AK-47
I strongly believe in real-time representation of artwork as it shows what the object will look like in-game. While offline path-traced pieces oftentimes appear indistinguishable from their real-life counterpart, it does not represent the quality of the asset in any game engine with our current methods of rendering. That is why I pushed hard to show what I can create using Unreal Engine 5 with the help of real-time ray-traced Lumen + nanite. I was fortunate to learn plenty of tools and mechanics provided by the game engine and it has ultimately made me much more comfortable with the rendering aspect.
I am still working on a Nanite implementation that allows for rigid body animation so I can create assets with unmatched detail at no additional cost to apparent performance while having first-person animations as well.
Real-time footage captured and powered by Unreal Engine 5.
360° turntable at 24 fps over 15 seconds, resulting in 1 degree of rotation per second. Mathematically perfect. You can't get a smooth experience than this. Science!
Milled from a solid piece of metal for stability and recoil control thanks to the additional weight. Just the way Mikhail Kalashnikov intended.
Deemed the world's most reliable assault rifle, the AK-47 has become a staple of military shooters and is wildly used by militaries on a global scale.
Created by the Russians, but most associated with middle eastern terrorist groups through video games and real-life journalism
With its 7.62x39 ammunition, the weapon was once considered one of the strongest assault rifles. It was later surpassed by the 7.62 NATO (7.62x51) ammunition and equivalent weaponry later down the line.
Packing 30 rounds + 1 chambered the AK has a fairly decent output for what type of weapon it is.
UE5 doesn't provide any meaningful way to render wireframes like this, so I replaced UE5 with Eevee. Eevee is an EXTREMELY powerful real-time render engine that at times rivals Unreal Engine in quality.
Behind the scenes are lovely, aren't they? It's always fun to see what is outside of the camera's PoV.
To achieve crisp renders, I created my own sharpness PPFX. For some reason, the default camera is rubbish. Being fuzzy and not sharp even with DoF disabled when you would expect the image to be utterly and ungodly sharp.
Manual Unwrap + Texture Set