I'd suggest trying to get a good clean looking model before adding dirt, scratches, wear, and damage to it. Treating different materials and surfaces differently goes a long way, and having some logic to the layers of details you're building up on the model.
Hey everyone and welcome to the 78th Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge for the months of May and June! This challenge is a way for real-time 3D artists to test their skills and create a piece of work based on concepts provided. It's open to those of all skill levels and we do our best to provide meaningful feedback…
Be careful with the wear if the scene is actually set in the 50s, as objects from the time period wouldn't be as worn as we see them today. Also be aware of manufacturing techniques of the time. For example, they didn't have laser etching and probably not those fonts on the name plate and lighter. But they did have photo…
Luxology has pushed modo 501 out the door in time for the holidays. I'm imagining that many loved ones of 3d artists are cursing their luck as they had already purchased a Cintiq or something else of lesser value than this release. As you can imagine, there is improvement and new features across the board and there's no…
Day 2 Ok now i need to do something i've never done, sculpting. I'm more of a hard surface guy (because i'm an hard man). And so i start with the platypus plushy. This is the REF. And this is the result. I'll spare you the first attemps, they were so ugly that, for a moment, i though i had lost my record as ugliest thing…