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SPEC OPS CLONE TROOPERS - "Firefight"

SPEC OPS CLONE UNIT
Some more work I've done recently that I'm quite proud of. The base "shiny/plain white" clone model, stylized after the Phase II appearance in The Clone Wars, was downloaded off of CGTrader - then promptly deleted, unfortunately.
However, for my purposes, I needed something a bit more specialized - Namely, custom armor textures. I took some heavy reference from the Crosshair's squad featured in the Bad Batch, and the Death Troopers from Rogue One. Aside from simply coloring the armor black, I added the "Death Star Project" insignia on the breastplate, added custom weathering, and imported and refit clone armor accessories (rangefinder, shoulder antenna, sunvisor) from Battlefront II (2017).
Next, I learned to rig and weight paint the model, which was surprisingly tricky on elements like shoulderpads - but I think it turned out alright.
The hallway environment comes courtesy of @tin-can on Sketchfab, and can be found by searching for "Imperial Ship Corridor". My edits were as simple as swapping the base white emissives for red emergency lighting.
Then I had to teach myself how to get a "blaster bolt" effect, which ended up being trickier in Cycles than anticipated - so this project was also a crash-course in basic compositing.
Lastly, I added a volume fill to emulate a sort of hanging gunsmoke effect, which I think turned out well.

#1. Custom texture test against a basic HDRI. The weathering is most apparent in these lighting conditions.

#1. Custom texture test against a basic HDRI. The weathering is most apparent in these lighting conditions.

#2. Now, I bring in some environment assets, and drop in a second character for increased depth and variety. The "blaster bolt" here is simply an emissive cylinder, with more work needed.

#2. Now, I bring in some environment assets, and drop in a second character for increased depth and variety. The "blaster bolt" here is simply an emissive cylinder, with more work needed.

#3. I had the idea to bring in some red emergency lighting, which instantly added more dynamism to the scene. Adding a little "bulb" object to the base of the blaster bolt helped the effect look more natural, followed by a compositing pass for bloom.

#3. I had the idea to bring in some red emergency lighting, which instantly added more dynamism to the scene. Adding a little "bulb" object to the base of the blaster bolt helped the effect look more natural, followed by a compositing pass for bloom.

#4. Final: Now, with a third character, I chose to reframe the shot, adding a volume scatter for gunsmoke.

#4. Final: Now, with a third character, I chose to reframe the shot, adding a volume scatter for gunsmoke.

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