The "Model/Skin" Pimpage/WIP Thread V7 - Developers

It's the seventh thread focused on scratch made models and textures mostly generally specifically designed for game use! [thread=1160592]Previous thread hit the limit.[/thread] We pride ourselves on C&C, so post what you have, be it incomplete or complete. You're among friends. If you want to post work in progress on hacks (those models/skins/etc) pulled from previously released content, [thread=1250031]we have a thread for that.[/thread] I just edited the OP from previous thread, hope there's no problems with that, my first time starting a thread like this. And a W.I.P photo to get the ball rolling [t]http://puu.sh/29mFq[/t]

Working on a more complex hologram this time around [img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/21161113/random/holo_table.JPG[/img]

It's a shame Source's handle on transparency is so pooey.

That's max viewport. Source actually handles transparency better then in that picture.

ignore the details such as trigger finger, only magnifier, and not pushing the thingy majjiger [video=youtube;9lO11yjQ5Ag]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lO11yjQ5Ag[/video]

[QUOTE=skeligandrew;39738176] And a W.I.P photo to get the ball rolling [t]http://puu.sh/29mFq[/t][/QUOTE] WW1: source?

[QUOTE=mdeceiver79;39746960]WW1: source?[/QUOTE] WW1 mod for ArmA 2

[IMG]http://i.xomf.com/nnmly.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=John117;39756228][IMG]http://i.xomf.com/nnmly.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] nice model John! I think you can push your specular a bit more and it will look great

[QUOTE=John117;39756228][IMG]http://i.xomf.com/nnmly.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Did you do your low poly first then your highpoly? or did you model out your low high poly with zbrush or something then bring it down to a low? if you retopologized what method did you use?

Another WIP aircraft [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/C3I94gy.jpg[/IMG]

hello mine made it as both static prop for mapping, and physics prop for Garry's Mod not sure why a couple of the rings have stretched textures, probably bad UV on my end because I just do [I]"smart" UV project[/I] in Blender. [img]http://i47.tinypic.com/2w4ct1g.png[/img] Tan one looks like it's made out of wood. I would love to do worn-off-paint-scratches to the edges of them in Photoshop if I was any good at it

Personally i think that the green one should be a bit darker.

Have a cartoony button too [IMG]http://i48.tinypic.com/34zy1sn.png[/IMG] [editline]3rd March 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Viper123_SWE;39784153]Personally i think that the green one should be a bit darker.[/QUOTE] I think I could try that, and a little less saturation on the color aswell perhaps? [editline]3rd March 2013[/editline] How's this? [IMG]http://i50.tinypic.com/11boy9s.png[/IMG]

That's a bit better. What's up with the UV stretching?

[QUOTE=A big fat ass;39784322]That's a bit better. What's up with the UV stretching?[/QUOTE] Not entirely sure at all, I use "Smart UV Project" button (Blender) to create my UV's, I've never had this problem before. I usually don't bother editing the UV manually unless it's just to move things around to make texturing it easier for myself. Here's the UV exported: [URL]http://oi46.tinypic.com/xkr75z.jpg[/URL] Might look a bit messy I just checked in Blender, the top-leftmost island is one of the messed up textures, looks perfectly fine on the UV and on the texture itself

[QUOTE=VaSTinY;39784363]Not entirely sure at all, I use "Smart UV Project" button (Blender) to create my UV's, I've never had this problem before. I usually don't bother editing the UV manually unless it's just to move things around to make texturing it easier for myself. Here's the UV exported: [URL]http://oi46.tinypic.com/xkr75z.jpg[/URL] Might look a bit messy I just checked in Blender, the top-leftmost island is one of the messed up textures, looks perfectly fine on the UV and on the texture itself[/QUOTE] you should learn how to UV properly, it will help a lot when texturing. right now you have a lot of empty space, you can probably get the same texture resolution with a 512x512 texture.

[QUOTE=VaSTinY;39784363]Not entirely sure at all, I use "[B]Smart UV Project[/B]" button (Blender) to create my UV's, I've never had this problem before. I usually don't bother editing the UV manually unless it's just to move things around to make texturing it easier for myself. Here's the UV exported: [URL]http://oi46.tinypic.com/xkr75z.jpg[/URL] Might look a bit messy I just checked in Blender, the top-leftmost island is one of the messed up textures, looks perfectly fine on the UV and on the texture itself[/QUOTE] No[sub]o[/sub][sub][sub]o[/sub][/sub][sub][sub][sub]o[/sub][/sub][/sub][sub][sub][sub][sub]o[/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub] That's like pressing the auto mapping button in maya, you just don't do that.

[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;39786098]No[sub]o[/sub][sub][sub]o[/sub][/sub][sub][sub][sub]o[/sub][/sub][/sub][sub][sub][sub][sub]o[/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub] That's like pressing the auto mapping button in maya, you just don't do that.[/QUOTE] Figures :v: Yeah I really need to sit down and find some tutorials so I can learn how to do UV's properly, might look back to the very first tutorial I watched that got me started in modelling, it has some UV things at the end I could probably take into notice

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I still remember the moment I used the relax tool for the first time after doing it manually for a few weeks, never looked back.

I've been using Headus UV Layout, and i've never looked back.

I spend more time on UVs then I do actually modeling geometry. After years of texturing other people's work, it's nice having that kind of control. That and I make super simple models.

[QUOTE=surfur;39797224]I've been using Headus UV Layout, and i've never looked back.[/QUOTE] I do too, it's so fast and useful. I still have to align everything but seeing how everything unfolds is nice.

i pooped out a plastic [img]http://i50.tinypic.com/efjwvr.png[/img]

Behold, my attempt to a face, from scratch! [quote][img]http://puu.sh/2cc8c[/img][/quote]

[QUOTE=soullink;39799257]Behold, my attempt to a face, from scratch![/QUOTE] Far better than my "attempts" I'll say, I can't even model a face from reference images properly yet :v:

Does anyone have some good hi-res reference pics of an M16A2 or A1 rifle? Or any good websites where I can find some good reference pictures?

[QUOTE=kaine123;39799926]Does anyone have some good hi-res reference pics of an M16A2 or A1 rifle? Or any good websites where I can find some good reference pictures?[/QUOTE] [url]http://deicidenbf.thanez.net/[/url] Not sure if they have M16 refs in there but there's a lot of weapons references.

I'm thinking about getting into modelling again. One problem I had modelling before I just always feel like I was doing it wrong. You guys have good tutorials for 3dsmax about subdivision or UV unwrapping and maybe simple ways to build objects? modelling is a completely different thought process than mapping and I'm trying to get used to it. Also any good quick tips, hotkeys I could use? Even simple things I might not know I forgot most of the hotkeys anyway.