The S&W 357 Revolver/"M&P R8 5" - 357 Magnum

Model based on a Revolver Smith & Wesson 327 M&P R8 5" - 357 Mag.

I finally found the time to complete and refine this modeling and texturing project. A huge thanks to Tim Bergholz for guiding me through the modeling process with his course. I have learnt a lot of valueable tips and tricks on how to approach firearm modeling thanks to him. However, I chose to take my own approach in several areas, utilizing ZBrush for the high-poly creation and adjusting the polycount of the gun to my liking, particularly for the final renders. For the texturing, I have tried to push the textures to the best of my ability. This was a great personal practice and a valuable study in deepening my understanding of PBR Texturing (Metal, Roughness).

Credits to Eugene Petrov for the first person hands in the renders.

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Modeled in Blender and ZBrush
Baked in Marmoset Toolbag 4
Textured in Substance Painter and Photoshop
Rendered in Blender & Marmoset Toolbag 4
Total tri-count with attachments and bullets: 37,653