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Re: A few general questions from a beginner
For hard surface modeling, like weapons, I would suggest to make the high poly first and leave the low poly/unwrapping as the last stage. Spend more time in maya, getting nice beveled edges on the surface (look up subd modeling). Model tiny assets like screws and rivets and add them to your model. After that, you can take… -
Re: Transform me into an advanced modeler!
Those models are by this person https://www.artstation.com/artwork/kit-bash They look to me like subdivision surface models. We have a lot of good resources for learning subd techniques on our wiki. http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/Subdivision_Surface_Modeling Some people prefer using Zbrush only to create hard surface… -
Re: Stylised Axe - Game Asset
@bipolarbear45 Thanks for the positive comments mate. Yeah that does make sense, I think the big gaps near the top and bottom of the handle make it look really thick. I found that sculpting in Zbrush is really easy to get started with, its quite intuitive once you learn the fairly busy UI. The hard part seems to be in… -
Re: Normal Map everything?
If the object is perfectly smooth, it generally will not need a normal map. If an object has surface variation of any sort, a normal map is desirable. Something like a crate will generally have wood grain, knots, chips, nails or screws, and various other surface details that would benefit from a normal map. Whether you… -
Re: [UDK] Island Beach Environment
Thanks for the links but i've checked the wiki several times and google too, there are some nice tutorials out there but not a lot regarding Mudbox. What i would really like to know is how to Sculpt a Normal map for a 1024x1024 Diffuse so that the cracks and bumps in the sculpt will match the ones in the diffuse, (i'm not… -
Re: Need Help in baking normal map using Substantial Painter
Your low poly and high poly, have the exact same shape. A normal map is the "calculated difference" from your high poly to your low poly. You have the low poly, and your high poly is just the same shape, just with more polygons. So there is no difference to calculate a normal map. Also, you do not UV the high poly, you… -
Re: Browning pistol!
Thank you for your reply Stoy79, however i don't think that's the case. I export it as an .fbx file with smoothing groups checked. When i import the model into substance painter 2 it clearly shows the grip as being a single smoothed out surface. When i add my own tiling texture over it (as a height map) in SP2, it seems to… -
Re: Paul Pepera. Gone from us.
About 4 years ago, Paul was one of the first people to reply to me on Polycount. He gave me some critique and advice on a Tank I had made for a Uni assignment. I went through his posts and threads, and onto his site. The hard surface stuff I found there caused me to choose my Uni modules around environment and hard surface… -
Re: Need advice on normal baking an airplane
What part of the high-poly did you model? Round edges or all of the paneling details? I'd personally avoid creating a high-poly bake for aircraft - they're very organic surfaces with hard-surfacing mixed in, making it difficult to get a noticeable bake. Something you might want to try would be to use the custom vertex… -
Re: Autodesk Fusion 360
Zbrush is designed as an all-in-one sculpting solution, so you can start with nothing and end up with a complete piece at the end. It has a very robust toolset that's designed with both organic and hard surface art in mind. Also all updates are free, there are no upgrade fees (even people that have had a license for 10+…
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