[DS2] Axe, Konras

Konras · Mar 2012

Hello ALL
Another fantastic strong themed contest dedicated to game content creation. Theme is fantastic, looking at all of those references made me feel so weak, but I decided to try at least. Nevertheless the most important here is the learning process. And for me a concept creation is really a huge pain.

Here is unfinished concept and a simple blockout. Still need to add some twisted form so it will fit better in daemon domain. Greentooth is there for a time being, later sadly it will be replaced with something demonic

Konras · Mar 2012

Added twisted, demonic detail to better suit theme.

Konras · Mar 2012

Checked, the proportions, altered colors a bit (still of course they are not the latest version). It don't look to naive in my opinion. I will move on to modeling now, and refine some shapes during that process.

BluPanda · Mar 2012

at the moment the striking surface silhouettes resemble more of a mace face, then a blade to me. You have some neat demonic stuff going on in the middle maybe try to bring those design elements into the blades. I also enjoy the base of the handle, with the teeth and stuff.

randomind · Mar 2012

i agree with panda
the head and the handle look really cool, but to me they look very different form each other in terms of form and feel.
i would suggest to give either the head a more organic, or the handle more forged look.

Stoop_Kid · Mar 2012

Dude, the concept looks pretty ballin!

I kinda agree with the other comments. Maybe the cool idea in the blade could be carried down to the base of the handle, with the growing blue parts. I think that way would be pretty sweet to help unify the elements of the weapon.

Konras · Mar 2012

Thanks for replays. During sculpt I decided to give more demonic feel to blades (mostly by adding teeth

) to unify the look with the handle. I will probably need to adjust the handle anyway to made a intersections with blades a bit more interesting.

Texelion · Mar 2012

Hell ya ! looks like an Evangelion ^^.

EVIL · Mar 2012

sweet! thats a really cool axe blade design! can't wait to see the finished piece! keep it up!

Konras · Mar 2012

Ok, now somethings completely different

Previous handle was really complicated, and because 26 is tomorrow/today i simplified the design

Now just retopo, normals and textures to be done

Sic! Why I always wake up at the end :>

Konras · Mar 2012

Low poly done, right around the limit...

Konras · Mar 2012

Ok, its 01:16, time to sleep

Sadly I wont be able to finish this on time.
Moreover max baker won with me... need to spend some more time on setup, because right now without quality normals on it looks ugly because of the symmetrical UV.
Anyway here is a viewport grab with temp normals/diff/spec (quality normals).

Will have to finish it eventually

[DS2] Axe, Konras

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