Thanks for the feedback guys - glad you all like the blade texture, that was the main reason I did this sword, I found it a challenge on my first one. @shrike Thanks for the paintover! That does look better! I will definitely experiment a bit more and see what I can come up with. :D What is it that looks less credible to…
Ah, problem here is typical realism vs credibility debate It looks odd in reallife. Even if you get yours perfectly similar it will not really look believable unless you put the reference aside. sometimes you need to ignore realism and focus on credibility. Try choosing subjects which are very clear and leave no questions.…