Quick-Crit 2008-2009

[rossmum]

witchcraft

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm258/rossmumv2/m60progress3.jpg

[DaneO'Roo]

Ross ur doing it the old wrong way. Chunk by chunk, you don't need to. Fill everything on your texture map with the same metal material if it's using it, and flood other areas with other materials if they use them, and skin EVERYTHING at once. you
ll get better blending in the end and it'll be much quicker. Also, if you learn a bit more, you can just bake a shadow map and an ambient occlusion map rendered from max onto your texture to cut out alot of time, so virtually in the end all your doing is details, rather than wasting time on all the big flat areas.

[rossmum]

I like doing things the old-fashioned way. vOv

I generally find I work better if I do things in segments. If I do the whole thing at once, I end up getting overloaded, or forgetting things, or rushing them, or just generally fucking up. This way, a section has to be complete and up to scratch before I even consider doing anything else.

As for AOs... I don't know how they work yet, and in any case, it'd be both pointless and detrimental on such a low-poly model when there's no high-poly handy (and I'm not making one). I wouldn't have shadows where I need them, and I would have shadows where I wouldn't need them.

Maybe once I progress onto larger maps and more detailed models I'll start learning some of the fancy baking stuff people do, but until then, I'm happy with doing everything by hand.

[Rob Oplawar]

Ross, isn't that model a little... terrible? I'm used to seeing really good gun models from you.

[NuggetWarmer]

Third person model, I'm guessing?

[rossmum]

Model is Fallschirmjaeger's, skin is mine on a 1024x512 (needs to go down to 512x256 but I fail at downsizing it without making it look like shit). It's for GR, hence the oldness

[PenGuin1362]

lol @ GR trend

[Reaper Man]

Model is Fallschirmjaeger's, skin is mine on a 1024x512 (needs to go down to 512x256 but I fail at downsizing it without making it look like shit). It's for GR, hence the oldness
Downsize using bicubic sharper interpolation :eng101:

[Rob Oplawar]

isn't it weird how you learn a new phrase and then immediately hear someone use it?

I just discovered that as one of the methods for downsizing an image in ImageReady not two hours ago. :tinfoil:

[Reaper Man]

isn't it weird how you learn a new phrase and then immediately hear someone use it?

I just discovered that as one of the methods for downsizing an image in ImageReady not two hours ago. :tinfoil:
Lol, yeah I know what you mean, I find myself constantly ending up using new words almost immediately after I learn them, and then it makes it appear to others as if I know what I'm talking about.

E:
Also, I drew a baby. White pencils and white sketch sticks.
http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/2332/babysketchhw8.jpg

[rossmum]

Still looks possessed.

[Malloy]

nice baby.. the right eye (well the babies left...) looks hairy though :P

e: lookin at it now, that is one ugly ass baby and will deffo need braces when its older.

[Rob Oplawar]

that kid scares me.

[Sel]

Something about the eyes....

[Malloy]

they're hairy :P

[ICEE]

The eyes are huge

[Chainsy]

Did you know your eyes never grow at all, so when you're a baby, they're the same size as they are when you're an adult?
The more you know.
But seriously, that baby is freaky.

[Corndogman]

Reminds me of something I'd see in Bioshock. And whats up with the right side of the mouth? looks like there's a thin mustache coming out the side.

[rossmum]

It's called a dimple.

[Sel]

Did you know your eyes never grow at all, so when you're a baby, they're the same size as they are when you're an adult?
The more you know.
But seriously, that baby is freaky.

I've seen plenty of babies, and their eyes do not look entirely disproportionate to the size of their head.


The eyes are huge

This.

[rossmum]

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm258/rossmumv2/kingtiger3.jpg

sup

[Sel]

The shovel on the side looks really flat but that might just be a distance thing so, otherwise nice.

[Rob Oplawar]

Ross, stop posting shit models.



...
:glomp:

I have to ask, what are the weird little pipe dealies on the side for, anyway?

[Corndogman]

It's called a dimple.

It looks as if its bulging out though, rather than inward. That's why it looked weird to me, I realize that its supposed to be a dimple.

[rossmum]

The shovel on the side looks really flat but that might just be a distance thing so, otherwise nice.
It's the distance.


Ross, stop posting shit models.



...
:glomp:

I have to ask, what are the weird little pipe dealies on the side for, anyway?
I actually don't know, lol

[ExAm]

Are they actually from the Tiger? They look like supplies for towing or track replacement.

[rossmum]

Yeah, they are from it.

I'm not 100% certain what the rods are, but they're usually striped like barber's poles.

Gun cleaning kit, maybe?

[Reaper Man]

The eyes are huge
I based it off a photo, so it's not my fault :phonegonk:

[Snowy]

I'm making a dodge ball club for my school... We need t-shirts so I'm trying to design some.. here's the actual design:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/snowysnowcones/dodge_ball.jpg
And here's what it looks like on a shirt:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/snowysnowcones/_tshirt_design_on_shirt.jpg

I think it's pretty meh, but my friends like it, so I guess it's ok.

