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[Nazgûl]

Quite interested in how you do your textures... in what stage of the process and in what client so to speak.

[Mathijs]

Um, well, I do the model in 3ds Max 8, unwrap it, then texture it in Photoshop.

[Nazgûl]

I never understood how you can make textures in 2D, since the texture is flatt and distorted? In zBrush, I paint on the 3D model, directly. 

[Dúnedain76]

Literally every gaming company does textures like this...

[NewErr]

They use both methods actually.

[Lauri]

I never understood how you can make textures in 2D, since the texture is flatt and distorted? In zBrush, I paint on the 3D model, directly. 

You didn't always use zBrush, and the method you used before zBrush is basically what Mathijs does. It's nothing fancy, Mathijs' just damn good at it.

[Irenë Hawnetyne]

They use both methods actually.

 

Yeah, studios using zBrush/Maya build textures in both the same way as Mathijs and by baking textures from sculpt-painting programs, as different models and parts of models require different texturing methods.

[Mathijs]

The point is that for a game like BFME, the only method that makes sense to me is the 'traditional' way. I'm not working with high poly meshes, I don't need to bake lighting maps (I wish Nazgul listened to MtL and myself and did do this, because it'd make his models look a LOT better and make the high poly sculpts actually useful for the final mesh), and I don't need to paint stuff onto models, fun as it may sound. It'll only lengthen the process when I apply it to the work I actually do for SaF.

 

Honestly, the idea of doing this stuff for simple old school RTS meshes is completely beyond me. I understand the benefits of it for very high poly meshes (not having to really unwrap alone would save a ton of time), but I don't see how it'll yield better results on meshes that are below 10k. So yes, as I said, I simply make the model, unwrap it, and do the texture in Photoshop. 

 

Now, back on topic, pretty please.

[Nazgûl]

Oh, sorry... I beg your pardon oh great one.

[Mathijs]

I'll let it slide this one time.

[Mathijs]

 

Thank you Nertea, for letting me ruin your Durin.

[Irenë Hawnetyne]

I've no idea what this is, but it's very cool.

[Lauri]

The Statue of non-Liberty, I reckon. Would've liked more destruction on Durin himself though, kind of like that statue in RotK (though, not literally just swap the head with a rock). Right now it looks like it would be kind of easy for the Dwarves to clean it up again.

[Mathijs]

Yeah, but the idea is for it to be a little connection/nod/tribute to TDH. So it needs to be a little bit recognizable.

[Mathijs]

[Mathijs]

[Irenë Hawnetyne]

I feel like those faces need a little more shadowing. But good otherwise.

[ThrandyBanned]

They are too bright if you ask me

[Irenë Hawnetyne]

Bright?

[ThrandyBanned]

Yeah the faces are shining.