Blizzard Art Contest: starcraft 3d environment

[Gamedev]

any wireframe shots?

[Matroskin]

yep, here they r:

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/8876/3ku4.th.jpg (http://img177.imageshack.us/my.php?image=3ku4.jpg)

[Matroskin]

ok, here is more progress.
I finished modeling and gone for texturing :)
Almost finished front part and side shields. Still need to draw stuff for rear parts and interior.
I also added some subtle dirt on side shields, just to see what it gives in terms of starCraft style. Well, I guess it fits it :) Gonna add more of it a bit everywhere ;)

Render is made with simple GI setup. The reason it is not in realtime is that I`ll bake GI effect into texture itself (and reduce it`s darkness for interior parts, otherwice it won`t be beleivable when Reaver opens).
I already did a test for it and figured out that it works good!

Generally, I was referring a lot to those rare screenshots of SC Ghost that r available on e-net, so I hope I am close to in-game style.
What do u think?

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/7883/tex01yr1.jpg (http://imageshack.us/)

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/1122/tex02wp0.jpg (http://imageshack.us/)

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6973/tex03tw1.jpg (http://imageshack.us/)

[Matroskin]

ah, btw, final result gonna be diffuse, illumination and bump. I hope to have time to make specular as well (which i`ll do anyways, just not sure if will be in time for contest)

* I applied some temporary self-illumination map here to make lights more bright in shaded zones.

[MindTraveler]

:edited: Double reply.

[MindTraveler]

I really like the textures you got there. They add a good since of depth,structure, and illumination.

-Mind Traveler

[Matroskin]

thanks Mind Traveler.
Yep, that what i aim for - to have visible sence of depth with no matter what kind of lightning in the scene.

[Matroskin]

ok, finaly here is my final submission for the contest.
Later I`ll post all texture channels, since there r diffuse, bump, specular and self-illumination used.
Render is made without global illumination solution; however, subtle effect of it was baked into the texture.

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/8556/reaverzi4.th.jpg (http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=reaverzi4.jpg)


Now the funniest thing :) I AM NOT SURE IF I SUBMITTED IT SUCCESSFULLY :)
As many of u know, blizzard`s site was almost unfunctional at least from Sunday noon.
I got that submission page several times, but did not succeesd in getting the confirmation.
However, i like what i did, and I got pleasure doing this model.

All kinds of critics r welcome ;)

[MindTraveler]

Awesome man. I think this is a really really strong project (love the battle mode). Great work. Did you put the polycount on your final submission and did you get in in general? I heard alot of people where having issues with submitting their work.

None the less ... great work!

-Mind Traveler

[dxk123852]

:) nice work~!!

[Matroskin]

thanks guys:)

yep, I did put polycount in "comments" section (which is 5066 tris).
and I received confirmation email, but it was send Monday morning, so I am not sure it that was just automatic responce, but I am not accepted because of late submission, or it means that I am really accepted...
gonna see how it turns out :rolleyes:

[Matroskin]

so, I`m happy - finally my submission is accepted :) !
Btw, they extended deadline till 20th due to tech problems ;)
here i got couple of wips.
Tesxtures (originally they r 2048, since no limitations were mentioned, but they work fine in 1024).
Diffuse, bump, specular (not very accurate, cause was done in huge rush, but still works not bad I think;) ) and self-illumination.
Plus a view of interior of Reaver.

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/863/reaverdiffuserf0.th.jpg (http://img178.imageshack.us/my.php?image=reaverdiffuserf0.jpg) http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/200/reaverbumpbu0.th.jpg (http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=reaverbumpbu0.jpg) http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/897/reaverspecmb1.th.jpg (http://img146.imageshack.us/my.php?image=reaverspecmb1.jpg) http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/48/reaverilluminationjc6.th.jpg (http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=reaverilluminationjc6.jpg)


http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7223/interiorqq4.jpg (http://imageshack.us/)

[El_Pube]

Very nice, I like it ! There's a link to see all submissions ?

[Matroskin]

Tahnks, El_Pube.
I don`t htink so. It was initiative of some people to post works on cgtalk.
But I hope Blizzard will make some kind of gallery of submissions later on.

[Pixelgen]

Ha man looking great...

[dbsmith]

Wow, great work! Are you in Maya? If so, can you tell me how to plug in the self illumination stuff in a shader (irradiance channel???)?
Cheers

[Matroskin]

hi guys !
thanks, cool u like it :)
dbsmith - nope, I`m in max. Although, I don`t know exactly material setup in maya, but in max u have self-illumination channel (like for bump, transparency etc.). In that channel u put an image created in some painting app and that`s all. So, black - no self illumination, white or other bright color - self-illum. using that color, plus everything in-between. I guess in maya it should be similar thing.

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