Bill Hood
Art Creation
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Seburo Gun
The concept originated from Masamune
each texture away from each other while
fiction story about a police force in a
subtle differences in grays in the diffuse
Shirow’s manga, “Appleseed,” a science
utopia surrounded by a post-apocalyptic
world. Shirow was also the author of
the popular manga and anime, “Ghost
in The Shell.” Shirow’s design remained
relevant as even modern games such
as Overwatch drew inspiration from his
artwork.
This project was a study of material
separation in hard surface modeling.
There were four major textures in the
gun: the powder coated barrel guard, the
brush metal clip, the grain metal body,
and the rubber grip. I wanted to use the
specular, metal, and normal maps to push
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a cohesive look was maintained. I used
to help the material separation, but the
main work was by the texture maps. The
Seburo in the manga was drawn in the
anime style. The goal with the modeling
and textures was to give the Seburo a
realistic feel. I learned a great deal about
using wear and tear to tell a story about
how the gun was used. Even as a prop, it
can help narrate the overall feel of a game.