[Hunter]

Mint, I like that.

[Heathen]

Badass...Make shit for my school.

[Apoc4lypse]

I think it's pretty meh

Are you kidding... i'd wear that just for the sake of wearing it lmao... love designs like this, nice work. :cool:

E: but jus to give you some criticism, I notice something seems off with the pose, not entirely sure, just doesn't look convincing enough that he threw a ball. (didn't even notice that, thats what it was supposed to be at first glance). Something with his throwing hand seems off, I'm not sure. Thats just my opinion, not entirely sure how you'd fix it, if your happy with it though keep it the way it is.

Text quality seems a bit low too, but it probably doesn't matter.

Also is something gonna be on the back?

You might want to consider putting the person on the back and something different in the front too, or just the text in the front, with person on the back.
(different combinations might look better or worse than others... just some suggestions...)

[Mass]

shirt looks cool

[ExAm]

Moar:
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/TheExAm/Picture218.png
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/TheExAm/Picture219.png
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/TheExAm/Picture220.png

EDIT:
Now with folding stock!
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/TheExAm/Picture222.png
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/TheExAm/Picture223.png

[thehoodedsmack]

Reminds me of the Demoman's sticky launcher. Looks good.

[BobtheGreatII]

I actually like it a lot. Very original design...

[Hunter]

I found a pretty big spider, and my 5 Mega pixel camera finally took a decent picture :O

http://gamerscreek.com/users/WMHunterTLS/pics/Pictures/SNC00027.jpg
http://gamerscreek.com/users/WMHunterTLS/pics/Pictures/SNC00026.jpg
Not edited or anything.

e;
I love that weapon ExAm

[TeeKup]

Garden Spider. My house and backyard are a hive for these things. I can't step outside my laundry room door without spotting 3 of them off the bat.

They're wild and nervous, but they're extremely docile and benign to human beings......at least mine are :-3

[ICEE]

love the gun exam. I was a bit skeptical at first but it looks nice.

[cheezdue]

Wished I had that much talent as you guys, great suff!

[Corndogman]

WTf forums, made my post go away.

Hunter, the image is kind blurry and grainy, the lighting is boring and lacks color. the subject is too centered and the angle could be more interesting.

[Amit]

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h262/amit9821/generalcopy-3.jpg

[killer9856]

I like the blue one. Im not a huge fan of C&C.


Also, nice shot of Garden Spider. I have never actually seen one of those.

[Con]

exam, that's really come along nicely

[Con]

submitted this for the bungie/HBO contest. I didn't have any time to colour properly since the deadline is tonight and I had to head off.

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/1403/mcoq3.jpg

[Reaper Man]

I found a pretty big spider, and my 5 Mega pixel camera finally took a decent picture :O
Megapixels and image quality are irrelevant once your camera is 5MP or more, it's about lens quality, this whole megapixels = better is a massive misconception. Generally higher MP = noisier photos due to higher pixel density. >_>

Anyway, you shouldn't have used the flash, it really blew out the highlights.

[Hunter]

I didnt use a flash Lol.

[Reaper Man]

I didnt use a flash Lol.
EXIF data says the flash fired, it's also obvious when you look at the picture.

[ExAm]

Negative space project

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/TheExAm/0922081935a.jpg

E:
Bored, I did a quick shoop of the above
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/TheExAm/negspacepsd.jpg

[NuggetWarmer]

Gotta fix some smoothing errors, then I'll detail it. :D
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u27/foxymccloud/Modeling/Thompson2-1.jpg

[Pooky]

Congrats on modeling a gun that's neither a Beretta nor a Halo 3 Battle Rifle.

[Hunter]

Congrats on modeling a gun that's neither a Beretta nor a Halo 3 Battle Rifle.

People do model different weapons.
http://gamerscreek.com/users/WMHunterTLS/pics/Dane/Dane_9.29.10.jpeg

See ^

[mech]

Except that "weapon" doesn't kill people. You could probably bludgeon someone with it though, although it would probably hurt your wrist.

[Con]

Except that "weapon" doesn't kill people. You could probably bludgeon someone with it though, although it would probably hurt your wrist.
huh? How doesn't it kill people :\

[Roostervier]

Nugget, where's the bolt and stuff? :S

[Pooky]

People do model different weapons.


See ^

I said a GUN.

[Sel]

Dane & Hunter's thing reminds me of toilet seat crossed with a baby motorcycle toy, with the inexplicable ability to hover.

[NuggetWarmer]

Nugget, where's the bolt and stuff? :S

I've added it, but haven't taken a new render yet. I'll put up a new one later tonight or sometime tomorrow. :D

EDIT:
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u27/foxymccloud/Modeling/Thompson3.jpg

I'm still not sure what the big black streak is across the side on the top gun. I've tried tons of things to get rid of it. I think it has something to do with the shadow.

