[Gallery] DEEhunter's Light arrays

[neuro]

renegade x is a UT3 mod correct?

if you're doing this for normalmapping, you really need to quit making all your little detailythingies a simple straight extrude, because they won't show in your normalmap, unless you do your projection wrong, resulting in a double-wrong

here's a few small pointers:
normalmaps only store surface -direction-, not depth. it's the single reason floaters actually WORK.

ask yourself this, if the projection process can't see the height difference between floaters and the surrounding mesh, why would it be able to see the height difference on your extruded cylinders?

i'm also wondering why you've got perfectly sharp edges on the cylinders. whats the point of doing a highres if you're not going to see anythign of it?

the things you add are so miniscule, they'd end up being less than a pixel wide on a normalmap.
what you're doing right now, may look nice (to you) but when it comes to actual practical purposes, it's not really usefull, at all, the best you could bake of this would be -some- of the things you've got in the front atm.

[DEElekgolo]

Where do you see these details that will show up less than a pixel?

[neuro]

http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt312/Neurologicaldisorder/stuff/rep-gun.jpg

first of all, ALL your hard edges. (why do you keep hard edges? explain this to me please)

unless you know what you're doing when projecting (which honestly, i doubt) you'll get a nice W-formation going along all your cylinder-cap-loops

the rest i marked in orange will either not show up because they're straight-down projections without surface direction (or maybe there's at most 2 pixels width) mainly the 3 asmaller cylinder in the middle of the thing and around it. and the little extruded box-bit youve got on the side thing will vanish (maybe leave 1 pixel edge) because, there's just not enough surface direction.

you should avoid hard edges in general, because supersampling has a hard time with it, giving it a 1-pixel offset along the length of it usually (resulting in something which you could describe as shitty anti-aliasing

what you're doing now, is putting teeny-tiny-mini details on places, when you haven't got your main mesh built.
generally, you'll want to build your things in order, from big shapes first, small shapes later. if you end up having to change a big shape later, you're fucked, because all the smaller things are dependant on the things underneath it. (like the hole in the big round thing, where the handle comes out)

if i were you, i'd make sure you get that hole-bit where the handle goes into in your mesh first, because that'll propably end up being the most challenging part of this thing for you.
since the rest of the gun is just cylinders on a handle.

edit:
http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt312/Neurologicaldisorder/stuff/quickexample.jpg
quick example of what i ment with the thing the handle goes in, and using soft edges.

[DEElekgolo]

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/3199/78658172.png
softened up some parts.

[ThePlague]

Much better.

[DEElekgolo]

Made the low poly and unwrapped it.
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2428/24054274.png

[Roostervier]

...why is there so much empty space

[DEElekgolo]

Make it bigger they said.
http://deelekgolo.wmclan.net/WONG%20FOO.png
Watch out kids, 10 mb png.
http://deelekgolo.deviantart.com/art/SoundsOfTheUniverse-BIGGER-132304176

[neuro]

Made the low poly and unwrapped it.
[derr]


...why is there so much empty space

you're using only like 60% of your surface.
if you unwrapped it properly, you could have the SAME density on HALF the texture.

i'd suggest you restart your UV's
if you can't get it to fit in a square texture, make it fit in a 256x512 instead. it often makes alot more sense if you've got alot of longer strips, like you do in this case.

honestly, those uv's just won't do.

[DEElekgolo]

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/9020/njmnkl.jpg
[derr]

[kid908]

could be even more compact. So much space wasted.

[DEElekgolo]

could be even more compact. So much space wasted.
:maddowns:

[Corndogman]

Cant you put some of those floaters in the same place if they're the same? That ought to help organize it better.

[DEElekgolo]

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/4314/48934759.png
eh...

[Advancebo]

Flatten it out and make it a bsp geometry.

[BobtheGreatII]

That's cool/weird looking.

[killer9856]

How do you make rocks like that, with hard edges?

[Disaster]

How do you make rocks like that, with hard edges?

The same way you make non rock meshes. :|

I personally use chamfer though instead of connect. You have to clean up a lot of topology afterwards though.

[killer9856]

mine never turn out that good :(

[Disaster]

mine never turn out that good :(

It takes practice.

Zbrush and Mudbox are also pretty fun to mess around with. In Zbrush, you can use the pinch tool to create some hard edges. I think there is a pinch brush in Mudbox.

[DEElekgolo]

I was test driving mudbox2010.
I started from a sphere, moved out the general shapes, and then use the buldge tool with an inverted function. Then I used the pinch tool to make the hard corners.
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/44/fdgdv.png

[killer9856]

si senor i shall try this cool stuff

EDIT: Ohhh I see how you make hard edges now! I feel smart :haw:

[Advancebo]

Flatten it out and make it into a map.

[DEElekgolo]

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/4080/vraygitemplate.png
Cloned that high poly rock exactly 1000 times and rendered it in the same vray scene for the fucks of it.

[Horns]

Pointless, but none the less, kind of cool.

[DEElekgolo]

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/7127/asdfg2.th.png (http://img22.imageshack.us/i/asdfg2.png/)
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/417/asdfgz.th.png (http://img22.imageshack.us/i/asdfgz.png/)
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/7312/asdfg1.th.jpg (http://img32.imageshack.us/i/asdfg1.jpg/)
Needs more ________?

[Dwood]

Cowbell. Definitely.

