Tree Art Challenge | Props

Challenge: 5.5K Triangle limit, (3) 1024x1024 maps, hand painted textures (ground excluded)
Tools: MAYA, Photoshop, Zbrush

Maya mental ray renders

Texture Map

All painted textures in Photoshop.

Normal map

Sculpted in Zbrush then extracted high poly details in xNormal.

Props | Sci-fi Weapon [Maya]

4/1/2012
Here's the latest progress on working on the textures. I feel this is a good first pass on everything though I would go back and polish the normal map details a little better later. For now, I'm satisfied on how it turned out and I really enjoy learning efficient ways in Maya.

4770 Polys

Wireframe

Texture Maps 1024x1024

Baked Ambient Occlusion as starting base on texture. Mixed with paint and photo texture samples.

 Normal created from diffuse using xNormal plugin Photoshop

Concept & Inspiration

I'll be working on a weapon based from an existing concept art to 3D.

Props | Gantry Crane (Real Heroes: Firefighter 2 pre-production)

Tools used: 3ds max, Photoshop