[rossmum]

It's incorrectly mirrored fyi

Flip the whole thing.

[Bodzilla]

Downsize using bicubic sharper interpolation :eng101:
of course!

it's so simple!

[Con]

Sometimes I use bilinear. Each has pros and cons. Try both then keep the best.

[TeeKup]

It's incorrectly mirrored fyi

Flip the whole thing.

I never understood why the bolt was on the other side. But whatever.

[rossmum]

Well unless you'd like burning hot brass being spewed directly into your face and the possibility of the reciprocating charging handle snagging on your gear and fucking shit up...

[TeeKup]

Couldn't they have designed a better ejection system then? It makes reloading and cocking the weapon awkward.

[ICEE]

Yes they could definitely design a better ejection system. Fact is, they didnt. It's an outdated gun with outdated technology. Ross is right, its currently a lefty weapon

[NuggetWarmer]

I used to be left handed, and I'm left eyed, so meh. I'll switch it later.

[Chainsy]

Just started on this today, still need to add details to the sides of the large pillars, and add walls...obviously. Going to evolve into a ctf/koth map, have everything laid out, just need crit on overall what I have so far, since this is going to be my first map, I want to start with a bang.
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn229/1chains1/freshoutoftheoven.jpg

[NuggetWarmer]

Looks pretty cool. Reminds me of Cold Storage. Needs more variation though. ATM it looks repetitive.

[BobtheGreatII]

Yeah looks good... you might have want to do the smoothing first before you copy your object... less work...

[Chainsy]

I have no idea why, but I like how renders look without smoothing, its just a fetish of mine. :3
But yes nugget, it will be less repetitive once I get everything into place, though this is a symmetrical map, so don't expect drastic changes from one side to another.

[rossmum]

Couldn't they have designed a better ejection system then? It makes reloading and cocking the weapon awkward.
It's actually not awkward at all. If anything, it makes it easier.

[ExAm]

Reloading and charging with the right hand just makes more sense anyway, you have more leverage holding up your gun instead of awkwardly trying to hold it up by the grip.

[ICEE]

Remember those custom FP arms that Moses made? well I happened to be animating with them when I made the first punching animation I've ever thought decent enough to even bother asking for crit on.
Here it is:
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z295/iron_clad_photo/animations/Assaultbombmelee.gif
It seems to be running a little faster than it should in the gif format. Criticize anyways please. I did this without IK in the left arm.

[Heathen]

slow for google chrome...h/o


Looks good. Very natural.

Thing is, a soldier with Spartan Training would know how to throw a right punch.

Right meaning correct.

The fist is supposed to twist from chest to extended, and back.

[Rob Oplawar]

It doesn't look like he's holding the ball bomb in his right hand- it looks like it's just superglued there.

[ICEE]

I considered that but I don't really know of a way to make it look more realistic. I could possibly switch the positions of the right and left hands, but i doubt I could edit the animation to make it work.

[BobtheGreatII]

Maybe if the fingers were a bit more spread, like he's trying to get a grip on it...

[Apoc4lypse]

Maybe if the fingers were a bit more spread, like he's trying to get a grip on it...

This. spreading the fingers out more might give it more of a gripping look, also maybe bend the fingers slightly more (almost so only the finger tips and hand are touching the ball, not the entire length of the finger) and I agree with the punch, its really good if it was some random person throwing the punch, but the form is off. It should twist more as mentioned above.

Looks good tho.

[Rob Oplawar]

yeah, for one thing his thumb should be opposed. Also, maybe if you had the fingertips bend down just a bit and the knuckles bend up just a bit it'd look more like a grip.

[ICEE]

If I bent the fingers any more theyd be inside the ball. But can you please explain to me what exactly is wrong with the punch? the fist does twist, but there's only 3 frames between origin and the impact position. It's very hard to see the twisting.

[Heathen]

Rly? It looks like his hand is open when the punch starts. That is Baaaad for punch.

[DEElekgolo]

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6642/metagrosslw4.png
Pokeman

[Rentafence]

Not if it isn't one of the original 150.

[ultama121]

Metagross. :neckbeard:

[BobtheGreatII]

Not if it isn't one of the original 150.

This.

Anything past the original story just fails.

[ExAm]

Pokemon went from looking like animals into looking like some sort of freakish biological machines. What the fuck!?

[Sel]

Not if it isn't one of the original 150.


This.

Anything past the original story just fails.

Correction 151.

[Heathen]

this

mewtwo was a badass...specially in that prehalo spartan armor.

[Rob Oplawar]

mewtwo was a badass...specially in that prehalo spartan armor.
http://www.ohgizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/halokittyweb_1.jpg?

