Competition #13 - ahriman

ahriman · 23-03-2008, 02:45 PM

Hi guys, i decided to show the ships that i've been working on. In the last game artist competition i didn't manage to finish the "street prop" due to lack of time but hopefully this time i'll finish.

So, here it goes...

Battleship ( High Polygon)

Side

Top

Bottom

Front

Back

Battleship (Low Polygon)

Fighter (High Polygon)

Side

Top

Bottom

Front

Back

Fighter (Low Polygon)

fabiodan · 24-03-2008, 04:28 AM

The mothership really has soft edges. You might want to either harden your high poly's edges or chamfer the low poly's, or the ship will have a huge, visible seam in every place you wanted a soft edge. the same applies to your fighter.
You don't want to fully rely on a normal map to detail your model, you have to shape the low poly a bit more like the high poly, or the normal map will turn out very weird.

tigger · 24-03-2008, 12:03 PM

very retro. A nice retro texture will make this really shine i think.

DavidMcKenna · 24-03-2008, 01:50 PM

What scale is the ship supposed to be? As well as in comparison to each other? The battle ship looks like it is about the size of a truck, in fact it looks quite a bit like a truck.

The fighter looks the same ship as the battleship, but without the back section.

I agree with tigger your entries look a lot like they are from a retro cartoon. Is that the look you are going for?

ahriman · 25-03-2008, 12:46 PM

fabiodan - Thanks for the tip, I'm still learning the whole normal mapping process, so any advice is more than welcome.

tigger - I don't know yet how the texture style will be but retro is my first option.

DavidMcKenna - You're right, it looks like a truck, i was playing around with many concepts but this truck-ship style really apealed to me. As for the fighter the only thing that is similar with the battleship is the back part. To be honest I didn't intend for my ships to have this retro look.

doylle · 28-03-2008, 12:14 PM

Looks like someone has been holding back some progress

.

Any word on the texture?

ahriman · 28-03-2008, 01:56 PM

Following Fabiodan's advice I hardened some of the edges of the ship. The UV Layout for the battleship is done. I even managed to bake the normal maps for some of the major parts. After some tweaking the battleship will be ready for texturing.

Battleship - High Polygon

Battleship - Low Polygon with Normal map

fabiodan · 28-03-2008, 02:00 PM

Oh great. I've just made these for you, but i see they're not useful anymore...

fabiodan · 28-03-2008, 02:01 PM

-- and this

nistrum · 28-03-2008, 02:02 PM

oooh hash.. :P nice normal mapping there

very clean

23-03-2008, 02:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
ahriman Frequenter 124 - 19	Competition #13 - ahriman Hi guys, i decided to show the ships that i've been working on. In the last game artist competition i didn't manage to finish the "street prop" due to lack of time but hopefully this time i'll finish. So, here it goes... Battleship ( High Polygon) Side Top Bottom Front Back Battleship (Low Polygon) Fighter (High Polygon) Side Top Bottom Front Back Fighter (Low Polygon)

24-03-2008, 04:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
fabiodan Game Art Student 925 - 127	The mothership really has soft edges. You might want to either harden your high poly's edges or chamfer the low poly's, or the ship will have a huge, visible seam in every place you wanted a soft edge. the same applies to your fighter. You don't want to fully rely on a normal map to detail your model, you have to shape the low poly a bit more like the high poly, or the normal map will turn out very weird. __________________

24-03-2008, 01:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
DavidMcKenna New Member 38 - 4	What scale is the ship supposed to be? As well as in comparison to each other? The battle ship looks like it is about the size of a truck, in fact it looks quite a bit like a truck. The fighter looks the same ship as the battleship, but without the back section. I agree with tigger your entries look a lot like they are from a retro cartoon. Is that the look you are going for? __________________ we learn from both our triumphs as well as my shortcomings, so both complements and critiques alike are encouraged. http://www.mckenna3d.com

28-03-2008, 12:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
doylle Industry Artist 3,375 - 4,398	Looks like someone has been holding back some progress . Any word on the texture? __________________ Environment artist - EA dice JeroenMaton.net Sketchbook

28-03-2008, 02:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
fabiodan Game Art Student 925 - 127	Oh great. I've just made these for you, but i see they're not useful anymore... __________________

24-03-2008, 12:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
tigger Amateur Artist 325 - 55	very retro. A nice retro texture will make this really shine i think.

25-03-2008, 12:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
ahriman Frequenter 124 - 19	fabiodan - Thanks for the tip, I'm still learning the whole normal mapping process, so any advice is more than welcome. tigger - I don't know yet how the texture style will be but retro is my first option. DavidMcKenna - You're right, it looks like a truck, i was playing around with many concepts but this truck-ship style really apealed to me. As for the fighter the only thing that is similar with the battleship is the back part. To be honest I didn't intend for my ships to have this retro look.

28-03-2008, 01:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
ahriman Frequenter 124 - 19	Following Fabiodan's advice I hardened some of the edges of the ship. The UV Layout for the battleship is done. I even managed to bake the normal maps for some of the major parts. After some tweaking the battleship will be ready for texturing. Battleship - High Polygon Battleship - Low Polygon with Normal map

28-03-2008, 02:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
fabiodan Game Art Student 925 - 127	-- and this __________________

28-03-2008, 02:02 PM	#10 (permalink)
nistrum Freelancer 450 - 71	oooh hash.. :P nice normal mapping there very clean

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