I made an AK 47 model a year ago and at the time I was pretty happy with the result but looking back now I see it's pretty poor. I've set out to improve it to help me get better at working with specular maps. This is what the original looked like: (4334 Triangles) This is what my new version looks like with 2000 less…
to me it looks almost too noisy. you have details in the normal map that seem to get washed out. Personally I like the direction you were taking with the original one. Maybe try toning down the intensity of the grim and scratches on the new one. You had some edge wear in your original and looks almost like you took that…