Movie Mashup - Star Wars meets City of the Lost Children - Zlatovous

[Zlatovous]

Hello,

it's time for me to jump in. After few ideas I am finally settled with this one. I want to do R2-D2 Steampunk style. Going for low-poly version with 2048x2048 maps and 10-12k tris.

Here is the start on hi-poly.

Got eight day to finish, so I will try to be quick

[Zlatovous]

Oh yeah, update!

Changed the legs (arms?), added details... Tommorow I have day off, so I am going to finish the hi-poly and do low-poly

[Zlatovous]

So, finished the hi-poly, going for low-poly

Sorry for the big big image

http://www.gside.ic.cz/r2_d2_final.jpg

[Zlatovous]

Did low-poly version with 9,759 tris, which is good - I wanted to squeeze it below 10k. Going to unwrap and use 2048x2048 maps

[Maxter1]

Really cool to see a steampunk R2D2 :) you must be really quick. Good luck!

[Mithras]

Looks really cool!
But why are you so keen on making it lowpoly?

[Zlatovous]

Thanks dudes, glad to hear, hopefully I will be able to finish it in time. I just need to pack the UVs right now and I can bake normals/AO and texture.

And the reason why I want it low-poly is - I low doing low-poly, plus I want to use it for my low-poly folio. Imho this will be good piece to show up :-)

[Zlatovous]

Update. After struggling with Unwrapping Projecting and rendering I finally got something that can be called AO and NM maps. Of course, it needs a lot of cleaning up, but pretty satisfied with it. Now, texturing, only less than five days to go

http://www.gside.ic.cz/low_poly_2.jpg

[DeadlyFreeze]

I dig it, the norms are looking good. Should be a easy fix to paint out the 'artifact waves' in PS. Keep cracking away at it, hope to see him all textured up.

[Valtteri]

You know, now that I saw this I feel like that's the way R2D2 was always meant to be. It never occurred to me how steampunkey he was...very fitting. I like it.

[xxxcubanxxx]

Very nice work so far, like the steampunk feel

[Zlatovous]

Thanks guys, really glad to hear :-)

Here is another update - finished blocking out the colours and fixed major problems (like wavy artifacts and so on). Now for more serious business - giving it metallic look and dirtying it up :evil:

The grey area on the hull is going to be filled with texture of wood from photos, so I left it out. Also, the back isn't very perfect and maybe I will leave it as it is, because of the lack of time... We will see. The final shot will be from side/front view, so it's ok

[chichiri]

It's looking cool, I love the style.

[Tarik2d]

cool, what u going to render it in?

[Zlatovous]

Thanks. I am going to render it within some real-time engine - most probably Xoliul shader or Marmoset toolbag. I shall see what gives me better result.

It's been a while since I used VRay and I don¨t want to experiment with it - it takes quite a time to set everything up, plus test renders... These real-time engines are just what I need. Of course there will be some postproduction for the final image - I am planning to do some little presentation

[Tarik2d]

okay cool. I'm not a fan of the real time render programs, maybe bc I'm not very good at isinglass them lol. U could always Photoshop some steam in the background or something, just a thought

[Zlatovous]

Yep, that's the plan :-) Some hanging chains, gear wheels... I will come up with something. Now I am 75% done with Diffuse, tommorow I will have fully finished model, so that will leave me with two days for finishing it up

[Zlatovous]

After fifteen hours straight 3D job, with breaks for WC and food I am happy to present you something that might be called a finished model. I might revise it later when I get some sleep. It defo needs some cleaning up of artifatcs.

Anyway, good night

http://www.gside.ic.cz/r2_d2_low_poly_4.jpg

[Zlatovous]

Spent few hours tuning up the textures. I also changed the engine from Marmoset Toolbag to Xoliul shader which gives me far better control over lightning. And also with the updated texture, the metal parts pop out more. I like that :-)

Anyway, there are few minor things that needs to be changed with textures, but overall it got finished look.

Now for some piedestal

http://www.gside.ic.cz/r2_d2_low_poly_5.jpg

[eicronie]

very nice steampunk))
where shadows?

[Zlatovous]

Not yet there :-) Will be there

Anyway, finished hi-poly of piedestal. I decided to go for typical low-poly presentation. Low-poly is in progress now, hopefully I will have it textured by the end of the day

And I will probably loose the ramp... Looks like lego piece now and I don't really like it

http://vousart.mzf.cz/Images/piedestal_hi_poly_1.jpg

[mryogesh123]

this looks awesome...good luck

[Zlatovous]

Thanks dude, I will surely need it.

Anyway, finished low-poly, unwrapped, set cage, baked... and it needs a lot of cleaning up.

This is raw version. I want to optimize the maps and paint textures before I go to sleep, thus leaving me like 1-2 days to poliszh everything up and make presentation sheet

[Mithras]

Looks nice so far!
Even though It's a pity you're not using the high poly version in the final :)

[Zlatovous]

Well, I am low-poly freak and this will be cool piece for my folio, so :-) And I know I am somewhat cutting branch beneath me, since I will be competing with hi-poly/digital paintings, but meh :-) Folio is more important, plus I gained so much experience with this project that I wouldn't mind ending last :-)

Anyway, here is update. I scraped some low-poly parts and modeled it again with higher density so it captures all details better. There are still some little waves that I need to take care off, but first I need to finish the diffuse and specular. So now for some serious dirting

[Zlatovous]

Now looking at it, going to make it more contrast and desaturated. Also going to fix some seams and whee, straight to final composition. Can't wait :-)

[eicronie]

cool!
a liitle problem with my eyes - i don't see dirty and shadows ((

[Zlatovous]

Just submitted my final entry. I rendered AO for shadows and it worked like maic. So I hope you like it

http://vousart.mzf.cz/Images/r2_d2_pedestal_final_compo.jpg

http://vousart.mzf.cz/Images/r2_d2_wip_compo.jpg

[Jabberwock]

Simply stunning!

[chichiri]

Excellent work, I love the style.

[chris_solo]

great concept!!! well done!