[TeeKup]

this

mewtwo was a badass...specially in that prehalo spartan armor.

You mean the armor he was wearing when he raped that Magneton? :awesome:

[teh lag]

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q4/paschal_sprinter/mecha_mewtwo.jpg

wow, that is pretty badass

[DEElekgolo]

Looks like megaman.

[killer9856]

That has badass written all over it

Anyways, i decided to do a desert map. Still lots to work on.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s15/SAH1R/erdffsdfxzdxdfdxf_02.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s15/SAH1R/erdffsdfxzdxdfdxf.jpg

[DEElekgolo]

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/5029/diaglahd3.png
Dialga

[DaneO'Roo]

what the fuck kind of pokemon is that?

[Con]

Where the desert meets the structure looks really odd. Sand doesn't behave that way. The parts meant as rock walls look unnatural in how they blend with the structures and the surrounding sand. I suggest looking at some photos for reference. It's a decent start though, also work on your poly distribution--some parts lack a lot of detail, not just the structures.

[Sel]

The structure could use some spicing up, but there really isn't much I can say about it that's negative. You grasp the concept of forerunner architecture, and are actually doing a pretty good job with it.

[TeeKup]

DO PALKIA BITCH.

[DaneO'Roo]

More like Suicune.

[ExAm]

Render of the PDW, going to make some more today, it being the end of the contest and all :v:
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/TheExAm/lulzorz.jpg

[BobtheGreatII]

Wow, it was cool until I saw how thick it was... oh well, still really cool, great job, blows my gun out of the water...

[Sel]

Wow, it was cool until I saw how thick it was... oh well, still really cool, great job, blows my gun out of the water...

Thickness looks fine to me :\

Looks mighty fine exam.

[ExAm]

Fixed the render, stripped the parts off of one of the guns and pulled the bolt back
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/TheExAm/roflol.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/TheExAm/blankgunlulz.jpg
Magazine. Yes, I see the errors.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/TheExAm/magazine.jpg

[ICEE]

Exam, please let me animate that gun <3

[ExAm]

Okay

[ICEE]

awesome. I'm going to have to ask you how it works and functions since its your own concept and wikipedia doesn't know

[Rob Oplawar]

Exam, that gun is amazing. +rep!

[Anton]

Agreed. Good job bro.

[Roostervier]

Good shit, homie. +rep : D

[Heathen]

Additional generic compliment friend!

[jngrow]

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q4/paschal_sprinter/mecha_mewtwo.jpg

wow, that is pretty badass
I wish pokemon was always this awesome.

[Hunter]

Omg Exam that is amazing. I will +rep when I get home because I am on my mob atm.

Edit: Got onto college computers. +reped.

[Snowy]

yeah that's neat exam.

[Chainsy]

Was bored today and decided to take a break from modeling to paint steve the ninja.
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn229/1chains1/ninjacopy-1.jpg

[Advancebo]

legos?
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc292/Advancebo/legoz.png
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc292/Advancebo/legozclay.png
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc292/Advancebo/legozwirez.png

[nick3d]

Lego is the best toy ever invented *showing the child inside of me :P*

[Bodzilla]

I've got a clip of me jamming available for you to listen too. it's not a set song or structure, i just played the first thing that came to my head and improvised. There are mistakes but i think it's enjoyable to listen to anyway.
and this is my style.

enjoy
http://files.filefront.com/We+Be+Jam.../fileinfo.html (http://files.filefront.com/We+Be+Jammin+mahnmp3/;11943545;/fileinfo.html)

[Rob Oplawar]

Did somebody say Legos (http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?msearch=Rob-Oplawar)?
I used to build stuff with Legos, back before I realized I could do it with a computer.
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Rob-Oplawar/Military/Raven/08.jpg
That gallery's way back from the olden days, of late middle school and early high school.

[DEElekgolo]

Maxwell>>>Vray>Mentalray>Scale Line

[Con]

Lego is amazing. My calculus teacher is a hardcore lego nut, AFOL is the proper term.

[DEElekgolo]

Render sucks though. Raytrace reflections suck.

[Rob Oplawar]

haha, AFOL, I remember that now. I used to be a member of CoLUG, too (now CoWLUG, to include Wyoming in the fun. Fuck Wyoming), but that was before I could be considered AFOL. Yo Connie, did your calc teacher ever engage in a Brikwars conflict? :D

[ExAm]

My values project for art class, white nupastel on black paper
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/TheExAm/1001082041.jpg

[Heathen]

That is excellent. The wide variety of values make it look wonderful.

[MMFSdjw]

Very nice, I love white pastels

[rossmum]

Looks awesome.

