Final Submission
THE WEAPON OF CHAOS - "OL' LOUDMOUTH" IS HERE!
Thank you to the entire Sierra Division team for organizing such an amazing contest 🤍
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Beauty Render 1:
Beauty Render 2:
Beauty Render 3:
Beauty Render w/Stats Card :
Wireframe :
Textures Breakdown:
Presentation.
The final stage was creating a beauty shot for presentation, which I did in Marmoset Toolbag 5.
I went with a minimalistic dark studio setup to keep the focus on the weapon and its details.
Such a render setup works for any kind of model. It’s simple and built on three main lights:
Rim Light - separates the model from the background. Use Directional Lights to create a white outline. I used 4 lights for full coverage.
Key Light - highlights the main geometry.
Fill Light - softer light to balance shadows.
I also added extra lights to avoid full darkness.
Set up each light one by one to clearly see their impact.
Final shot shows the full scene setup with a camera and all lights
Bake and Texturing
I baked my normal maps in Marmoset Toolbag 5, testing out some of its newer features, and ended up with a pretty solid result.
After that, I imported everything into Substance Painter and began the texturing process. Throughout the process, I consistently referred to the references I had gathered at the beginning and even added a few more along the way
I used advanced Substance Painter techniques to create detailed textures from scratch. Here you can see the example :
I used advanced Substance Painter techniques to build the textures from scratch. Here's an example:
I worked with multiple layers to create color variation, used anchor points, applied different filters and generators, and made use of many other features that Substance offers. I also paid attention to storytelling elements in the small details, such as adding stains in areas where a person might frequently grab the weapon.
This was the final result I achieved in Substance Painter, so after that, I moved on to the presentation stage.
LP and Unwrap:
After finishing the detailed high-poly sculpt, I created the low-poly version in Blender. I uzed Zremsher tool in Zbrush and then adjusted the results in Blender, but for some meshes I had to make LP version from scratch.
I came across a helpful cheat sheet on how to properly split parts of a 3D weapon for AAA FPS weapon pipeline creation, made by the talented professional Ohle Mathiebe.
So I decided to follow this advice and split the weapon into six 4K texture maps to achieve the best possible quality. This gave me a texel density of 110 px/cm, which is more than enough for detailed texturing.
I did my best to optimize the low-poly model, but due to time constraints and the complexity of some shapes, I wasn’t able to fully optimize it as initially planned. That said, I still reached my goal - the final model has a polycount of 60K, which fits within the range for AAA game-ready weapon props for FPS games.
Detailed and sculpted HighPoly is finished!
I decided to add many details to the model during the sculpting stage instead of waiting until texturing. Since my weapon is a post-apocalyptic farmer's gun, I imagined it would have been used in very harsh conditions. So I made sure to include dents, corrosion, welds, scratches, and other damage details.
For the sculpting phase, I mostly used the following brushes:
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I’ve finished all the necessary high-poly (HP) models for the weapon parts and assembled them together.
I decided to remove the circular saw blades to create some visual rest area on the model.
The next step is to import the model into ZBrush, start sculpting the details,welds etc.
Finished SubD HighPoly model:
The progress so far! (Also made the stock/garden hoe, but it was made too quickly to share in separate post 😄) :
Made a quick HP base of the Grip - old Gas Pump Nozzle.
Later going to fix some issues and import it into ZBrush for further work
I used a mannequin model to adjust the proportions and dimensions of the 3d kitbash, ensuring it looks functional and realistic:
The next step will be a low poly blockout.
After creating a photobash I made a quick 3d kitbash and gathered all necessary references for each part of the gun +
Inspiration/Quality references and some texture references:
MAD UNCLE SHOO and His Ol' Loudmouth
Uncle Shoo is an old, fat farmer who lives on a ranch somewhere in Texas.
"Ain’t no problem a big enough explosion can’t fix."
When the world went to hell, Mad Uncle Shoo didn’t flinch. He didn’t lock his doors. He didn’t hide in a basement. He just stepped onto his rotting porch, squinted at the undead swarm, and said:
"Alright, you rotting bastards… Time to feed the dirt."
THE WEAPON OF CHAOS - "OL' LOUDMOUTH"
While others scavenged for guns, Shoo remembered he had hands, a brain, and absolutely no regard for safety. So he stomped into his old shed, spent three hours swearing and drinking moonshine, and came out with his masterpiece-the most batshit insane grenade launcher ever built.
Barrel: A rotting sewer pipe. Smells worse than a corpse, but launches canned death with enough force to level trees.
Drum: An old cooking pot. Shoo scraped off some old pasta stains and crammed six fully-loaded cans of pure destruction inside.
Ammo: Rusty tin cans packed with gunpowder, nails, and spite.
Grip and Stock: A combination of an old (garden) hoe and a gas pump nozzle. Now, every time Shoo pulls the trigger, "Ol' Loudmouth" screams like a broken gas station speaker.
Front Grip: An old can opener. Worn smooth from years of use, it's barely functional now, but it’s perfect for gripping during a full-throttle blast.
Sight: Two rusted halves of a circular saw blade. Not exactly precise, but Shoo doesn’t aim-he just fires and enjoys the fireworks.
WHO IS UNCLE SHOO?
Uncle Shoo is a walking nightmare for anything dumb enough to try and take a bite out of him. He’s old, mean, and has no idea how weapons are supposed to work but that’s never stopped him before. He drinks moonshine instead of water, curses instead of breathing, and falls asleep only to the sound of distant explosions and his own snoring.
His philosophy is simple:
"If it moves - shoot it."
"If it keeps moving - shoot it again."
"If you’re out of ammo - beat it to death."
Now, with the undead swarming his land, Shoo isn’t scared. He’s pissed.
"THIS IS MY RANCH, YOU ROTTING SACKS OF SHIT. AND I’M SERVING UP A HOT PLATE OF NAILS AND GUNPOWDER."
Alright now after such a vivid introduction of the character, story, and setting, let me present my idea properly. I decided to create a post-apocalyptic grenade launcher, using the existing grenade launchers RG-6 Pitbull and Milkor MGL as a base and main inspiration. After considering what its shapes might look like and what could be used in place of the parts from makeshift materials in a post-apocalyptic world, I created the Photobash:
Name: Daniils Bobers
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