competition #14 - Reeke

reeke · 18-07-2008, 11:49 AM

Bit late to the gig but here we go. I'l be making a biomechanical version of this cute little fellah.

Species - Ceuthophilus maculatus

Troop type - Engineered specifically to form the vanguard of an army formation, these units are always the first to engage the enemy troops. Using their large legs to propel themselves forward at great speed, they literally throw themselves at the enemy’s front line, breaking their formation and causing confusing among their ranks. However they must immediately make their escape amongst the confusion, as their long limbs and lack of offensive pincers make them vulnerable in close combat.

Credit to the original photographer for taking this awesome photo Link

reeke · 22-07-2008, 10:25 AM

994 tri

crazyfool · 24-07-2008, 07:16 AM

that things really cool looking, nice low poly. it has a really smooth silhouette. put in the BUTT SPIKES!!! lol

reeke · 26-07-2008, 02:08 PM

reeke · 26-07-2008, 02:31 PM

brought it into max, laggy goodness at over 9 mil tri. not in tonight so tomorrow il need to unwrap the low poly, set up the projection cage, extract the normal/ao and paint the texture... good times ahead.

funkdelic · 26-07-2008, 04:09 PM

wowhoow, mate! give that a boost! it deserves to be on the podium!! the normal maps are just kicking ass, really cool! none to critic, just love what you did so far! keep it up

Steve Iacopetti · 26-07-2008, 05:25 PM

Wouldn't you have been able to create a normal map in the program you sculpted with if you had already unwrapped it?

Tiros · 26-07-2008, 05:33 PM

If you used ZBrush, export the model at the proper subdiv. for the final model and assing UV's to it, import it back in while having your highpoly sculpt active in the view, and your sculpt will be assigned with the same UV's.

After that you just have to pull it down to the proper subdiv. again and render out those normals

Will save you a lot of time and hassle.

Cheers!

reeke · 26-07-2008, 08:13 PM

I use mudbox for my high poly work. Mudbox can quickly render out normalmaps but i find creating a good projection cage in max gives more accurate results, + i can bake out an AO map along with it which really helps in the texturing stage

reeke · 27-07-2008, 06:19 PM

i had to really rush this to get it in, the texture/spec was done is less than 30 mins, and no time for beauty renders

. Il be working on this more in my own time so its worth showing as a folio piece in the future, though

18-07-2008, 11:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
reeke Frequenter 152 - 5	competition #14 - Reeke Bit late to the gig but here we go. I'l be making a biomechanical version of this cute little fellah. Species - Ceuthophilus maculatus Troop type - Engineered specifically to form the vanguard of an army formation, these units are always the first to engage the enemy troops. Using their large legs to propel themselves forward at great speed, they literally throw themselves at the enemy’s front line, breaking their formation and causing confusing among their ranks. However they must immediately make their escape amongst the confusion, as their long limbs and lack of offensive pincers make them vulnerable in close combat. Credit to the original photographer for taking this awesome photo Link __________________ portfolio

22-07-2008, 10:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
reeke Frequenter 152 - 5	994 tri __________________ portfolio

26-07-2008, 02:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
reeke Frequenter 152 - 5	__________________ portfolio

26-07-2008, 02:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
reeke Frequenter 152 - 5	brought it into max, laggy goodness at over 9 mil tri. not in tonight so tomorrow il need to unwrap the low poly, set up the projection cage, extract the normal/ao and paint the texture... good times ahead. __________________ portfolio

26-07-2008, 04:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
funkdelic Freelancer 259 - 23	wowhoow, mate! give that a boost! it deserves to be on the podium!! the normal maps are just kicking ass, really cool! none to critic, just love what you did so far! keep it up __________________ Rafael Morais Portfolio CGS Portfolio

24-07-2008, 07:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
crazyfool Senior Member 207 - 12	that things really cool looking, nice low poly. it has a really smooth silhouette. put in the BUTT SPIKES!!! lol

26-07-2008, 05:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
Steve Iacopetti Frequenter 88 - 6	Wouldn't you have been able to create a normal map in the program you sculpted with if you had already unwrapped it? __________________ -Steve- http://steves3.com/

26-07-2008, 05:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tiros Freelancer 2,472 - 819	If you used ZBrush, export the model at the proper subdiv. for the final model and assing UV's to it, import it back in while having your highpoly sculpt active in the view, and your sculpt will be assigned with the same UV's. After that you just have to pull it down to the proper subdiv. again and render out those normals Will save you a lot of time and hassle. Cheers! __________________ - Temp Portfolio \| Sketchbook Thread \| Spec/Normals Tutorial \| Metal Base Tutorial - Supporter of good crits

26-07-2008, 08:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
reeke Frequenter 152 - 5	I use mudbox for my high poly work. Mudbox can quickly render out normalmaps but i find creating a good projection cage in max gives more accurate results, + i can bake out an AO map along with it which really helps in the texturing stage __________________ portfolio

27-07-2008, 06:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
reeke Frequenter 152 - 5	i had to really rush this to get it in, the texture/spec was done is less than 30 mins, and no time for beauty renders . Il be working on this more in my own time so its worth showing as a folio piece in the future, though __________________ portfolio

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