[Reaper Man]

Awesome stuff. I wish we had some nice drawing materials like that at my school :saddowns:

[ExAm]

Awesome stuff. I wish we had some nice drawing materials like that at my school :saddowns:Buy them yourself. I'm in college, I did. One sheet pastel paper: $1.50 USD, nupastel set, ~$10.00

[Bodzilla]

no love for zilla baby :smith:

[Gwunty]

What guitar is that? ohh wtf did you use to record it sounds grainy as hell.

[Boba]

My values project for art class, white nupastel on black paper
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/TheExAm/1001082041.jpg
http://forums.facepunchstudios.com/images/smilies/emot-argh.gif

[Con]

rofl, I love it

[ExAm]

Well, the teacher liked my idea so much that he actually physically set it up that way this time for the ink painting project.

Thus, my ink painting is basically my pastel painting from a different angle.

I fucked up the light direction :(
Luckily this was just a practice piece
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/TheExAm/1008082013.jpg

[ExAm]

Air Defense unit concept for this month's competition
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/TheExAm/thad.jpg

[Huero]

I got really bored, and so I decided I would take a crack at coming up with my "dream media room" based off of the layout of an old home office.
http://img384.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dreammediaroomtz8.png
It's no piece of art, but rather a simple floorplan that I took no measurements for :V
Anybody have any ideas with which I could improve this idea?
It's based off of system integration, so everything will be connected; this in turn leads to ease of use.

[rossmum]

Explosive makes the best weapons

[Heathen]

I got really bored, and so I decided I would take a crack at coming up with my "dream media room" based off of the layout of an old home office.
http://img384.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dreammediaroomtz8.png
It's no piece of art, but rather a simple floorplan that I took no measurements for :V
Anybody have any ideas with which I could improve this idea?
It's based off of system integration, so everything will be connected; this in turn leads to ease of use.

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/2244/dreammediaroomtz8.png

[Huero]

why yes
yes that is my image
thank you so very much for doing something i was too lazy to do heathen

[Snowy]

Still workin on this:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/snowysnowcones/WIPWIWPchallenger-1.jpg

[Boba]

Hinds galore!

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/1224/hind4yh1.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg319/BobaTheFett76/Artwork/attempt.jpg

[DaneO'Roo]

Hinds galore!

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg319/BobaTheFett76/Artwork/Hind3.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg319/BobaTheFett76/Artwork/attempt.jpg

awesomesauce :)

[Anton]

Agreed. ^

I'm stuck, can't seem to get ideas of late on anything to draw. That inspired me. Thanks bro.

[PenGuin1362]

Decided to play around with my old battle rifle model.

The sight is my attempt at a futuristic eotech style sight.

Suppressor, Holosight, Vert grip, CQB shortened barrel.
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/7279/cqbbattleriflexl3.jpg

[DEElekgolo]

Cup holder?

[DaneO'Roo]

Now that is a cool BR :)

[Con]

Cup holder?
do it

[Sel]

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l42/selentic/Models/hi.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l42/selentic/Models/hi2u2.jpg

Front and sides are still being worked on, so don't be hatin on them :saddowns:

[Anton]

Reminds me of Selentic. O wait..

I like it, how do you get on it?

...Before someone says something odd to that.

[Dwood]

http://fc16.deviantart.com/fs36/f/2008/286/1/2/The_Pit__001_by_Dwood15.jpg

I know about some parts but basically this is my first serious attempt at modeling a level.

It's going to be a 4 section map, each section roughly 2x the size of that.

There will be 3 rooms, a side room and the room above you see basically mirrored to the other side. The two rooms will be divided by up-and down bars small enough for bullets to get through but not people. The dividing bars will stop eventually and then an open top for grenades to get through.

The third room will be the way you get to the other side in CTF levels.

I know it has errors and all but it's still a WIP not quite in need of it's own thread. I'm mainly looking for things which I could add to this idea.

[Mass]

make the angles on the front 30 not 45

then it'll look less goofy

@ sel

[Tweek]

http://fc16.deviantart.com/fs36/f/2008/286/1/2/The_Pit__001_by_Dwood15.jpg

I know about some parts but basically this is my first serious attempt at modeling a level.

It's going to be a 4 section map, each section roughly 2x the size of that.

There will be 3 rooms, a side room and the room above you see basically mirrored to the other side. The two rooms will be divided by up-and down bars small enough for bullets to get through but not people. The dividing bars will stop eventually and then an open top for grenades to get through.

The third room will be the way you get to the other side in CTF levels.

I know it has errors and all but it's still a WIP not quite in need of it's own thread. I'm mainly looking for things which I could add to this idea.

eyes.. broken...

[Sel]

I like it, how do you get on it?


The ramps at the front? >___>


make the angles on the front 30 not 45

then it'll look less goofy

@ sel

Ok.

[mech]

http://fc16.deviantart.com/fs36/f/2008/286/1/2/The_Pit__001_by_Dwood15.jpg

I know about some parts but basically this is my first serious attempt at modeling a level.

It's going to be a 4 section map, each section roughly 2x the size of that.

