Quick-Crit 2008-2009

[Futzy]

Because its harder to make things look realistic when they're new.

[rossmum]

Not unless you have absolutely no idea what you're doing.

[Dotkito92]

I have some works on my deviantart page (iTails). Feel free to look at those and crit them.

[n00ber]

WIP magnum texture probably sucks tho cuz this is my first real skin besides a couple of metal textures and a horrable paint skin.

[Futzy]

You do the detail like that with a normal map not bevels. Never use bevels.

[n00ber]

if your talking about the models tetail, then its the unedited bungie model. I cant use bumps in halo anyways because you need a light source like a flashlight or sompthing to see it.

[Horns]

if your talking about the models tetail, then its the unedited bungie model. I cant use bumps in halo anyways because you need a light source like a flashlight or sompthing to see it.

No he's talking about the texture details. Like around the grip, you used bevel to make the bumps and whatnot. Don't do it. Bevel sucks. It never looks good.

[n00ber]

i dont realy know any other ways to make fake bumps because im a total photoshop noob. but im redoing the grip anyways

[Horns]

I consider myself a photoshop noob too. I've only been doing it for about a year. Also, is it just me or is that texture low res? The spots where you did use bevel look extremely jagged.

[n00ber]

texture is 512 by 512, ive been doing photoshop stuff for... maybe a couple of months.