[TF2] Winter Hat for scout (Finished)

[Warcrime Committer]

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i'm working on a set for the scout, it's winter themed and it's made ofa hat and 2 miscs:
Hat: a typical snowboarding hat with ski glasses (and maybe a scarf, depending on the polycount)
Misc1: An anorak and snow pants
Misc2: Snowboard boots

i'd like to get some feedback, this is a big project and i want it to be good enough to get into the game. here's a screenshot of the blender window as it is right now.[dl.dropboxusercontent.com]

Finished model, without textures- [dl.dropboxusercontent.com]
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Moar edit: Texture test (and probably final)[dl.dropboxusercontent.com]
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Brighter textures to fit scout's colors[dl.dropboxusercontent.com]
with the phong, and finished.[dl.dropboxusercontent.com]

[HellJumper]

Doesn't an item exactly like that already exist?

[Warcrime Committer]

hmm i don't know... does it? anyways, i haven't seen an entire set like that, so...

[HellJumper]

I don't know about the goggles, but for sure the beanie is in-game already (troublemaker's tosslecap).

It looks good so far. Make sure to use smoothing groups (edgesplits) around the edges of the frame so that you don't get that jagged appearance.

[Warcrime Committer]

jagged? what do you mean?
also, i forgot to say that the hat is a bit "opened", because i'll make the goggles pass inside the hat, and when i finish them i'll adjust the hat again.

[HellJumper]

I mean this: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10100459/BlenderImages/edgesplit_690.jpg

I explain this in the video too.

[Warcrime Committer]

oh, yeah, i will do that later, when i start with the UV unrwaping, i always mark the sharp edges and then the seams.

[Warcrime Committer]

Finished with the modeling part, now i'm gonna go with the textures.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15644610/Blendar/skihead%20model%20finished.png

i'll try what i can get with the textures, and show it here.
Also some feedback would be great!

[HellJumper]

Not bad :) Looking really good! Make sure to spend 2 times as much time texturing it as you did modeling it! It's a good rule of thumb to get really good textures. Here's hoping it will turn out great.

[Warcrime Committer]

That's the problem... i'm 10 times better modeler than texturer... (at least that's my own opinion)
not meaning that i make worse textures, but that they take me much more time to make.

[HellJumper]

Well it's always more fulfilling to do the whole thing yourself, but if you really feel like you could use help, there are ALWAYS people available to texture your models. I know some people do this for a living basically. The downside is that you'll have to split the revenue if it ships.

[Warcrime Committer]

That could be a solution, but I always will try to do all by myself first, and if i can't get the results i expect, then go for some help.

[Warcrime Committer]

Well, i was thinking on the textures (because i want to get a solid idea before starting) and i had an idea, i think it's good, but i want to know your opinions:
Make the hat part team colored, and the goggles of a very dark oposite team colored (like, red hat and dark dark blue goggles). Then the glass (it's plastic, but meh) would be orange and shiny.
Then, i had ideas too for when it gets in game (if ever), adding 3 styles, wich are only usefull when painting it:
1- Painting the item paints only the hat
2- Painting it paints only the goggles
3- The paint is applyed to both the hat and the goggles.
I'll give it a try, but if you have any better ideas, please leave them here

[HellJumper]

I think everything sounds solid. I personally would leave the yellow/orange goggle piece unpaintable.

[Warcrime Committer]

the glass isn't going to be paintable, it'll be always orange (or the color i see that fits better)

[Warcrime Committer]

Well, i came up with something. Here are the beta textures for RED and BLU.[dl.dropboxusercontent.com]