Haha smart guy, good luck.Probably should take the bump map off, it looks really strange.
Thanks, Krayon. I will at least reduce it to 0.15.
That’s looking great! You’ve done a superb job so far.
Thank you! What do you think of this tsuba design? Reading first from up to down and then from left to right it translates “Courage is Power”.
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How about:
“To Serve and Protect”
Considering how the origins of the word samurai is saburai, which means servant or attendant.
Admin, you should edit code in the forum so the Delete button always appears!
I’ll do it, thanks.
Edit: Did katanas have words engraved on the blade?
New tsuba design.
From left to right, service (2 characters one word), from up to down, protection (2 characters one word)
What do you think it would be a great background for the sword?
On a stand…
Metal table ie just hot out of the smithy
Wood table
Showcase
That background back there
I don’t think katana’s had their blades adorned with much, since they were primarily meant to be lethal. They didn’t need any engraving or anything else, so probably better to refrain from that imo.
very nice, it’s full of details:yes:. how much time did it took you.
Since the 30th of August.
Krayon, thanks… I’ll make a wood stand.
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It’s almost done, sheathed and on saya.
(rendering)
Where did the delete button go…
Toke a screenshot of the rendering process, it seems like it’s made of modern materials, like fiberglass 
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Rendering again, with silver tsuba and better saya material
I think I’ll make a samurai animation with this someday. It won’t be freeware, although I may make a freeware version just for all of you.
Update!
On sheath, with new tsuba.
Interesting, you might want to separate the sheath and the blade, for presentation purposes.