Here is an updated shot. I feel it is better, I tried to smooth out some of the rubber to show some wear and toned down the scratches and took out the chips in the blade. Also got rid of the tape lol.
Yea you do have a point. I was also looking over it and I need to add more specular inbetween the indentions on the rubber grip. While going back and looking at my refs they are smooth and not textured so it comes off as more shiny than the actual grip.
just a couple tips for the knife: right now the metal looks very stony, probably due to all the noise you have on there, and the many normaled in bumps. metal is best defined as a smooth surface. weapons especially don't get dented and rough, as they are meant to be very strong and last a long time. instead, the coating…