Here’s a low poly model of a ceiling fan, it contains 1010 tris. There was no baking of a high poly version for this particular object. The normal map was created from scratched using the nvidia normal tools in photoshop.

To created a soft edge in the normal map, I made a selection of the object layer (ctrl + left click the layer) and inverted it (ctrl + shift + I), added a small feather to the surrounding edge (shift +F6) and then press delete a few times to get a soft gradient edge.

Nearly all of my previous game models have been baked from high poly models so starting from a blank normal canvas was something I’ve not done much of before. I’ve learnt a few new techniques and workflow from making this model.

Tags: Low Poly.

Here are some low poly table and chair models, they were baked from high poly versions. The table contains 346 tris and the chair has 596 tris.

The original textures were done in 2048×2048 maps but what is displayed on the final image are the lower res version, 1024 for the table and 512 for the chair, there’s not much of a difference apart from it being slightly less sharp.

The texturing was fairly simple and quick to do, starting with a wood image as the base. Some parts of the texture had to be rotated to follow the grains of the wood texture so this was done by duplicating the wood layer and masking out the particular part and then rotating it.

I tried to make the edge of the table slightly more worn out, this was done by painting the edge with a soft black brush and then using the ‘blend if’ scale in the blending mode option to make it more scattered looking.

I made the specular map more soft and white to give the appearance of a coat of varnish on the table and chairs.

Tags: Low Poly.

Here is a low poly model of a hand truck containing 896 tris. Once again; baked from a high poly model. The texturing took around 5-6 hours, the longest part was spent on created the scratches on the metal.

Tags: Low Poly.

Here are a few more finished game props, these were all baked from a high poly version. Each prop took around 4-5 hours to texture. For presentation purposes; each model is displayed with 2048×2048 texture maps.

Fire Extinguisher – 422 tris

Barrel – 222 tris

Gas Can – 300 tris

Tags: Low Poly.

This is a new update of the arcade machine 3D model that was made awhile ago, the original model can be seen by clicking here.

The following improvements have been made:

– Improved the monitor screen on high poly to give depth and realism
– Improved edges on high poly for better baking
– Optimized low poly from original 932 tris down to 864 tris
– Added an electrical panel feature at the rear
– Optimized the uvw spaces in the texture map
– Added gloss map to give each material more distinct property
– Improved overall textures with added highlights

For texturing purposes and also for presentation; the final model uses 2048 maps but can be optimized to 1024 maps without losing much of its detail if it was to be used in an engine.

Tags: Low Poly.