Auger WIPz

Nice work, Vince ... but when I first saw it I thought:

"Wow ... someone's finally made a wine screw for Oblivion ... "

~ Dani ~

Great shape indeed. Though I initially thought it was a corkscrew as well.

I thought it was a mace when I saw thumbnail

Yeah, I agree that it is very nicely made, but isn't that a bit too much polygons for a simple clutter item? Or are you 'baking' normal maps or whatever from it?

Very cool Vince. I`ve cought myself looking for the tri`s and the only places I see for them is at the very tips of the handles and auger point. Very clean looking mesh without sacrificing detail.

Wow Vince very nice! Is it just me or have you made it with all quads?

Thanks for the kind words everyone.

Washington, yes it's more polygons than one would normally want for a clutter item. I tried it with less and it really didn't look good at all, especially the helical surfaces. In this particular case the auger will spend most of it's time in a tool box or the player's inventory. In fact, the player can remove it from the toolbox into his inventory and never see the actual model, only its icon. (Although I hope at least some will look at the actual item ).

Donnato and John, I'm really working to improve my modeling technique. Quads have several advantages, especially when modeling a humanoid head. I'm also trying to vary the poly size according to the curvature of the surface. Quads or not, having a really "clean" wireframe is essential for complex models to look their best.

This is.......luvly

Quads? What's that?

Very nice Vince , Been working on improving my modeling too, especially creating clean models ready for developing into high poly models.