Stylized sculpt in need of C&C

qwedeath

Hi all, need critique and tips on this piece. My aim is just practice stylized sculpting and texturing. Here what i've got:
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Idea was based around darksiders prop:

Thank you for your time!

Update #1:
Making resculpt today, started with the wood
Feedback is appreciated!


Update #2:
Resculpted wood again, now its more straight.
Feedback is appreciated!


Update #3:
I feel that i need to step away from wood for a bit so i've sculpted metal parts(except chain):

Mr.Moose

The stone is great! The wooden beam on the other hand feels more like stone with some lines carved in it. I would try to look at it again, maybe grab some references from google and try to re imagine it.

Keep up the great work!

qwedeath

Ok, thank you, ill play with it

qwedeath

Update #1

Fwap

It looks like you've built that out of a block of wood and squashed it down.
Try think objectively about it even if it is stylized, it would be about 1/4 or even less of a larger block of wood, try make your wood grains read like that.

THendersonVFX

I can't remember where I saw it, but one of the environment artists from Vigil posted what brushes he used the most when making environment stuff for Darksiders II. I'd say your side wood grain is too "swirly" whereas the reference it's mostly straighter grain from end to end.

I'd suggest just building up the areas between grain lines a bit more, and make your cuts in the wood wider to really push their presence.

qwedeath

Thank you guys for your feedback! Ill definitely look up for this info about brushes and redo this tomorrow

Mr.Moose

From where it started to update #1 is vastly improved! Keep up the hard work!

qwedeath

Update #2

doomprodigy

Definitely improving. Though it looks like your wood is just a chamfered cube that's been cut in with dam standard. By the looks of it in the Darksiders cap there's a bit more character to the wood surface. Give clay buildup or tubes a go and trim dynamic in conjunction with the cuts you're doing.

qwedeath

doomprodigy wrote: »

Definitely improving. Though it looks like your wood is just a chamfered cube that's been cut in with dam standard. By the looks of it in the Darksiders cap there's a bit more character to the wood surface. Give clay buildup or tubes a go and trim dynamic in conjunction with the cuts you're doing.

Thank you for you advice! Is that what you mean? I've used clay to raise wood level a bit and then used trim dynamic brush to polish it all.

qwedeath

Update #3