Metal

[FraGGer]

well for some reason i dont like my own skins

[SureShot]

Originally Posted by FraGGer

well for some reason i dont like my own skins

Gah, you're worse than Stoke. He skins something then says it sucks >_<

Nice tutorial, a bit on the spongey side imo but nothing a contrast adjustment cant fix. I tend to prefer a flexible base that can have an attribute altered at a whim in order to change the "feel" of a texture.

I also agree with Woody's note on cylinders. If you think about it in a logical sense, the light at the bottom of a weapon or facing away from the light is going to receive less light, therefore it wont refract the light as much as the section in direct exposure to a light source. So it's good practice to do the strongest highlight and other highlights working around the cylinder that gradually fade in strength and brightness.

And just a tidbit of helpful info, give highlights a faint blue-ish tint and shadows a brown>red tint, just for effect

But anyway, I suck at texturing so take my advice with a pinch of salt xD

[FraGGer]

Hey its The SureShot from CDG <3 Thanks for the comment Ill keep it in mind I'm not nearly as good as Stoke :P

[benclark]

I've never seen someone criticised for posting a tutorial before!!

Thanks for sharing FraGGer

[latinmessiah]

FraGGer, you mis-spelled 'artistic' (see step 2).