey guys, going straight to the point.
When i create a material, lets say metal with some rust on it, if I apply that in different objects, does it stretch it, looking the same? Lets say I have metal houses, metal doors and stuff, if I apply the same material with all with the rust on it, will everything look the same?
Do I have to create the rust in a different material and apply it on the surface?
And also the first project I will be making is an industrial inhabited area with bridges connecting the houses, and inbetween there would be a cliff, im thinking overall matrix style. So do I also model that huge cliff and the bottom as well? Do I somehow paint it instead?
I really have no idea on how to execute this since its my first environment project. Any help greatly appreciated.
When i create a material, lets say metal with some rust on it, if I apply that in different objects, does it stretch it, looking the same? Lets say I have metal houses, metal doors and stuff, if I apply the same material with all with the rust on it, will everything look the same?
Do I have to create the rust in a different material and apply it on the surface?
And also the first project I will be making is an industrial inhabited area with bridges connecting the houses, and inbetween there would be a cliff, im thinking overall matrix style. So do I also model that huge cliff and the bottom as well? Do I somehow paint it instead?
I really have no idea on how to execute this since its my first environment project. Any help greatly appreciated.
Replies
1-When you create a material, that material will be the same no matter what object you apply it on. Whether it stretches out or where it tiles (if it goes out of the 0-to-1-space) will be determined by your model UVs. If you are going to follow the "one material for multiple objects" 'worflow' I would reccomend not placing 'hero' details in your materials.
2-It depends; if that material is a generally rusted material, put the rust inside the material itself. If it's metal but with rust on just certain areas of that material, I would reccomend having that rust as a separate material (and then use vertex blending) or as a decal over your base metal material.
3-As you would do with every model, You have to start from blocking out the whole scene in a very simple and basic way to get an idea of what you want and what works for the scene composition, and then you start doing detail passes, adding detail and complexity to the model evenly and progresively. For the cliff and rocks, you can try sculpting some rocks and terrain and use them to form bigger shapes (such as the cliff) or use a terrain tool such as worldmachine.
http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/MultiTexture
See also
http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/Category:EnvironmentModularity