PBR Leaf Sword

Hayden Zammit

Been working on this sword to practice and learn more about the PBR workflow. It's some leaf design sword that I saw on the net.

I'd love some feedback.

Here's a shot from inside of toolbag 2:



And my maps:

currve

looks good! maybe as only criticism I'ld add a few cracks and scratches to the blade.
To the handle some leather variations and scratches too

Kharn

To me the handle looks too big, it only needs to fit one hand and also it shouldn't be cylindrical, most weapons tend to have a rectangular-ish profile to the grip to help with edge alignment.
As for texturing, you've got a good base but it could do with a bit more character.

Deforges

You can put a lot more detail into your roughness map, especially for a steel or more pure metal. You should put in some impurities and damage, some less smooth areas and I think your blade will look pretty nice

oobersli

so you plan to use the 80% of the texture you left unused?

JordanN

Deforges wrote: »

You can put a lot more detail into your roughness map, especially for a steel or more pure metal. You should put in some impurities and damage, some less smooth areas and I think your blade will look pretty nice

I've been looking for a reference like this. Thanks!

Visceral

A rectangular texture size would help.

Hayden Zammit

currve - Thanks. I'll try and rough it up a bit more.

Kharn - Yeah, looking at my reference again, the handle is a bit too big. You're probably right about sword handles not being cylindrical, but it looks like this one is: http://www.sword-buyers-guide.com/kris-cutlery.html

Deforges - Thanks heaps for that example. I'm going to try and replicate that texture for the blade. Is the bottom map the albedo? I didn't think something like this would need an albedo other than black. Or is that for a metalness workflow?

oobersli + Visceral - Yeah, I'll probably change it to be rectangular soon. I definately won't need a full square map. I might do a scabbard at some point for it though.

Hayden Zammit

New update. Added more to the gloss map in all areas. Not sure I want to make it any more worn as I wanted something that looked relatively well maintained.

Not sure if I'll do more on this as I have my eye on some other exercises, but I'd still appreciate any and all crits.