ModelingRubbleIntoAPath

2013-03-01T20:16:34Z

Joshua:

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= Modeling Rubble Into a Path =

In [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1786702&postcount=2904 this post], [http://www.ivassago.com/ Joshua Stubbles] says:

Both textures were made in Zbrush. The bricks and rubble were all sculpted as separate ZTools and textured with Polypaint in Projection Master. For the Polypainting I used really plain textures where I removed all of the light/shadow information. They were projected onto the bricks and rocks using the alpha brush, to give depth, as Tate Mosesian points out in this Zbrush series: http://www.pixologic.com/zclassroom/homeroom/lesson/environments-with-tate-mosesian/

The textures were then laid out in a 2.5D canvas and on different layers, for more control. Having things on different layers also allowed me to go back and do things like changing the color or contrast of just the dirt, or the tiny rocks.

The large bricks in the rubble used the same brick meshes that I made the pathway out of. The textures all started off with the same base textures in Polypaint and were both color matched in needed areas.

There are some things I need to go back and fix, though. The dirt/grout of the path is really dark, while the dirt of the rubble is very light. That looks bad. I might also do some Fallout-esque edge blending decals on the edges of the broken areas, to make it blend (any illusion of blending is just due to the even tone/color between textures, there are definitely seams).

The damaged geo on the pathway was initially cut in and was very smooth as a rough shape. Once the rubble texture was applied, I used Max's cut tools to slice areas of the rubble and pushed/pulled verts around to accentuate the depth of the texture.

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2008-04-17T03:01:26Z

Joshua:

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'''Environment Modeling FAQ & Resources'''

* [http://www.adambromell.com/articles/article3.html (Environment Artist: The Story Teller)] - by ''Adam Bromell''
* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=52743 (Adam Bromell's sketchbook thread). Contains his work flow processes.] - by ''Adam Bromell''
* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=51254 (Explanation of an 'imperfection pass'.) ie; making things believable] - by ''Adam Bromell''
* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?p=678052#post678052 (Environment workflow @ EpicGames)] - by ''Kevin Johnstone''
* [http://chrisholden.net/tutor/ (Environment Tutorials)] - by ''Chris Holden''
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* [http://www.game-artist.net/forums/tutorials/182-step-step-techniques-tiling-textures-3ds-max.html (Creating tiling textures in 3dsmax)] - by ''Chris Holden''
* [http://udn.epicgames.com/Two/WorkflowAndModularity.html (Workflow techniques and modularity with Unreal game technology)] - by ''Epic Games''
* [http://book.hourences.com/tutorialsspire.htm (Creating the "Spire" - Gears of War map)] - by ''Sjoerd De Jong''
* [http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=39&t=444791&page=7&pp=15 (Environment workflow from an artist on Crysis)] - by ''Stefan-Morrell''
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* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=52862 Percentage of environment artists .vs. character artists at most studios]
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 ''' Inspirational art & reference links'''

* http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/index.php
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* http://www.shieldsaroundtheworld.com/gallery.html
* http://www.opacity.us/
* http://www.forbidden-places.net/
* http://www.modern-ruins.com/
* http://www.ohiotrespassers.com/locations.html
* http://www.undergroundkent.co.uk/maunsell_towers.htm
* http://www.ghosttownexplorers.org/
 

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