second texture variation I created for the tutorial in order to highlight the speed of the grayscale to gradient map workflow during production
detail shot
I painted the texture in grayscale first before using a gradient maps workflow to add color and create both final diffuse texture variations.
Final concept, plus some of the color comps I created to decide on color scheme. I ended up using 1 and 3 for the final textures.
I created this axe to be used in a video tutorial on my store here on Artstation as well as on Cubebrush. I created the concept as well as the final game ready assets. This is intended to be a hand-painted low poly asset with diffuse texture only that is ready for use in-game.
In the tutorial I walk through the entire process from start to finish for the 3D asset and how I utilized a grayscale to gradient map texture method so I could very quickly create multiple color texture variations. I've used this workflow a lot because it's so efficient when iterating or creating texture variations for the same model during a fast paced production environment.
If interested in learning about this workflow or creation of this asset, the tutorial store links are:
Artstation - https://artstn.co/m/pjaL
Cubebrush - http://cbr.sh/1nu2g3