There will be 3 rooms, a side room and the room above you see basically mirrored to the other side. The two rooms will be divided by up-and down bars small enough for bullets to get through but not people. The dividing bars will stop eventually and then an open top for grenades to get through.

The third room will be the way you get to the other side in CTF levels.

I know it has errors and all but it's still a WIP not quite in need of it's own thread. I'm mainly looking for things which I could add to this idea.

So how much did you pay for max?

[Sel]

Front better?

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l42/selentic/Models/o.jpg

[Anton]

I think so. Still missing something though.

Sorry about that, I couldn't tell if it was to steep or not from the render.

[Sel]

I think so. Still missing something though.

Yeah, just cant put my finger on what it is though. Maybe Ill throw some human barricades on the top or something.

[Sever]

Only the two rounded areas look salvageable. Honestly, the rest looks just bad.

[Dwood]

So how much did you pay for max?

Thanks for the friendly crit/advice. I appreciate it.

[mech]

Thanks for the friendly crit/advice. I appreciate it.

Why are you thanking me, I didn't offer any crit.

[Anton]

I'm pretty sure that was sarcasm my friend.

[Chainsy]

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn229/1chains1/gun.jpg

[ExAm]

That gun would be pretty awkward to hold the way the thumb would be. Plus the stock is so curved as to be uncomfortable upon firing, and not tall enough either. There is no point to the muzzle brake holes just in front of the grip. That would deprive the bullet of critical propulsion. The trigger guard is too small for the finger to be inside it without touching the trigger. Should be room for at least two finger widths in front of the trigger. This gun has a front sight, but no rear sight, and the lack of a rail on top indicates that the scope mount is a permanent fixture. Thus there is no use for a front sight.

Furthermore, this gun has no bolt.

As far as the art quality is concerned, you've got texture there, but it's fairly fuzzy, and the shading on the scope gives no indication of roundness. That and there are a few unnecessary brush strokes that don't define much of anything, such as the two on the lower part of the rear grip.

Overall, it's a bit of a mess. At least it looks like a gun and the painting is decent-ish.

+2 for effort.

[rossmum]

Actually the one thing I disagree with are the sights. I've seen a few people mount scopes and leave the front sights on out of sheer laziness.

[Chainsy]

Was a speed painting, was not meant to be accurate, and I painted it off of my daisy bb gun, was very bored.

[mech]

Stuck a bunch of shit together for shits and giggles, result Anti Orbital tank.

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/564/braindiahrreaaf7.jpg
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/9882/braindiahrrea2er4.jpg
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/9622/braindiahrrea3rg8.jpg

2 Gauss, 4 light guass, 4 ppc's, 4 Large lasers and 8 RAC-5

[rossmum]

land battleship ahoy

[Heathen]

Looks like a bird with wheels for feet and guns for ears.

[Kalub]

Your high....

[Heathen]

Now I'm low and it still looks the same.

[Kalub]

Well shit....



Quick look over there! ---->

[Con]

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/5306/cellcopygj3.jpg

Something I'm working on for a bio assignment...

[NuggetWarmer]

Amazingly done. Better than in my Bio book.

[ExAm]

Things I can still name in that picture from my Freshman bio class:

Ribosomes
RNA
Nucleus
Cell membrane
Golgi apparatus
Vacuole
and nothing else :|

[Chainsy]

I think I see a mitochondria or w/e hell the red thing is.

[Advancebo]

isnt that the orange one

[Con]

There's no vacuoles there exam, just some lysosomes and vesicles. Vacuoles are larger, and in a plant cell, very large. The mitochondrion is the orange one, the red/pink is the golgi.

[PenGuin1362]

Well I went home for the weekend and happened to come across on my computer, an old model I was working on for shits and giggles.

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/9859/deserteaglewip6lt6.jpg

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/5761/openslidewip1mi1.jpg

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/7645/partswipcx3.jpg

All that's really missing is the magazine and a few internal parts, so when I get a chance I'll probably finish up and release it. It's only like 4,000 tris so it's quite capable of going in game.

[rossmum]

Then all the CS players who need to compensate for something can use it and think it's actually a good combat pistol http://sa.tweek.us/emots/images/emot-laugh.gif

[mech]

MWLL CL_Puma, the captains wheel has been removed since it was ugly. Not my model/ texture.

http://www.mechlivinglegends.net/Criminal/puma/puma_tex_30x1.jpg
http://www.mechlivinglegends.net/Criminal/puma/Puma_TexVariants01.jpg

[Geo]

The wasp and the jungle versions are pretty cool.

[teh lag]

Christ... Puma... *comes*... Props to whoever did do it. I loved the Mech3 incarnation of it, and the Mech3 skins bring me back... makes me want to start playing it again.

The skin(s) look(s) a bit dull though - could use more contrast... or saturation... but that's just me, and some metallic shine would mask that anyhow.

