Hello, all. I'm a bit new here, but I've had my eye on the forums for a while, as well as on other sites. So, I'm going to take a stab at this and put my latest asset up for critique. Please be harsh and respectful.
Its a pretty good first pass. Here's my two cents:
- The detail, between the blades, is really noisy. Its hard to make out what any of it is.
- The texture of the who axes reads more like stone than metal. The spec doesn't have very much contrast. Metal should have nice high contract to make scratches, dings, and knicks all pop.
- Lastly, there's nothing wrong with the design of the axes. But there's also nothing special about it either. Your title of "Axe" is exactly right. This is a good practice prop. But if you want to make it a portfolio piece, I suggest you spice is up a bit. Even making the runes in the middle appear 'glowy' will turn your "Axe" into a "MAGIC Axe" :P Be creative!
i love it BUT i would soften up the light around the details as to me it looks like its backlit and notglowing with enchantment if you get me it looks more like it hollow wiht a light inside. but other than that it looks great
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- The detail, between the blades, is really noisy. Its hard to make out what any of it is.
- The texture of the who axes reads more like stone than metal. The spec doesn't have very much contrast. Metal should have nice high contract to make scratches, dings, and knicks all pop.
- Lastly, there's nothing wrong with the design of the axes. But there's also nothing special about it either. Your title of "Axe" is exactly right. This is a good practice prop. But if you want to make it a portfolio piece, I suggest you spice is up a bit. Even making the runes in the middle appear 'glowy' will turn your "Axe" into a "MAGIC Axe" :P Be creative!