BC1-1908 Homework, Matthew Ullrey

[Matthew Ullrey]

Looking forward to spending some time getting used to the new version of Blender and seeing what marvelous creations everyone posts.

[Matthew Ullrey]

Homework Submission Week 1

I had fun following along with Kent on this one. I added a few nicks and scratches. I found the Option + V hotkey worked great to “rip and fill” the parts I wanted to be damaged.

[Omar Domenech]

@ullreym Looking good Matthew. I don’t know why but your render brought me back to the times I used to play Castlevania Symphony of the Night, there was like a sword I think that floated and follow you around and hacked and slash everyone.

[silentheart00]

@ullreym Good effort!  Maybe the edges of the swords could use some more obvious wear, as well, but that’s up to you how beaten up you want them to be.

[Kent Trammell]

Glad to see you in here @ullreym! Overall you’re right on point with this model. Though I do agree with silent that the wear and tear could be a bit more obvious. Then again you could be opting for a less worn-and-torn sword.

Either way, for the dents and dings that are there, hardening the desired edges would make for proper normals shading imo. Here’s the part of last week’s stream where I did this.

I’m being a bit nitpicky though. You’ve earned an A in my book. On to texturing and shading!

@dostovel is this what you’re thinking of? 

[Omar Domenech]

@theluthier Yep that’s the one, for old times sake. Every time I see things from games of the past, in my head they looked much better. What a weird feeling. Also according to my memories, the water in Mario Sunshine is still has the best looking realistic water graphics in history. Oh boy, I can only imagine how that must look now.

[Matthew Ullrey]

Homework Submission Week 2

I was telling a CG Cookie friend some of the difficulties I ran into with this part of the project. One, I found geometry hiding inside the cross guard that the UV unwrap found for me. I had to track them down and delete. The other issue I had was that I added the texture file I was painting to the texture slot of the brush I was painting with. I created a loop and almost discovered time travel. As I was painting the sword, little tiny swords were showing up on the sword. I don’t recommend this one bit.

 

[Omar Domenech]

@ullreym Dude that looks really good, I love that aged vibe it gives. And I have that Castlevania feeling once again. It’s like maybe you’re trying to tell us you’re a vampire and those used to be your swords back in the 12th century.

[Matthew Ullrey]

Here is the texture. The chainmail grip took a long time to paint. 🙄

[Omar Domenech]

@ullreym That is hand painted!?

[Matthew Ullrey]

@dostovel A thousand thank-you’s my old friend. I imagine the dried blood and rust could be what is unsettling you. “Blah-blah-blah!” 🧛🏻‍♂️

[smurfmier1985]

@ullreym awesome stuff, all those details man.. great job!

[spikeyxxx]

@ullreym Amazing paint job!!!

Looks absolutely fantastic!

[Thibault Caradec]

Waow. Amazing texture. Impressive skills!

[Kaj Suominen]

@ullreym looking great. good work! 🙂

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