Cars Ford Focus RS Mk1 WIP

[After_Midnight]

Nice, what's your plan for the headlight reflectors? normal map or geometry?

...really a good question normal google map or geography

 

[UMC 22]

Wow... this car is looking absolutely fantastic! I can't wait to try it out on track. Keep up the amazing work Gary!

 

[garyjpaterson]

Nice, what's your plan for the headlight reflectors? normal map or geometry?

Normal map I think, luckily it all looks fairly simple with no crazy light refraction or anything. Just nice clear glass, and chrome geometry.

 

[garyjpaterson]

Got started on tyres - tread getting there but stuck for good sidewall reference. I'm looking to model the original Michelin Pilot Sports (OEM tyre for the Mk1 RS), and found good tread pics but nothing clear for the sidewalls, which will make getting it right tricky.

Bit of compression artifacts atm, will sort it once they are final.

If anyone know of good references, let me know! Will chat to the owners club as I know some have the original tyres still

 

[NightEye87]

It's just two sections, but these might help:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?6911483-3x-Michelin-Pilot-Sport-225-45zr17-tires-100obo

Most pics you can find are of the A/S Plus, which are completely useless for this one probably. It might be best to settle for near perfectness and use the Plus one as a base. I know that's hard

 

[Fat-Alfie]

This one? No use for a texture but shows the tread-to-sidewall transition ok.

 

[garyjpaterson]

This one? No use for a texture but shows the tread-to-sidewall transition ok.

Yeah looks like the one. Its just the sidewall details I'm missing really. I think I should be able to get some (better) pics, I already received some but they weren't very clear.

Oh, some non-relevant pics I forgot to post before.

 

[A3DR]

Looking for a sidewall pic is not the solution. I have a method to make my own sidewalls, here's how it goes:

I make a simple, plain donut:

And mapped like this:

Using this texture:

Which I can change to whatever I like in PS, then make a normal map from it, diffuse, etc. I render the plain view in 4096 to get nice details down and make the texture from there.

To get the right placement from a round sidewall pic, there's the "backwards" way. I map the sidewall to a 360° bended donut, then unbend it and I end up with a long stripe with all the info I need to make a clean texture using it as a base.

This is the result of "unbending" the mapped sidewall:

And from that I've built this:

You can see the result on RSanchez' Fulvia

 

[garyjpaterson]

Looking for a sidewall pic is not the solution. I have a method to make my own sidewalls, here's how it goes:

I make a simple, plain donut:
View attachment 184319

And mapped like this:
View attachment 184320

Using this texture:
View attachment 184321

Which I can change to whatever I like in PS, then make a normal map from it, diffuse, etc. I render the plain view in 4096 to get nice details down and make the texture from there.

To get the right placement from a round sidewall pic, there's the "backwards" way. I map the sidewall to a 360° bended donut, then unbend it and I end up with a long stripe with all the info I need to make a clean texture using it as a base.

This is the result of "unbending" the mapped sidewall:
View attachment 184322

And from that I've built this:
View attachment 184323
You can see the result on RSanchez' Fulvia

Cheers, really helpful stuff as always!

But I don't have any problems making the texture, just getting decent reference (as I want it to match/be close to the original tyre), that's all. Anyway I've found some better pics (on ebay ) so hopefully can make a bit of progress.

I have seen it done like that, and may give it a go!

 

[A3DR]

Cheers, really helpful stuff as always!

But I don't have any problems making the texture, just getting decent reference (as I want it to match/be close to the original tyre), that's all. Anyway I've found some better pics (on ebay ) so hopefully can make a bit of progress.

I have seen it done like that, and may give it a go!

For me is the easiest way to make a clean sidewall texture, and it's easy to adjust too, since you don't need to go rotating anything in PS, just change the placement and the UV does the rest.
As for reference you can use any pic, all you need is to know where each text or shape goes.

 

[garyjpaterson]

For me is the easiest way to make a clean sidewall texture, and it's easy to adjust too, since you don't need to go rotating anything in PS, just change the placement and the UV does the rest.
As for reference you can use any pic, all you need is to know where each text or shape goes.

Yeah just getting a clear readable ref pic has been the problem

I am really tempted to try your straight texture technique though - I have to ask, how do you package the whole tyre UV map, as to not waste space being so long and narrow?

 

[Stereo]

This works ok for me, gives the whole thing its own map (sidewalls are separate so AO can shade the backside of the tire). Basically could be a 2048*512 texture instead but Blender plays nicer with square textures so I just split it with seams into halves.

 

[garyjpaterson]

Michelin Pilot Sports, not perfect but close enough. Pretty happy with the results, bit annoyed at myself for accidentally overwriting the 2x size template though...

blurred

Sorry, lots of pics. Close ups

 

[Krunky555]

Can't wait! I'm a MK1 Focus owner, I love it. Hope this mod is going to be official
Amaizing work so far!

 

[A3DR]

Tires look excellent, but I would add some kind of texture to them, maybe not dirt but some color variation like the rubber has even if it is brand new.

 

[garyjpaterson]

Cheers! Added a bit of depth to the colour, still keen on adding a nice rubber 'grain' subtle texture but yet to find anything that looks nice.

Dirty

 

[garyjpaterson]

Finally found the way to control the triangluation without having to manually connect vertices like Chargincar was suggesting! I knew it was possible, but took forever to find it! Very easy and simple to use, probably spent way too much time going over the whole mesh though

Just cut out the windows, and made a placeholder interior so you don't see through the mesh. Makes a change from the drug-dealer style black tints I've been seeing so far! Need to crack on with the lights now so I can begin on the interior!

 

[A3DR]

Very nice, it really makes a difference even with a simple interior.

 

[garyjpaterson]

Modelling done on the lights, quick AO bake done, still need to do proper textures/normal maps, maybe another layer or two. Shaders obviously need work.

Getting there.

 

[arthur666]

Very cool. I really like that car. The best we got was the SVT over here, but the plain 3-door with 16" alloys and manual 5spd was a fun little ride.