I remember the first models i made i tried to keep below 200 k. I have gradually been pushing that, and they keep getting accepted. The Nightmare Chicken Factory is going to test the limits I think – it's got images that are much less compressed, and there are plenty of polygons. In this post I show the final touches, as I replace placeholder art with photos of actual surface.
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| The courtyard and loading dock walls look too flat and bare - they are fakes, not photographs of actual walls. |
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| Loading dock looks good, AC units look good, but look at that wall compared to… |
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The walls with the actual texture from the area – they're pale, but I'm okay with that. Irregular color adds dimension.
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| I added a bunch of detail to this wall, using images of boxes and crates that are usually in the loading yard. |
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| Courtyard details– crates boxes, foundation, AC units. |
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| Photographic AC units and the wall and cement foundation. |
The point of a 3D model is to experience it in space, to explore it and see it from all sides. I fussed a lot trying to get images that show off the detail, but there is not one angle that gets it all in the shot. I'm going to clean this up and submit it. The Nightmare may be over.
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| Well-detailed 1201 New Century Food Corporation. |
