A patina can determine the value and age of a gun. A patina is built up over time through age and wear. It looks like the gun you are modeling is fairly old. Be sure to think about where it came from. Was it kept in storage for a long time? Did it see some use and therefore had the chance to build up some wear? From the…
I need some material advice, do you guys think this looks like patina metal? If not, what would you suggest I go about doing in order to fix that? Gah I feel like I can never get materials right. (I'm using Xoliul Viewport Shader btw.)
The darker stuff on the outside is indeed oxidation, which means its nonmetallic. However the amount of oxidation on top of the metal is of variable thickness, so its best to use nice gradients in your Metalness map so you get bits that are fully oxidized and have no metallic reflections, and parts where theres only a very…