C&C on handle ?

Artwork Works in Progress
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I’m making a handle for treasure chest in games, I’m trying to give it a pirate look and need some feed back.

http://www.air-internet.com/~awalker/show/handle.jpg

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Maybe add a bumpmapping of it to add more detail like lil swirly things…

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Does the handle need to be bigger ?

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I think I got it, all I have to do now, is learn how to set sharp edge for subsurf.

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Weighted Creases for subsurfs

http://www.blender3d.org/cms/Weighted_Creases_for_subsurfs.358.0.html

hotkey for this is Shift+E in editmode with edges selected.

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Thanks a bunch