[DS2] Mace, BlvdNights

BlvdNights

[Latest Update]


Submission AS AN AXE



Final Textures




[Sculpt Model]




[Concept]




[Original Post]

Throwing my hat in the ring.

Just doing a few thumbnails to get the silhouette down, and I'll add in more detail in a concept sculpt later.

Right now, I'm feeling either A, B, or E.




C&C always welcomed!

More to come!

BlvdNights

Think I'm going to stick with B or E and incorporate elements of the other ones in them.

BlvdNights

Updated concept. Thoughts?

doomstagg

I'm digging it. The claws at the crown are super successful design-wise. I'd try to get some of that badass scallopy-ness from the claws and the center bit into the blades. The blades are a little swoopy and elven feeling. My 2 bits.
Looking good Blvd

BlvdNights

doomstagg wrote: »

I'm digging it. The claws at the crown are super successful design-wise. I'd try to get some of that badass scallopy-ness from the claws and the center bit into the blades. The blades are a little swoopy and elven feeling. My 2 bits.
Looking good Blvd

Thanks for the feed! I kinda felt the same way for a bit too. I'll play around and see what I can come up with!

BlvdNights

Updated:

W.DeLeon

Nice pass on the latest concept. Really like how the design of the handle which really gives your weapon a nice chunky silhouette. If i could suggest one thing is to to close the gap you have in the blade as that lower piece seems like it could easly brake off and it really fights with designing a bulky type weapon and try messing with more angular shapes for the blade as well to stay more with a bulk style. Looking forward on more progress on this!

BlvdNights

W.DeLeon wrote: »

Nice pass on the latest concept. Really like how the design of the handle which really gives your weapon a nice chunky silhouette. If i could suggest one thing is to to close the gap you have in the blade as that lower piece seems like it could easly brake off and it really fights with designing a bulky type weapon and try messing with more angular shapes for the blade as well to stay more with a bulk style. Looking forward on more progress on this!

Yea I agree. Thanks for the advice. The more chunky the better (know what i mean)

armodka

Looking pretty good dude. Can't wait to see it finished. I'm really digging the the wrapping area where the handle is.

Hang10

I love the Blade Style, any idea what color scheme you'll be going with?

BlvdNights

Hang10 wrote: »

I love the Blade Style, any idea what color scheme you'll be going with?

I'm working on a paint over currently, however the GDC Party virus has taken over the last few days so I haven't been as productive as I'd like to be this week.

BlvdNights

Came down with an early version of the GDC virus but got out a bed a bit to finish my paint over. This is the version I'm (probably) going with but also wanted to get some thoughts and opinions on the other paint overs I did.




And of course as soon as I posted this, I've grown less to like it! Although, doing this has given me some more ways to incorporate some other cool elements and refine others into it as well (IE more bones and skulls!)

BlvdNights

So as I predicted, I went back to the drawing board today and did a (very rough) paint over again plus defined a few more details and added some more bits.

While I liked some of the elements of the first paint over, I didn't think i fit any of the styles of Darksiders, so with this one I'm going more with the Darksiders weapons.





Feeling good about this and now on to modeling!

BlvdNights

Just finished my model for sculpting! Now time for the fun part!

armodka

Models looking nice! There's a weird normal thing going on in the middle of the blade, but that's probably just Maya.

Is that a hand that's holding the skull in place? Pretty cool concept. I'm gonna pretend that the skull is ashy Larry's skull.

BlvdNights

armodka wrote: »

Models looking nice! There's a weird normal thing going on in the middle of the blade, but that's probably just Maya.

Is that a hand that's holding the skull in place? Pretty cool concept. I'm gonna pretend that the skull is ashy Larry's skull.

Thanks dude. No it was actually the smoothing groups I hadn't set yet. Needed to also add a few more divisions in some spots for sculpting as well.

BlvdNights

Current progress with the sculpt

Clyptic

You may have just not added it yet, but it doesn't look as if there is anything holding the claws on. They appear to just be sitting there. Might want to give it more of an attachment like in your concept. Nice sculpt otherwise.

BlvdNights

Clyptic wrote: »

You may have just not added it yet, but it doesn't look as if there is anything holding the claws on. They appear to just be sitting there. Might want to give it more of an attachment like in your concept. Nice sculpt otherwise.

Yup got a piece not sculpted yet thats nice and chunk connects the body and blade.

BlvdNights

Finished (for now) sculpt. And yes, I'm aware one of the blades has some funky damage on it. No worries, that side will not be part of the final t page, just used symmetry on that blade.

vikk0

great! I'm loving it

njc6425

mind bl0wn!

BlvdNights

Thanks guys!

glenatron

Yes! Very very nice sculpt. Loving the disheveled feel of the blades

BlvdNights

glenatron wrote: »

Yes! Very very nice sculpt. Loving the disheveled feel of the blades

Thanks man! I actually thought it might be a bit too much damage on it.

Andrew Mackie

Amazing work on the sculpt man. That damage is rocking my world right now. I will be eagerly waiting on the textures. Keep up the great work!

XRevan23

great sculpt man, can't wait to see what you do next.

BlvdNights

Thanks guys! Currently I'm unwrapping the low poly and hopefully before the end of the night I'll have a base AO and normals bake.

BlvdNights

Just got a workable bake of AO and normals. Still need to do a bit of clean up tho.

armodka

That came out real nice. I feel like maybe the piece towards the bottom, with the skull on it, could use a bit more polys? Did you bake it out of xnormal? cause it is pretty clean.

I'd love to see wire frames soon!! awesome work mang!!!

BlvdNights

armodka wrote: »

That came out real nice. I feel like maybe the piece towards the bottom, with the skull on it, could use a bit more polys? Did you bake it out of xnormal? cause it is pretty clean.

I'd love to see wire frames soon!! awesome work mang!!!

Thanks! It's more like I put the polys in the wrong spot, but I'll have that wonky look fixed in a bit. And yea I used xnormal.

BlvdNights

Base color down

BlvdNights

So took some time away from the computer last night and when I came back I wanted to change the colors. So, now, the base colors are set.

BlvdNights

Taking a lunch break

BlvdNights

Textures done! Down side is that the model is really over the budget, so I'll be spending the afternoon lowering it.

Andrew Mackie

The texture came out great! Hopefully the retopo doesn't take too long.

BlvdNights

Low poly done. Submitting (as an axe)

armodka

Wow dude, that came out great. Awesome!!

BlvdNights

armodka wrote: »

Wow dude, that came out great. Awesome!!

Thanks!