Quote: "I agree on the points raised about the rust. Rust just wouldn't accumulate like that. Consider that surface rust tends to be quite uniform, almost like orange skin. The way it forms means that it will cover an exposed area rather than accumlating on specific spots. Surface rust will accumulate in tiny dents and scratches though, but that doesn't mean the edges all have rust. But my main point is that it has to be subtle - if your going for a worn look, then the gun has been used a great deal? - so it's not like it's been left to rust - it's accumulating rust, but the owner would still try and clean it up. Actually, your as likely to see carbon build up as you are rust - A friend was keeping a server PC in his garage, so it was pretty exposed to damp - and that had a lot of rust, uniform surface rust on all the exposed metal, but a lot of carbon build up (white rust) on the front, with nastly little corroded bits. I probably depends on the metal, but carbon builds up on everything - maybe it's worth adding some of that on exposed areas."
Okay, that helps a lot.
Quote: "I'm saying you created a Hi poly and didn't even make much use of it! You had minimal floaters, indents and bolts for the bake."
I see. I'm just finding it difficult to add interesting features to this. This gun was supposed to be like a homemade sort of thing, mashed together from varying components... so I suppose it's supposed to look ugly in a way. I'll see what other stuff I can add to it.
Quote: "Your using a mask for the scratches? although that may be a good idea, you may want to mask off a lot of the areas which are open on the model."
Okay.
Quote: "With the scratches - well I would tend to use a different technique. What if you made the whole gun as untreated gun metal, like dull silver with rust, carbon build-up, scratches etc... But then add a treated layer, like the black coating, paint, etc etc. Then, you scratch away at the paint/treatment layer to mimic real wear and tear. Really, the less scratches and defects you use - the more effective they are. Consider the areas on the gun that move, and would wear against things, and only scratch those surfaces up.
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It's a good idea and one I've been playing around with for a while, but it never looks good when I do it. I'll experiment with putting on darker colours and being a bit more heavy-handed with it, when I do it it just seems to contrasting with the metal underneath.
Also Acid that revolver image is very helpful. The taped-up handle is also a good idea for another home-made gun.
Here is a wireframe and shot of the other side. The foregrip is also seen.
The handle has also not been textured.
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