[DS2] Axe, Martin2308

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just my concept...

Daven

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XRevan23

Really cool concept, im guessing the skull is going to be kind of deformed, with one eye bigger than the other and the mouth not perfect.

Martin2308

Exactly, that's in my plan, and I hope, you will enjoy the final model
If somebody has any advice, I'm interested

0Hayes

I don't want to sound bad, but I can't help but see pigtails with red ribbons coming from the skull. I think maybe experiment with changing the angle of the skull and or adding another skull bellow ish. Looking great all the same keep it up!

Martin2308

I see what's the problem, but first it's not ribbon, but flesh (I'm concious that's not obvious on my drawing, but in the final mesh, it would be great) and second, maybe, if delete some flesh to see a little more the bones , it could be solve the problem...
And thanks for your constructive comments
I'll post the first overview of the WIP soon
Thanks again

zeroSlave

I like it. To get that flesh feel, maybe have it stretching across more parts of the axe. To me, it feels like it's just kind of laying on the blade. More tension?

Martin2308

Ok, thank you, i'll make the flesh more stretched

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the beginning of my High poly in Zbrush

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and an other view

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and now the beginning of my low poly with baking

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kingjoe64

I really like the muscle sinew being used to hold the weapon together. At least that's how it seemed in the first drawings.

Martin2308

One of my last update

My final highpoly:



And my lowpoly (1494 tris, it lacks just the color):

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the beginning of my colorization

Xenier

good idea but you've got some major issues here, first being proportions. The actual blade of the axe is tiny in comparison to the skull and makes the weapon as a whole seem tiny. You are using WAAAAY too many triangles on the skull, let the normal map pull it's weight and use the triangles elsewhere. The handle of the axe is also far too straight, it feels very CG, make it a little wonkie or have it taper slightly, try to avoid straight lines. Lastly your textures and sculpts are quite noisy, try to simplify in places, specifically the head of the axe (which feels very low poly) and the section between the skulls jaws.