Hardsurface - ET 16K Blaster

LaurentiuN · Nov 2017

Hi guys, i got some free time so i started blocking out this weapon blaster based on a concept made by Denis Melnychenko.
What do you guys think?

Time to hardsurface this bad boy.

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LaurentiuN · Nov 2017

More work, adding details, improving shapes.

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LaurentiuN · Nov 2017

High poly and details for one of the modules.

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LaurentiuN · Nov 2017

Another module almost finished. What do you guys think?

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LaurentiuN · Nov 2017

Moar* high polys:)

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LaurentiuN · Nov 2017

Hi guys, almost done with the high poly. What do you think?

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LaurentiuN · Nov 2017

Almost, almost done

. What do you guys think?

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Deforges · Nov 2017

my man, I'm sure this thing looks great but it's so hard for me to tell. I think you'd get more / better feedback if you did a proper high poly render so more details can be made out. These screencaps are just flatshading and specular highlight.

LaurentiuN · Nov 2017

@Deforges
I feel you man, but it`s not ready yet for rendering, need to finish it first, and its time consuming to render this kind of stuff just for the sake of feedback.

LaurentiuN · Nov 2017

Front blaster module done.

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LaurentiuN · Nov 2017

@Optimus
Hi dude, thanks! I`m up for C&C all the time if is something that improve the design:)

LaurentiuN · Nov 2017

@Optimus
Thanks man, much appreciated.
Ok, so here is the final high poly, I had so much fun doing this one:D, next beauty renders.

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LaurentiuN · Nov 2017

@Optimus
Thanks man, what hole ? You mean the center piece? It`s some sort of laser pointer but more in a sci-fi way

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LaurentiuN · Dec 2017

Exactly, that part i was talking about:)

Bigg__D · Dec 2017

The detail & modeling work is fantastic it is dope. If I had to critique I would say you can definitely lighten the poly count but i guess it wouldnt matter if it were to be baked down to a normal or if this is just hard surface practice or something

LaurentiuN · Dec 2017

@Bigg__D
Thanks man, i dont care about the polycount when i model high poly stuff, and i dont bake any normal map for this one, just keyshot materials on the high poly

Test render. Random BG

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Metroplex_art · Dec 2017

This is bad ass

, I like the kind of smooth section at the back (if that makes sense), and the barrel changes the ooks much more lethal with the spine kind of shapes down the side. It will be nice to see it all textured up when you get around to it

LaurentiuN · Dec 2017

@Metroplex_art
Hey man, thanks. Real texturing maybe later, but for now i finished rendering the high poly in keyshot, here are some screens.
More on my artstation. https://www.artstation.com/artwork/2eYkK

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wormo · Dec 2017

looking really cool! seems quite dark though and a lot of the shapes are getting lost in the background. the renders would really benefit from some rim lighting.

LaurentiuN · Dec 2017

@wormo Thanks dude! I think you are right, I`m going to re-render with a simple material and more light in the scene to show the details more and without fancy glow, post process stuff.

Metroplex_art · Dec 2017

Definitely coming to life more now!

LaurentiuN · Dec 2017

@Metroplex_art
Yeah it will, i have finished unwrapping everything, and i will texture this for real in substance painter, i want to see if its possible to texture this 12 mill poly model and 10 uv sets each 2k or 4k. The unwrap took 1 full day and it was a nightmare. For packing i used Unfold3D, it`s amazing and super, mega fast.

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Metroplex_art · Dec 2017

Haha yeah, you build a complex model and it hits home when you have the UVs to layout. At least there are some great plug-ins/ software to speed it up somewhat. UV's look nicely packed, did Unfold help a bit with that at all as a starting point?
I've read on forums etc. that it's good software.

LaurentiuN · Dec 2017

@Metroplex_art
Thanks man, in Unfold3D I only used the pack feature, the uv`s were already done in 3ds max.

LaurentiuN · Dec 2017

Hi guys, i have finally managed to finish the uv`s and bring everything in substance painter. Until now SP eats 6 GB Ram with everything baked at 4K rez. I hope he doesn`t eat 32 GB

. First test and material for one module almost finished.
Rendered in Iray.