Unreal Models

[Sephiroth_VII]

These are some pictures of my work for making models in unreal engine 3
targeted ps3/xbox360 current gen level. They may not look that amazing but I'm still learning, I'm not professional yet.

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Not trying to show off or anything ;p its just some ppl want to see what im up to still.
I don't go to school or anything I've never taken a course in anything, you can learn this stuff online if you have some talent and the most important part
are obsessive at learning more and making it better.

 

[Infrisios]

lol I was like

gun... boring
gun... boring
texture... boring
WTF HUGE FUTURE HELICOPTER
(not meaning your guns look boring, but guns are like the most common models ever).

That stuff looks really damn good.

 

[Sephiroth_VII]

lol yeah I don't plan on doing anymore guns, that ak was after a long tutorial for my first diffuse/normal/spec map model, I'm focusing on hard surface mechanical type models. Like this i finally got in the engine today, this is the low poly with normal map applied:

Glad u like the ship it was my own concept.

 

[Grey Nightmare]

Very nice! Say, you wouldn't happen to be any good at character models would you? :0

 

[eubz]

Very nice! Say, you wouldn't happen to be any good at character models would you? :0

This is an artist you are talking about. check out his profile if he is not good at that.

To you Seph, you are the best. Do you have an account here?

 

[Grey Nightmare]

Wtf? Can you read? I asked him if he could model Characters - Not if he was any good. I can see he's got some real talent from the above images but being able to model one type of model doesn't immediately make you an expert at another, so I think you'll find it's a perfectly valid question seeing as he doesn't have any character models on his website (that I could find).

 

[Sephiroth_VII]

I do have an account on turbosquid, but I've not sold anything and they since changed the site and my model was removed. There's some annoying approval process too, I'll probably try it again some day.


In modeling these days you can be more specific as to what you specialize in like me as "hard surface" for example. There's environment artists and character artists, because both are such wide fields, a character artist mostly does characters and sometimes enviro, while a environment artist would prob never do a character.

So While I probably could do a character, it wouldnt be as great quality as a character artist would be. I haven't studied anatomy and things like they have to.

 

[eubz]

What I really intend to do is to create environmental models and vehicles, too. Not much with hard surface like you do. But, well, vehicle modeling seems like, or can also be considered as hard surface modeling, am I right?

 

[Sephiroth_VII]

Well to me the more curves and object has the less hard surface its considered to be. Some models could be considered a mix of organic and hard surface. I'm just leaning toward mechanical, vehicle, machinery, robot type models. I'll still have to know how to make nice curves and flow at times im sure.

 

[Sooda]

Great pictures, your speech is encouraging, if you train you achive goal. I am going to spend my free time also learning modeling.

 

[xXm0RpH3usXx]

just wanted to add that hard surface modeling is a technique.
its not considering WHAT you model, but more HOW.

and yes, vehicles are hard surface modeling...

you should really consider if thats what you are really going for. takes a load of time to get anywhere and a lot of practice. its not only "just make art", but precise thinking of like every factor of the model / shaders / textures.
It takes years to get halfway professional, and then still you wont be a wanted artist.
Wages at the start of your job will be minimum, crunchtime wont be payed most of the time.
and it needs a lot of dedication. i recommend only starting 3d when you are willing to dedicate your "life" to it.
i had to move 400 kilometers away from my hometown for my job, nothing everybiody would do.

@seph: maaan, that gun is highly inaccurate^^ wouldnt work like that at all

 

[Sephiroth_VII]

you should really consider if thats what you are really going for. takes a load of time to get anywhere and a lot of practice. its not only "just make art", but precise thinking of like every factor of the model / shaders / textures.
It takes years to get halfway professional, and then still you wont be a wanted artist.
Wages at the start of your job will be minimum, crunchtime wont be payed most of the time.
and it needs a lot of dedication. i recommend only starting 3d when you are willing to dedicate your "life" to it.
i had to move 400 kilometers away from my hometown for my job, nothing everybiody would do.

Thats what I meant by some talent, and obssesive to learn more and be better. xD
This is a great place to start once your good at warcraft3 models: www.game-artist.net

 

[eubz]

Do you have plans of adding more models here?