Nemesis

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I bought Cave Story+ last week on Steam. Now, one can make arguments for both the new and original music and graphics, but I for one really liked the new weapon sprites. So much so that I wanted to create 3D versions of them. I decided to start with the Nemesis.
More images after the break.





Making an accurate model from such a small nondescript sprite required a bit of imagination on my part. I decided that the green bit functioned as a light source, which gave me an excuse to mess around with lights in 3DS Max, as well as an opportunity to realize that I do not know how to use lights very well in 2012.

I'm not sure if I'll bother UV Mapping it yet, but if I get time I would like to try giving it more detailed textures.