Looking for critiques - Gondola

Michael0Hush · Jul 6 2026

Hello everyone! I’m working on an environment art project based on Venice, and I’d really appreciate any feedback or critiques. I don’t have much experience in ZBrush, so most of the work will be done in Maya. Thanks in advance for taking a look.

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Eric Chadwick · Jul 6 2026

This is a great start!

I think it could help to search "gondola boat plans" for example https://www.veniceboats.com/it-progetti-piani-barche-gondola.htm They have a peculiar shape, with a strong dip in the middle.

Your model could also use more evenly-distributed loops, to give it a smoother curvature.

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Lucas_Duguin · 8:07AM

Yeah I agree with what Eric said. I would also avoid adding too much detail until you're certain of your shapes. Try to also think of real world construction when you model

. It looks like this end part is connected in terms of modelling to the rest of the boat. In reality this would most likely be 2 seperate pieces of wood. Modelling it like that will get you more realism and make your life easier.

Looking for critiques - Gondola

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