Nice blockout @nurichez. I think from some angles the shape could be tweaked slightly to support the conical look and flow of the design (red). To make it look even more cartoony/ expressive, some lines could be pushed past the original blueprints (yellow), so they're less straight horizontal/ vertical.
Personally, would consider adding large bevels early, but probably that's part of your highpoly stage. As a general note, I think the strap ideally has a length so the binos can comfortably carried around, currently perhaps a bit short? Keep it up
Very cool to see those different executions on the lamp assets :-B
Was able to continue some on the abandoned place environment, but yet have to document the current state properly. Will update this post then
Thanks for the feedback! I haven't been able to continue with it yet, but I'm going to make the changes you suggested and see how it goes, and then I'll continue with the high.
That's right, I didn't put in the bevels yet because it was a bit of an initial block, but now I'll start to prepare it better for the high poly. 😊
@Eric Chadwick - Good call. I will go back and add damage to the bottom. Hopefully I can get away with painting it in Substance! @loon27 - Thanks for the paintover. I agree with you 100 percent. Ill go back and remove the dirt in those areas. I really like the animation you made for the light on your artstation. great work! @klamante - Those Binoculars are amazing. Great work! @Hymil - flashlight looks great man. Love the details on the inside of the box!
I had some more free time time so I took a stab at the binoculars as well. Let me know your thoughts! model Thanks! -Billy
@HarryT25 There are some great fine details you've got, particularly in the grip. I could see where the contact of the palm and fingers could slowly wear down those sections. It really helps make it feel like it was carried and used.
Something I think would help moving forward is a focus on some larger stains across the body. Don't be afraid to play with just the roughness values, it can be a great way to add subtle wear to a surface without affecting the color.
Reference back to the concept and you'll see the edges, even the subtle ones at the top, have dust and grime build up. There are smears in places where you could interpret that something got on it and then was wiped off later but left a smudge. Those things can really help sell the believability of it.
Revisited my light asset to make the edits that you guys pointed out. The sketchfab model in my initial post has been updated to reflect the changes.
@Eric Chadwick - I added some edge wear and rust to match up with your images. Thanks for pointing this out! @loon27 - I took your advice and also reduced a bit of the AO dirt to match up with your paintovers. Thanks for your help!
I've finished the modelling, I'm going to unfold the UV, then I'm going to give some movement to some elements like the strap and the protective covers. For the texture, I'm going to work in unlit with only an albedo map for a handpaint style.
This will be a first for me, if you have any advice I'd love to hear from you! Can't wait to finish this!
I applied what @Hymil said and softened the main body, but haven't completly rounded it off and removed the pinching at the edges.
For the textures i wanted to go for a more realistic approach, but when it came to baking the textures i've run into a few problems, tried to fix them but i can't seem to, so i've decided to try something else, here what it looks like in Blender.
Instead I went with painting the textures then tried to put it into Unity, but same thing has happened where the textures wouldn't show but at this point time the deadline is soon so here's what i've done in Blender incase i haven't solved it by the end's month.
@HarryT25 Love the details on the handle, really shows the usage of it, I suggest adding edge wear to the bottom, adding to the 'used' look. Another thing i noticed, the hinges are on the wrong side.
I've been trying to add some animation and life to things rather than just still images. I am no animator but hope to improve. model
I got a bit sidetracked and started making an unrelated, warhammer themed recon/lookout type character. I think making these spawned that idea. I did work on the face a bit more but I'll be using it for the character.
@crayz4pnutz With the current render, I think the handle visually merges some with the background. A different (darker?) color might help here, or a gradient. For an atmospheric render, I would take inspiration from prop photographs. I could imagine the lamp being placed on some surface (perhaps being switched on?) might help to make it look more realistic and grounded. If you want to go crazy could even build a simple backdrop in Unreal with some Megascan assets.
Here some notes on the asset itself, some might be quick fixes:
Much appreciate the feedback I've gotten, thanks for taking the time, unfortunately I haven't found the time to give the abandoned place another round until now.
Keep it up (and see you in the next challenge? :-B)
Incredible work throughout this entire challenge! A ton of interest in the props especially and it was great to see the feedback, suggestions, and assistance everyone was giving throughout. Congrats to everyone for your tremendous efforts!
With March upon us it's time to welcome in the 95th challenge! Would love to see everyone over there either to participate or simply to support and provide feedback to those who are.
As always, please don't take this message as a sign you must stop working! If there is still work you're doing as part of this challenge then please keep us informed, we'd love to see everyone make it to the finish line.
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You can check out more render image on ArtStation:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/rlDXkG
Render video uploaded on youtube
https://youtu.be/X2eexC1BM_Q?si=I-Kf60lrd4A2hDYe
@Eric Chadwick - Good call. I will go back and add damage to the bottom. Hopefully I can get away with painting it in Substance!
@loon27 - Thanks for the paintover. I agree with you 100 percent. Ill go back and remove the dirt in those areas. I really like the animation you made for the light on your artstation. great work!
@klamante - Those Binoculars are amazing. Great work!
@Hymil - flashlight looks great man. Love the details on the inside of the box!
I had some more free time time so I took a stab at the binoculars as well. Let me know your thoughts!
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Thanks!
-Billy
@Eric Chadwick - I added some edge wear and rust to match up with your images. Thanks for pointing this out!
@loon27 - I took your advice and also reduced a bit of the AO dirt to match up with your paintovers. Thanks for your help!
Thanks!
Can't wait to finish this!
Good luck all !
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I got a bit sidetracked and started making an unrelated, warhammer themed recon/lookout type character. I think making these spawned that idea. I did work on the face a bit more but I'll be using it for the character.
@crayz4pnutz With the current render, I think the handle visually merges some with the background. A different (darker?) color might help here, or a gradient. For an atmospheric render, I would take inspiration from prop photographs. I could imagine the lamp being placed on some surface (perhaps being switched on?) might help to make it look more realistic and grounded. If you want to go crazy could even build a simple backdrop in Unreal with some Megascan assets.
Here some notes on the asset itself, some might be quick fixes:
Much appreciate the feedback I've gotten, thanks for taking the time, unfortunately I haven't found the time to give the abandoned place another round until now.
Keep it up