Can't think how I should texture my knife

[Valkasha]

Needs relief on the blade part, an indent or a sharp divide between the two halves, it looks too round now. Sort of like that: http://www.knifemakersdatabase.com/CustomKnivesGalleries/CustomKnives/CustomKnivesPolk/PolkDamascusDagger14-1024.jpg

Edited September 21, 2014 by Valkasha

[simsim899]

The blade is definitely sort of rounded (refer to my previous post) - not meaning the edges, but the blade itself. Can't tell if it's a texture thing or a mesh thing but I think it's the former.

 

Okay I think I get what you mean. I'll work more on the texture then - on the edges of the blade maybe if I make it look more worn it'll look less round.

Also thanks for all the other comments, they're very useful :) Oh and yeah I did make a normal map, but I just made it using the GIMP normal map plug-in. I'll check out that link on normal maps though, thanks!

[Mattiewagg]

Needs relief on the blade part, an indent or a sharp divide between the two halves, it looks too round now. Sort of like that: http://www.knifemakersdatabase.com/CustomKnivesGalleries/CustomKnives/CustomKnivesPolk/PolkDamascusDagger14-1024.jpg

Exactly. Part of it may be the texture but it needs some relief from the simple flat blade.

 

Also just found this on norm maps:

 

http://www.darkcreations.org/forums/topic/6526-normal-maps-quick-photoshop-tricks/

 

Dark Creations has some good tutorials.

Edited September 21, 2014 by Matthiaswagg

[simsim899]

Needs relief on the blade part, an indent or a sharp divide between the two halves, it looks too round now. Sort of like that: http://www.knifemakersdatabase.com/CustomKnivesGalleries/CustomKnives/CustomKnivesPolk/PolkDamascusDagger14-1024.jpg

 

Okay, it does actually have a divide down the middle like that on the mesh, but once I texture it you can't really see it. I guess then I'll try and make it more prominent :)

[kibblesticks]

Definite improvement :) One way to define the individual parts is to make them slighty lighter on the vefy edges where wear would naturally occur. A bit of shape-specific wear will do wonders.