STC #12 - March 30 - April 6 - Road Signs

[Minotaur0]

Originally Posted by doylle

hehehe, awch yea the model. Well tbh, these are typical sings you'll find on the Belgian highway. A man can easely walk underneath it, and they are so tick because in 80% of the cases they have lights inside them. I'll try to texture one of those if i can

yours Looks nice though, don't forget to post your maps too. I also looked for reference when i modeled it, but couldn't find any myself.

This is all that comes to my mind when I think of "road sign"
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Sorry about the maps, here they are.
http://ftp.insmod.net/users/minotaur...ey_diffuse.jpg
http://ftp.insmod.net/users/minotaur...alley_spec.jpg

and the illustration (it's no big deal but I actually like it)
http://ftp.insmod.net/users/minotaur0/sky_valley.jpg

[doylle]

Maps

workflow:

I spend most of my time looking for reference of real roadsigns, because i wanted the text to look as real as possible. (in vain unfortunately). So, then i kinda had to rush the rest of the texture. Made a quick metal texture, played with the dodge tool for a bit, added dirt here and there, then went back to change the text again, and by the time i was done with that time was up. There's alot of wasted texture there, and the 1024 texture isn't realy helping niether. The thing i'm most satisfied with is the material definition on the metal, and the way the sign is "glowing".

I'm also experimenting stuff with real time preview in max' viewport lately, so that's why there's no AA, or shadows...

cheers

[nistrum]

we still allowed to use our own models?

[doylle]

Nope, not anymore.

You can submit models for future competitions if you have models/suggestions...

[nistrum]

hmm nevermind.. i might try one.. im a bit pressed for time with the armada stuff to finnish :S

[master_f]

@Doylle
hahaha, your not perhaps Belgian right :P?
I crossed a sign like that one many times since I'm from Gent .
Was kinda surprising to see it on the front page.

Only one thing, why does it has an electricity warning on the back? Road signs don't use electricity xD!

I might enter this one too.

[TheoLogic]

They do use electricity
It's not a simple roadsign,, but more a lightcase with directions etc on it...

[doylle]

Yes, i am from Belgium actually. Live in Torhout, near Brugge.

Since you're from belgium, I also made this one quickly. You'd have to be from belgium to get it though ^^.

Oh yea, it is one of those that is illuminated at night because we have to much powerplants

cheers

[TheoLogic]

My entry: Started with the blue panel and addes text and some dirt. Finished off with the back.

[master_f]

@Doylle
Whahaha, geweldig xD. Ik kom uit Sint-Amands berg, Gent. Woon nu in Groningen, Nederland.

@TheoLogic
hmm.. could be, I've never seen a road sign light up at night.
Nice work, but I don't really understand the wear/tear, most of the roadsigns I've seen are pretty undamaged. Only a bit dirty because of the exaust fumes.