His SciFi hallway is breathtaking, made from one 256 X 512 texture. Also for the future of web based HTML5 these techniques are supper relevant. http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89682 [vv]35470093[/vv]
Really like the look of Modo, shame about the 7k limit - guess they want to stop studios from getting higher poly models into game engines. If it was more like 15k - 25k max limit then I'd definitely get it.
Discoloration is fine, but your average color should be close to that normal map 128 128 255. Should look more like this for a boxy asset, http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Z35mw4QhXA/URpHAR-I7cI/AAAAAAAAAJE/1cQi1ApRU9w/s400/Normal_Map_bump.jpg
Your height map should be at 16 bit colour depth per channel. At the moment xnormal has only 256 different shades to work with, which isnt a lot when you have such a smooth height map. Cheers
Low poly retopo update! Still need to get the hair out of the way, but the rest of the main body is all set. The guy is currently around 25k tris, and will hopefully stay under 30k by the time the hair cards are in place.
that texture is great! model looks ok too! you might need an extra loop around the shoulders for better deformation though. And i'd probably try texturing it with a 256 texture. could you post the flats? keep it up!
Looking good Syn, I think 24 mins is a little extreme, I think it was alright at 250 rays. Looks great though! I think the dartboard may be a little too thick. In my experience they tend to be thinner.
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Alright, i'm all packed. Leaving tomorrow to start the journey down there. Is anyone still meeting up? O.O Call me if you want to. (256)694-4332 (Cell phone I have with me at all times.)
brought it down to 2557 polys [IMG][/img]http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/2150/hammerwireframe.jpg [IMG][/img]http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/456/renderwn.jpg [IMG][/img]http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/6748/wireframei.jpg i still cant get the tags right for some reason. help? lol