[Roostervier]

pic

Something I'm working on for a bio assignment...
Hey, I just had a cell project for my biology class. O:

Nice job, it looks real nice. +rep : D

e:

I think I see a mitochondria or w/e hell the red thing is.
Er, the mitochondrion in that picture is yellow.

[MetKiller Joe]

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l42/selentic/Models/hi.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l42/selentic/Models/hi2u2.jpg

Front and sides are still being worked on, so don't be hatin on them :saddowns:

Looks like a combination of Star Trek and Forerunner. Cool.

[killer9856]

Selentic, that back part seems to be bugging me, with the forerunner outlining on it.

Looks nice, going to be a main base? Or telebase?

[Disaster]

Texture entry for Speed Texturing Competition over at Game Artists
took me 90 Minutes to paint

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii256/echo216/barricade_render.png

Maps:
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii256/echo216/barricade_maps.png

[Advancebo]

texture is good. but the model seems to thin

[NuggetWarmer]

Hawt.

[Disaster]

texture is good. but the model seems to thin
not my model :P
Its the generic model for the competition at game artist

[Advancebo]

not my model :P
Its the generic model for the competition at game artist

oh well then nvm :cool:

[Con]

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/1388/cellcopyii1.jpg

done -_-

[Reaper Man]

Well shit, I'm gunna steal that for ma biology revision.

[ExAm]

Two point perspective project.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/TheExAm/1013082016.jpg
My art class is a bunch of whiners. "This is soooooo haaaaaard i hate perspectiiiiiiive!"
So I pick the most complicated object in the classroom just to piss them off :v:

[FluffyDucky™]

Nice, I'm doing two point but in terms of architectural drawings aka, insides of a studio/workshop space that we had to create and design. Good job, looks really good.

e: lol cant rep u .....

[Reaper Man]

Oh you rebel, you. Perspective is easy (then again, I've done a fuckton of life drawing and it's pretty much all I work with, doing photography and all), extreme perspectives however can be a bit confusing, but still doable.

[Sever]

Show them up next time and do some 3-point perspective. They'll be all like "wtf you can't do that" and you'll be all like "bitch yes I can just watch me".
Nice computer cabinet by the way.

[Invader Veex]

Credits to CtrAltDestroy for the model and UVW mapping.


http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/7315/cadarmb8.jpg

High Res: Click Here (http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/9108/cadarxk3.jpg)

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/4482/cadarfpcd0.jpg

High res: Click Here (http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/2607/cadarfpmb8.jpg)

[Heathen]

Too grainy on the butt to me.

E: fuck anyone with innuendo.

[Rob Oplawar]

In your endo.

[rossmum]

Seems a bit washed out. Darken it and give it more contrast, see how it looks then.

[Invader Veex]

Thanks, rossmum, something like this? I like it more.

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/6505/cadarjl2.jpg

[Disaster]

Looks like you abused sponge.
Lower the contrast and add some highlights and scratches.

[rossmum]

Alright, first of all even out the lighting. Splotches everywhere, they really don't look good on weapons. Second, don't just up the contrast and do nothing else - by adding contrast, I mean add some proper lighting as well.

[FluffyDucky™]

You really should have a look at Dane's one of this.

[SnaFuBAR]

too cloudy.

[NuggetWarmer]

H3 Cortana biped...
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u27/foxymccloud/Modeling/Corntana-1.jpg
I already know about the bad smoothing. It took 30 minutes to render this and it's 5AM.

Oh, and I think her ass is too big, so I might make it smaller.

EDIT: 7,287 polygons. I'll get a tri count later.

[Hunter]

Yeah, make her ass smaller. I don't like big asses ;)

[Advancebo]

hair looks fuxed, and maybe to short

[Pooky]

Meh... low poly asian looking purple h1 Cortana ftw.

Fanservice Cortana ftl.

[rossmum]

I always thought she looked best in H1

vOv

[NuggetWarmer]

I liked the H1 version, but the model for it was :(. I particularly like the blue-ish color that she has in H3 though.

[Geo]

Yeah. Its alot harder to see her in h3 with all the funky effects on her tho.

[ICEE]

I always liked the halo 2 cortana with the longer hair and more slender figure. In halo 3 she wasn't very proportionate. Her boobs were massive to say the least.

[Hunter]

http://martynball.zendfree.com/images/Scarab_Modacity_2.jpeg
http://martynball.zendfree.com/images/Scarab_Modacity_2_Wireframe.jpeg

[Sever]

You already have your own thread for this, so there's really no need for it to be posted here...

[Heathen]

h1 cortana IS best.

@ the one here, Her hair is fucked up, and her nose is big atm.

And the "her boobs getting bigger" conspiracy? Software updates to make her easier to pay attention to.

[HDoan]

Camel toe!

