So, that's what R2-D2 would look like playing soccer.
Good start on the droid. I think it's a cool little design. Plus, I'm highly impressed at the engineering behind the actual character built for the movie. He's not CGI.
Awsome, and just think you can sell it to George Lucas when you're done.. you can grantee that when the movie comes out he'll be paying people to paint him out and replace him with a cgi version with a lightsaber.. and selling copies of the movie entitles episode 7 this is how i'd have done it
Thanks guys, and currently I am working to rough dimension (main sphere being 20 inches in diameter), and the rest is referencing photos etc. and someone has kindly posted a layout of the patterns on the body on the Facebook page Everything BB-8 which has proven to be very useful
Have you ever thought of doing a 'how-to' video on modeling and texturing? I would love to see how you work and what your workflow is like. I would even pay to see it (and that is saying a lot because I am pretty much a cheap son-of-a-gun).
I have been approached in the past to do a paid tutorial, unfortunately due to the studio I work for and their rules I am not allowed (well not without a whole bunch of red tape etc. to go through) to do that type of external work (due to conflicts and a whole load or lawyer speak etc. etc. etc.) so I have had to decline
I can however post hints and tips, and the main thing I do which is a quick trick to get that nice ambient low level dirt and smooth things out (really ups the realistic level on my dirt etc.) is to do a quick pass of noise removal and then sharpen details and then noise removal again (which helps to achieve the brushed/wiped dirt look ). I then tend to do a colour corrrection/grading pass, and then adjust lighting levels with curves (as a luminosity layer).
Wow. I didn't realize the BB-8 is that tiny. Thought it would have been bigger. Great job wiz.
That's funny, I was thinking it looks a bit big, remember it has to have the head dome added yet. Have to check the Celebration Star Wars footage when they brought BB-8 and R2 on together with the rest of The Force Awakens cast. I seem to recall BB-8 looking considerably shorter than R2 if my memory serves me correctly. Need to track it down on Youtube to be sure.
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Epic. :cool:
Good start on the droid. I think it's a cool little design. Plus, I'm highly impressed at the engineering behind the actual character built for the movie. He's not CGI.
Joking aside good start
...except for the shots where he is.
Obviously. My point is that they actually built the little guy, which is incredible. In the prequel films, they would have just done him entirely CGI.
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You're probably right (and the CG R2 in ROTS was awful)!
Great work as always Wiz, really coming together nicely!
And yeah I do like a good droid
The texture is currently a lo-res tester, working on the dirt and general wear and tear.
I have been approached in the past to do a paid tutorial, unfortunately due to the studio I work for and their rules I am not allowed (well not without a whole bunch of red tape etc. to go through) to do that type of external work (due to conflicts and a whole load or lawyer speak etc. etc. etc.) so I have had to decline
I can however post hints and tips, and the main thing I do which is a quick trick to get that nice ambient low level dirt and smooth things out (really ups the realistic level on my dirt etc.) is to do a quick pass of noise removal and then sharpen details and then noise removal again (which helps to achieve the brushed/wiped dirt look ). I then tend to do a colour corrrection/grading pass, and then adjust lighting levels with curves (as a luminosity layer).
And roughness maps RULE!
Oh dear!
Looking great, bro. :thumb:
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That's funny, I was thinking it looks a bit big, remember it has to have the head dome added yet. Have to check the Celebration Star Wars footage when they brought BB-8 and R2 on together with the rest of The Force Awakens cast. I seem to recall BB-8 looking considerably shorter than R2 if my memory serves me correctly. Need to track it down on Youtube to be sure.