[DEElekgolo]

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/5647/hl22009101516124837.th.jpg (http://img387.imageshack.us/i/hl22009101516124837.jpg/)
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/7721/hl22009101516124966.th.jpg (http://img158.imageshack.us/i/hl22009101516124966.jpg/)
http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/2541/hl22009101516130160.th.jpg (http://img391.imageshack.us/i/hl22009101516130160.jpg/)
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/3459/hl22009101516131265.th.jpg (http://img202.imageshack.us/i/hl22009101516131265.jpg/)
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/4489/hl22009101516132177.th.jpg (http://img444.imageshack.us/i/hl22009101516132177.jpg/)
http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/3648/hl22009101516133970.th.jpg (http://img391.imageshack.us/i/hl22009101516133970.jpg/)
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/893/hl22009101516140710.th.jpg (http://img444.imageshack.us/i/hl22009101516140710.jpg/)
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/8500/hl22009101516142533.th.jpg (http://img444.imageshack.us/i/hl22009101516142533.jpg/)
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/7445/hl22009101516152372.th.jpg (http://img444.imageshack.us/i/hl22009101516152372.jpg/)
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/1026/hl22009101516154744.th.jpg (http://img63.imageshack.us/i/hl22009101516154744.jpg/)
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/1636/hl22009101516155441.th.jpg (http://img97.imageshack.us/i/hl22009101516155441.jpg/)
http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/7411/hl22009101516160149.th.jpg (http://img395.imageshack.us/i/hl22009101516160149.jpg/)
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/9887/hl22009101516160773.th.jpg (http://img515.imageshack.us/i/hl22009101516160773.jpg/)
http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/6745/hl22009101516162892.th.jpg (http://img203.imageshack.us/i/hl22009101516162892.jpg/)
Excuse Kurdy's Nooping.
http://img340.yfrog.com/gal.php?g=hl22009101516124837.jpg

[Futzy]

No you may not excuse my nooping.

[Higuy]

looks nice.

[DEElekgolo]

I just realized how fun thumbnail sketching is. Here are a few I made. Tell me which one you like.
http://i35.tinypic.com/29l1qi9.png
E:
Also, random vector.
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/212/tf2logo.png

[killer9856]

Some of those look kinda cool

[TeeKup]

Those things look like cousins of the Regi's from pokemon.

[DEElekgolo]

Those things look like cousins of the Regi's from pokemon.
Its the eyes. I like eyes like that.

[TeeKup]

5 is my favorite. :o

[DEElekgolo]

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/9523/11550405.png

[Disaster]

Make ones that are non-symmetrical.

[DEElekgolo]

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/6509/98292108.png
Concept by guillaume menuel. (http://gmgallery.blogspot.com/)

[SnaFuBAR]

How would you expect it to walk? :s

there's no swivel point for forward orientation of the legs.

[DEElekgolo]

Tell that to guillaume.
:S

I think the lower area rotates as well...

[neuro]

it can drag itself forward?

[Cagerrin]

Would make far more sense if it had spheres rather than wheels at the base of each leg?

[Corndogman]

I would just set it up so each leg rotates around the main body where they are attached independently. That gives it the ablility to walk in a single direction properly and be able to turn. Also you could make the "head" or where the eyes are and up spin independently, like how a tank works.

[DEElekgolo]

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/5237/dun.png
Low poly brute shot for iHalo.

[Gwunty]

Shape looks off,
but maybe that's just me

[DEElekgolo]

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1631/uvs.png
uved

[BobtheGreatII]

Hope that wasn't too hard on you. Lol.

[DEElekgolo]

Nope, actually I think people should get a hang of Low poly modeling. It gives you a good idea of what details you should focus on and which you shouldn't. Making choices about what parts of your mesh should be important and such.

[DEElekgolo]

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/700/dickbutt3d.png
http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/thumb/3/3f/Dickbutt1.jpg/382px-Dickbutt1.jpg
MERRY XMAS

[Futzy]

Good.

[InnerGoat]

haha dickbutt... oh joy :iamafag:

[bapsi]

noice

[Heathen]

the pupils should be their own separate orbs.

[DEElekgolo]

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/8901/77740819.jpg
fuck im bored.

[bapsi]

k

[DEElekgolo]

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/1291/asss.png





nom
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/575/assi.png

[NuggetWarmer]

chains?

:>

Keep working on it. Way too blurry at the moment.

[Terror(NO)More]

Lul another chains.

[DEElekgolo]

Lul another chains.
Except I don't make excuses when people crit my work.

[bapsi]

nice progress.
your third apple definitely looks more three dimensional than the others.
keep it up and make sure your flow is set to 100%. might be a reason why it's blurry where it should be sharp.

[DEElekgolo]

Bored as shit. Drew random shit.
http://deelekgolo.codebrainshideout.net/Pics/2010-03-29_1330.png
http://deelekgolo.codebrainshideout.net/Pics/2010-03-28_2010.png
http://deelekgolo.codebrainshideout.net/Pics/2010-03-29_1341.png

Made this shit for school.
http://deelekgolo.codebrainshideout.net/Pics/2010-03-29_1344.png

[Lateksi]

Last one is a really nice render. I stared at the autobot logo and it seemed as if it was moving wtf...

[DEElekgolo]

Pear.
http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0hpl2ZNyC1qbx12bo1_1280.png?AWSAccessKeyId =0RYTHV9YYQ4W5Q3HQMG2&Expires=1270702417&Signature=PEIy%2BW%2Fc81yJeQJV5F3ncxK07IQ%3D