[SnaFuBAR]

H3 cortana was the best designed imo. HDoan, don't try to call out something you don't know what it is. :facepalm:

[Con]

h2 and h1 cortana I can't decide between. h3 is fail

[Snowy]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/snowysnowcones/challenger-2.jpg

[NuggetWarmer]

h1 cortana IS best.

@ the one here, Her hair is fucked up, and her nose is big atm.

And the "her boobs getting bigger" conspiracy? Software updates to make her easier to pay attention to.

What's wrong with her hair exactly? Oh, and you're right about the nose. Just a bit too big.

[ICEE]

Camel toe!

Looks pretty smooth to me.

Also, I think he modeled the hair so it could be textured properly. If I'm right then when the model is finished the hair wont appear to be in that shape.

[rossmum]

Ignore him, he doesn't know what it is most likely.

[Bodzilla]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/56/120799851_38e5cfc46f.jpg

Duh

[NuggetWarmer]

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u27/foxymccloud/Modeling/Corntana-3.jpg
I think I'm pretty much done, minus a few smoothing errors. I'm pretty proud of her. :)

[Snowy]

She could use bigger boobs.

[Hunter]

Yeah, they need to dangle be bigger.

[Zeph]

Two point perspective project.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/TheExAm/1013082016.jpg
My art class is a bunch of whiners. "This is soooooo haaaaaard i hate perspectiiiiiiive!"
So I pick the most complicated object in the classroom just to piss them off :v:

two point is hard? they should try three point. Even then, you can ramp it up to some four point+ perspectives to get some really warped visual spaces.

[FluffyDucky™]

I've done 3 point but how does 4 point work? Got any examples maybes? :D

[Con]

http://www.clowder.net/hop/persp/Eschpers.jpg

[Reaper Man]

What is up with her ankles? It looks as if her foot is directly attached to her shin. Armpits, it's as if you've extruded them inwards, sharp outlines.. makes no sense. Hair - looks as if it's just been placed on top of her head, not growing out of it.

[Rob Oplawar]

Holy cow, you know, for some reason it never occurred to me that fisheye perspective like that formed hyperbolic arcs like that. That's worth knowing.

[ICEE]

Maybe render her from different angles? something about her lips bothers me, but I can't tell from this angle.

[Advancebo]

http://www.clowder.net/hop/persp/Eschpers.jpg

my head hurts...

[Hunter]

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g268/martynball/Scarab_Unreleased_3.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g268/martynball/Scarab_Unreleased_4.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g268/martynball/Scarab_Unreleased_5.jpg

Legs need serious optimizing still.

[TeeKup]

The top cannon's barrel is inaccurate.

[DEElekgolo]

Made a quick low poly ODST helmet. Nicely UVed.
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/9106/vraygitemplateqh3.jpg

[SnaFuBAR]

i don't think you wasted enough polies on the legs, hunter.

E: Dee the symmetry on that uv is gonna look like shit with a texture. redo it.

[DaneO'Roo]

Made a quick low poly ODST helmet. Nicely UVed.
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/9106/vraygitemplateqh3.jpg

Anyone can uv map and scale them big enough to look like there's no distortion. Post your uv layout, then we'll talk.

[FluffyDucky™]

http://www.clowder.net/hop/persp/Eschpers.jpg

I can't figure it out... that's awesome tho. :)

[DEElekgolo]

Anyone can uv map and scale them big enough to look like there's no distortion. Post your uv layout, then we'll talk.
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/6741/odstuvll6.png
Different UV map.

[SnaFuBAR]

what does it matter? you do have flats from that uv'd helmet don't you?

[Hunter]

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g268/martynball/Scarab_Down.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g268/martynball/Scarab_Down_2.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g268/martynball/Scarab_8.jpg
http://www.modacity.net/forums/%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g268/martynball/Scarab_8.jpg%5B/IMG%5D

[Advancebo]

can I faint now?

[Chainsy]

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn229/1chains1/rangersketch.png

[Snowy]

Is that some sort of pokemon mewtew + halo elite?

[Con]

It'd look sick with the elite looking towards the shot TBH, it looks good so far though. Make sure you clean it up after doing the colouring.

[BobtheGreatII]

Reminds me of the mass production Evangelion's:

http://www.tuttibalocchi.it/catalog/images/04370024.jpg

[Chainsy]

Its just a quick sketch, the actual concept will be facing at a diagonal angle to get both side and front details and will be painted.

[TeeKup]

Reminds me of the mass production Evangelion's:

http://www.tuttibalocchi.it/catalog/images/04370024.jpg

THOSE THINGS WERE BADASS.

EDIT: Most impressive on the scarab hunter.

[Pooky]

Nice looking Scarab Hunter. It's too bad I have no respect for the Halo 3 scarab at all because of how fucking weak it was.
Direct main cannon hit can't kill my warthog on Legendary? pfft.