WIP: Chessboard Scene

[merc]

Hey guys, I hope I can post this even though it isn't related to hl2 modelling... I am tired of worrying about poly counts and whatnot when I model, so until I get real good at modelling and animation and texturing the whole bit, I am just going to follow tutorials and make my own models... I plan on making the edges of the board a dark wood color rather than a shiny metal... Also I want the pieces to be more glasslike, but I haven't been able to find some good material sets yet for things like this and I am not very good with the material editor...

-merc

 

[merc]

Finished Chess Set with table (bad texture on table... lol brown)

-merc

 

[weihbe]

send me the file and we can virtually play eachother! lol

Nice work buddy

 

[eddie500]

me likes. nice work

 

[Fletch]

Cool, make the pawns shorter though

 

[simmo]

Wow, thats pretty damn sweet!

 

[desty]

I don't know if you want C&C on this but anyway: you should try to get a better flow from the bottom part of the pieces to the 'head' part, on the close-ups theres a visible edge which stops the light reflection from flowing.

For a more glass-like material I'd suggest more transparency, less distortion and a bit less of that bumpy effect. btw, I'm working on a high rez chess set too, but quite different from this one.

desty

 

[merc]

i used an ice material from cgtalk.net forums that someone posted... i am not good at making materials yet im going to play around with the settings some to learn what they all do soon thx for crits guys keep em coming!

-merc

 

[SidewinderX]

seems nice and heavy on the meshsmooth.

I suggest reading some tutorials about HDRI lighting and reflections..

 

[merc]

ya i want to learn about that stuff cause it is really sweet looking and adds to the scene a ton know of any good ones?

-merc

 

[pNz]

simple tutorial at 3dpalace ....

 

[merc]

ya i know pnz im learning

-merc

 

[SidewinderX]

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