Battle-Axe

ralusek

This is from a drawing of a mace I had planned on modeling, and it shows to a certain degree. A lot of this design was better designed with a mace, such as the rather uncomfortably large pummel, and center "ballast" at the top of the core. While I started off modeling a mace (and it was a good edge looping exercise for me), it wasn't really feeling right, and I've been tweaking the model since then to get this.

Things I plan on changing:

Making the pummel a lot smaller and sleeker, more fitting for an axe.

Touching up the blade.

Maybe adjusting the core a bit...

Other than that, I like it, but I'd love all feedback (especially from an artistic point of view).

Taylor Hood

What are you using? It doesn't look like Max or maya to me based on the render.

Shogun3d

It's cool to have floating pieces that make it look like a magical element is holding it together but overall it's disconnected way too much. I think a better design would include a floating piece perhaps in the middle or top, if it's an interconnecting element. Otherwise there's just too much disconnection.

ralusek

i'm using blender (sorry XD).

and kaburan, it's definitely a delicate balance. if i animate a lot of these things to appear more "floaty," that's definitely something to consider. i think you're right in that it'd get out of hand =P. i'm known to go overboard.

Here is my temporary "lazy man fix:"


it's now a mace! (rotated duplicate axe blades 45 degrees)

Canden Picard

Very cool man, unfortunatley I was planning a hammer with a similar handle. But awesome nonetheless.

ralusek

Canden Picard wrote: »

Very cool man, unfortunatley I was planning a hammer with a similar handle. But awesome nonetheless.

thanks bud. and i'm not gonna patent the handle =P. make whatever you were gonna make

turpedo

Proportions wise, I think you should fatten the top up more to give it a better silhouette.