First (posted) Item

Well, newly registered to the forums, but I used to play a while back. Apparently there was an account wipe or something, but anyway;

Recently started modeling again. Hopped from Blender to 3DSMax and back to Blender.

Constructive criticism on my pole-arm-type deal?

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...learm-side.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...rm-frontal.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...learm-head.jpg

Also, im kinda stumped on adding textures. I realize that with a custom model (not from another game or anything) I will have to make the texture on my own, and i've read up on UV mapping and stuff, but I never can get it to work out. What is the best approach to that?

Tyty

Nice made 8/10 ;)

Looks like it is from runescape or something.

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Originally Posted by FM_Reptar

Looks like it is from runescape or something.

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This is Saradomin staff <.<

Runescape noobs :P

Nice work if u made it from scrap.

Saradomin staff doesn´t have a hole.

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Originally Posted by Aion

Runescape noobs :P

Nice work if u made it from scrap.

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I assure you if it were to be modeled from a game, I could have chosen a better item.

Youve got some flipped normals on the upper part.
Thats why its gettin dark all of a suddon on the upper part.
Looks kinda thick.

It looks alright, Good Job.

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Originally Posted by HellSniper

Youve got some flipped normals on the upper part.
Thats why its gettin dark all of a suddon on the upper part.
Looks kinda thick.

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I thought it looked a little thick too. But explain the flipped normals to me. I noticed it was doing that, but I had no clue why. I made faces in those areas the same way I made faces everywhere else. Basically extruding a single edge over and over for basic outline then going back and extruding for the third dimension, after I had all of my edges, I just hit f on all of the places there need to be faces.

Shits confusing me.

Faces are Singlesided (unless you set them to be twosided) therefor faces have 2 sides.
Back and Front, Faces can be seen on the Front but not from the Back.
Select the faces and let Blender recalculate the Faces Insides/Outsides.
(Ctrl+N / Ctrl+Shift+N)

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Originally Posted by HellSniper

Faces are Singlesided (unless you set them to be twosided) therefor faces have 2 sides.
Back and Front, Faces can be seen on the Front but not from the Back.
Select the faces and let Blender recalculate the Faces Insides/Outsides.
(Ctrl+N / Ctrl+Shift+N)

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Thank you so much <3

About unwrapping: I rarely found any written tuts on it and if I did, they were really bad...
My advice would be: Watch 1 or 2 vids on unwrapping and then just try it out on your own, and make sure to use a test grid to see if you did a proper uvmap.