[WIP] Stylized Katana

JamesWarren

It's been a while since I've worked on 3d stuff but I'm starting to get back into it again. Here's a sword I've been working on that is based on a concept by Kozivara.

Concept:



Hi-poly:

Snader

I'm not a fan of your sculpts colors, but I reckon those are just temporary? Also, are you aware that the wrapping of the handle is completely different? A katana generally has twisted wrappings (like the concept) but yours uses a basket weave.

Orangeknight

And also if you look at your handle the purple is leather not cloth so it shouldnt wrinkle like that.

JamesWarren

Snader: Thanks for pointing that out, I didn't realize the weave patterns were so different but I can see it now.

Orangeknight: Thanks for the crit.

JamesWarren

AlexCatMasterSupreme

Nice, now you can stab someone, then saw them open.

JamesWarren

About to start texturing.

letronrael

Simple and original, why not? I like it

Shanthosa

This came out real nice. Very clean and faithful to the concept. I dig it.

The only thing I would consider revising would be the width of the teeth on the saw section. In the concept, they're a little wider than what you have achieved.



This is yours pasted over the top of the concept. Like I say, it's not huge, but it does make them feel a little more menacing by being a little more packed together I think.

Rav3

Sweet! You can fix blade bending a bit or make it straight if you can change concept ofc.

Mithdia

the wrapping is still wrong although a step in the right direction.. look at this picture and see how the wrapping itself is actually not so wide and how it comes around from both sides to form one "X"

Lamont

Additional crit: The size of the details makes the sword seem more like a dagger.

JamesWarren

Man, last night I made the worst freaking photoshop action possible for texturing. I was trying to create an action to update a smart object if its been altered in a different program like 3d coat and I ended up creating an action that basically collapses all the layers, saves the file, then closes it! So stupid. I guess the lesson here is not to try to create actions when working on something you care about that isn't saved in iterations...

letronrael: Thanks!

Shanthosa: Thanks for pointing that out, I made some changes to the Hipoly before baking, so hopfully it looks closer to the concept.

Rav3: I hadn't considered changing the blade around but I think that's a cool idea. I'm really trying to stick to the concept as much as possible this time because I have a bad habit of making large design changes as I go through the process.

Mithdia: Thanks for that photo, I spent a lot of time looking at different wrappings (I even watched youtube tutorials showing how to wrap), and I've come to the conclusion that the wrapping in the concept is different than the standard style. The wraps themselves are pretty wide in the concept and they seem to be twisted in the center.

Lamont: Thanks for the crit, I'm not really sure what I can do about that though...

achillesian

JamesWarren wrote: »

when working on something you care about that isn't saved in iterations...

:poly142::poly142::poly142:

Shanthosa

Oh man that sucks haha. If you toss the photoshop file in a folder linked to Dropbox.com it will automatically save it incrementally. Been a life-saver for me!

JamesWarren

I started working on this Katana again. Texturing is definitely something that I struggle with, so any crits would be appreciated.