Well, it won't look terrible. But it won't look good either.
In order for the texture to look good, and let's say you're playing at 1024x768, the texture would have to be 4096x4096 in size to look good if you get up close. ;)
Looks REALLY good.
WOW if you can do that in Paint...I'd buy Photoshop for you just to see what you could do in that... :eek:
Errr *looks at wallet* nevermind. :o
The reason for the yellow grip is because I wanted it to sort of fit with the Combine costumes, most of which we have seen so far, have a yellow part in them. It is a Combine assault rifle after all. ;)
Entry #3, by Blumenkohl
The Combine RAV-17 is a heavy assault rifle designed for versatility, reliability, and power. Although its origins are unknown, it is speculated by many that the weapon is a creation of the many secret laboratories in City-17. The weapon's versatility comes from its...
Try to keep in mind that the brightness of your picture isn't the only thing that can make it creepy.
There's a few factors like: color, size, direction (this basically dictates how your shadows appear) and of course the brightness.
Generally when you want to convey a sense of despair...
Here's a little work in progress I'm working on for the contest. A combine heavy rifle...it's loosely based on the sketch below.
I finished all the main work on the rifle. So far I've put in 1:45 hours in this since last night. Now I'm going to start adding detail pieces, and going to...