Kriss Vector High Poly

New update on the Kriss Vector...

Finished unwrapping and baked all the pieces. 2 handguards, 2 stocks, scope, iron sights, short and extended magazine.

• Let me know what you think! Also you can join me on my Discord.
• Need some guns for your project? Check out my STORE.

Hi everyone, this is the first PROMESH challenge that started yesterday.

Anyone is welcome to participate. So head over to my DISCORD server for full brief.

Exporting CAD models with lots of cylinders/holes it's very easy, but when it comes to low-poly optimization, things get tricky fast.

The main issue is that cylinders/holes of different sizes all end up with different spacing you can’t control larger and smaller cylinders separately. 

Segments add up quickly, and before you know it, your “low-poly” mesh isn’t low-poly at all. On top of that, exporting cylinders/holes can sometimes result in uneven segments and messy triangulation, which makes straightening UV shells a problem.

So what’s the solution?

Personally, I prefer to rebuild cylinders/holes objects in 3ds Max. This gives me full control over the segment count, letting me add more where it’s needed and reduce them where it’s not. Bigger holes or cylinders get more segments, smaller ones get "less", it’s all about balance.

Yes, it takes a little extra time, but the clean, optimized result is absolutely worth it.

Don’t cut corners, rebuild your cylinders!

Most of the time exporting an object out of a cad program the topology will look ugly and needs a lot of cleaning.

But there is a way to help you a little bit in the cleaning process and that's the use of Isoparam edges in Plasticity. 

I don't know about other CAD programs but probably there is a way to add those edges in Fusion 360 or MOI3D as well.

Adding edges around details, helps you to have better topology and keep those triangles go all over the place and terminate them where you want.

Hope this little tip makes your optimization easier.

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Top without isoparam, bottom with isoparam.

Many artists asked me how I work that fast when I post my wip's...well this is because I have already a lot of experience behind and still trying to find other methods to boost the process.

One thing that I can say is that using hotkeys in all softwares speeds up the process by a lot.

You might think that going with the mouse over a setting and press click it's not a big deal but doing this a couple of times a day, a month, a year....time adds up.

You don't have to add hotkeys for everything, in time you will see what you use often. If you use extrude, connect, bridge for modeling, add hotkeys for those.

Being able to just press a key or a combination of keys it's way faster and you don't have to take your eyes from what is important, your art, that's how you become faster and proeficient in your craft.

Now go set up your hotkeys 🚀

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Hello everyone,

Here we go again with another giveaway!

I just hit 5K followers on Artstation and I just wanted to thank you for making this possible.

Because of that I'm giving away 10 voucher codes 100% FREE for my Gun Smart Materials.

5 voucher codes for my Mac-10 model 100% FREE

The codes can be found HERE, first come first served basis

Kriss Vector High Poly

Hello everyone,

I always wanted to do a Kriss Vector so here is the high poly. Low poly already done and I can't wait to start texturing this beauty.

• Let me know what you think! Also you can join me on my Discord.
• If you need some guns for your project you can check out my STORE.

Hello everyone,

Since this became a tradition, here we go again with another giveaway!

I just hit 4K followers on Artstation and I just wanted to thank you for making this possible.

Because of that I'm giving away 25 voucher codes 100% FREE for my Gun Smart Materials.

Link:Gun Smart Materials

5 vouchers codes 100% FREE for Scope attachment.

Link: PMS KLES-X24 - Scope

5 vouchers codes 100% FREE for PMS KG19 Pistol & Knife

Link:PMS KG19 Pistol & Knife

And 5 vouchers codes 100% FREE for PMS naoK56 Assault Rifle

Link:PMS naoK56 Assault Rifle

All the free codes can be found in description on my last shotgun artwork here:

SOW M4 Super Shotgun

All codes are available until the end of month or until they run out.

Hope you find good use of them. Cheers!

Benelli M4 Super90 High Poly

Long time passed since I posted a blog but here we go again.

Just finished the high poly for this shotgun.

• Let me know what you think! Also you can join me on my Discord.
• If in need for some guns for your project you can check out my STORE.
• Also make sure to follow for the upcoming 4K followers GIVEAWAY.

Hello everyone,

I just hit 3k followers on Artstation and I just wanted to thank you for making this possible.

Because of that I'm giving away 100 voucher codes 100% FREE for my Gun Smart Materials.

Use code: GUNMATERIALS100OFF on checkout until 10 April.

Link: Gun Smart Materials

Also giving 20 voucher codes 100% FREE for my PMS KG19 Pistol & Knife to get you started if creating a game/video etc.

Use Code: KG19PISTOL100OFF on checkout until 10 April.

Link: PMS KG19 Pistol & Knife

Thanks again to everyone!