spider-mech kinda thing | Blockbench | Page 1

fast lance Apr 30, 2023, 1:02 PM

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hes supposed to have like a hat, scarf, and earmuffs on

abstract ivy Apr 30, 2023, 1:03 PM

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Hmmm, I think the black of the vents is too dark

fast lance Apr 30, 2023, 1:03 PM

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hm ok

abstract ivy Apr 30, 2023, 1:04 PM

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Maybe the amount of shades on this black is too high too

fast lance Apr 30, 2023, 1:05 PM

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something like this a little better?

abstract ivy Apr 30, 2023, 1:06 PM

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Ah, I think the contrast between the eyes and more brown-ish background is too low

fast lance Apr 30, 2023, 1:07 PM

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alright

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i'll try changing it from brown a little

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could also make the background the same color as the eyes which makes it look like the inside is darker..

abstract ivy Apr 30, 2023, 1:09 PM

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I'd go with that

rain tartan Apr 30, 2023, 1:09 PM

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Try to emphasize shine on the edges more as right now it looks a little too soft

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You can have a bit of shading in the middle but there should be a dominant shine on the edge which indicates that the surface is very reflective, like here

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fast lance Apr 30, 2023, 1:12 PM

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hm alright

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i'll see if i can do something like that that i like

rain tartan Apr 30, 2023, 1:13 PM

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What you currently have is not bad, but just keep in mind for the future

abstract ivy Apr 30, 2023, 1:14 PM

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I do think that's mainly a matter of style though

rain tartan Apr 30, 2023, 1:14 PM

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Well, no, not really. Metals reflect lots of light regardless of style. It's just how they behave

fast lance Apr 30, 2023, 1:15 PM

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yeah it is a bit of a stylistic thing i do

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i know it ends up noisy but i dont really like doing large-ish spaces with single shades

abstract ivy Apr 30, 2023, 1:16 PM

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Well yeah, but how much you emphasize the edges of a model is up to style. It conveys hard edges in your model, which not all styles do

rain tartan Apr 30, 2023, 1:16 PM

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fast lance i know it ends up noisy but i dont really like doing large-ish spaces with singl...

That's an obstacle I face too which is why I tend to put random things like midshades and other objects like vents, but I always find that it'll look ok if you emphasize the shine

rain tartan Apr 30, 2023, 1:17 PM

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abstract ivy Well yeah, but how much you emphasize the edges of a model is up to style. It co...

I guess to put my advice in bottomline words: The shine should be emphasized more in metals, however the artist chooses to do that

abstract ivy Apr 30, 2023, 1:18 PM

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the artist mostly chooses how to do that

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There's a lot of different ways you can put shine on surfaces

fast lance Apr 30, 2023, 1:19 PM

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alright something a little different from the metal, i changed the hat to be brown so it sticks out more

#spider-mech kinda thing