Privyet everyone! I know, this is a fairly late post. I kind of underestimated the time it would take for me to texture my little magnetic friend, FyEDOR. It wasn’t that it was a complicated subject to texture, but that my computer was not happy about how much rendering back-and-forth I had to do. It reached a stage that I would change even just the camera in the render view and my computer decided to just say “you know what, Christian? You can go ahead and just go take a shower or a nap, because this render will take you a while”.
Anyway, with that said! Here’s a textured FyED-OR!
So let’s go a bit into the texturing process. Originally, FyED-OR was supposed to be a blue robot; however, deciding that the colors red and blue are about magnetic polarity, I decided to try for a more neutral, non-polarity-related, color orange. It also works well with the fact that orange and blue (the color of small emissive details) is a great compliment to each other. Lastly, orange works well since FYED-OR is supposed to be a service robot. It would make sense it’s a bright “stand-out” color.
You’ll notice a lot of Russian on this robot. I figured since it’s a service robot, FYED-OR would have a lot of non-aesthetically pleasing writing all over it. Considering this robot exists in some enigmatic Russian factory/storage facility, there would be a lot of servicing done on the robot. If you look closely you’ll see warnings for hazardous magnetism and hazardous radiation (I presume that FyED-OR is powered by a small nuclear reactor and not conventional batteries)
FyED-OR is supposed to have some sort of sentience, but also is not supposed to be free-thinking.
One of the things that I was happy about was that I did a lot of research on how the robot would move. Those hydraulics aren’t just for show– although the wires and cables are definitely just half-hazardously thrown around to look cool.
What do ya’ll think? Is there anything about the color orange that works? Or would a different color work better? I originally thought about black or white (or even grey) and I thought it really looked dull.
I love your robot he is so detailed and amazing. I think that the color works well!
Your color choice is (also) exquisite! I agree that he should have a bright color since he’s a service robot and the color you picked is spot on ‘construction yellow-orange’. The blue definitely shines through well. I think he could actually have much more emission from within the non-covered wires and hydraulics. Not sure if that’s realistic though. I recall your environment being pretty dark in some places so it would help him stand out more too.
The model and texturing look incredible! The color choice also works great. The area where the mini nuclear reactor is located (which I presume is the stomach area, marked by the symbol) seems rather exposed/vulnerable. Maybe consider some visible padding and/or reinforcement to more easily show FyED-OR’s weakness/soft spots, which could add some risk and character to them.
I agree that the orange color would stand out and makes sense for a service robot. I am extremely impressed with the modeling and texturing. The only suggestion I have is a bit more wear and tear or rust on joints (depending on how old this service bot is and the frequency of service). I love the light blue lights with orange paint, I agree nice compliments. Depending on their role, you could add a tool belt or more apendages with various tools or storage.
I love the detail on your character! I can tell you’ve really thought about how this thing would move and operate. Visually, I especially like the metal textures, they have a nice metallic shine but also a reasonable amount of dust/dirt.