Old Coke Vending Machine
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Hey all, I've been working on this off and on for a few weeks and i'm at the point where i'm ready for some crits. For some reason i'm not quite happy with the normal map yet. I'm hoping to get some honest feedback so I can improve on what I have. Thanks for taking the time to look, cheers.
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http://boards.polycount.net/showpost.php?p=832604&postcount=2381
(even the text is similar) - apart from that I have seen not to long ago other similar items
I think the texture and even more the viewport have a greyish layer over them. Perhaps push a little bit more the hue, give it slightly more color. Also a propper light setup could improve the viewport grab alot.
Normal map could use some scrathes.
I like it. :thumbup:
The reason the image is the same on my last post was because I overwrote the the image with an update and kept the same name so I guess it just updated itself in the last thread.
I did desaturate the diffuse map to show the paint has aged but I guess I kinda went overboard on it. I'll go in and fix it up. Thanks for the lighting tip, didn't think of it at first.
imb3nt, thank you sir.
But, as it seems many artists tend to do, you've put no attention at all into what your specular map is doing for your render. You took the diffuse image, converted to greyscale, and darkened it.
The areas painted in white have more specular value than the areas painted in red. Yet, they're both the same painted surface, and so should have the same reflective value. The same applies to the coke logo in the specular. Why should it have less specular vaule than the surrounding white surface?
Good work, but improve your lighting to show that you understand how the addition maps work. Use a good strong light, with one or more secondary lights to fill in shapes.
ps is the back ultra boring, you havent shown it? if it is id suggest adding some nice detail there like the rear end of a fridge or something, could be really interesting
The reason i'm not showing the back is because I intended it to be a model where the back is constantly against a wall where the camera/player couldn't see easily. I was actually thinking about that today, whether I should add some cooling coils to the back as well as a compressor of some sort on the bottom. It makes sense if I import it into a game with crazy physics like hl2 or something.
Was gonna comment about the lights but its been said. Maybe add some interesting grafitti and/or old stickers on the sides and front. Maybe some duct tape that's covering up a hole or keeping a panel closed. This thing has been around for a while, right?
-cheapjuevos
Added on 1086 more tris bringing it to a total of 2322 tris. You think I could go lower?
for a lager image: http://www.garymatthews3d.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/cokevendorfull.jpg
Also that 8-sided thing at the back looks shit compared to the rest, which is pretty smooth.
Model looks very nice.