Longsword

Lwerewolf · October 24, 2009, 11:08am

Started this as a learning project for Yafaray (esp. experimenting with HDRi illumination), so it’s nothing too serious… Searched for b****** sword (not sure if I can pass this uncensored ) on google images and used the… I think 1st one as a reference, however changed the backside of the handle due to problems modelling it (guess a curve mod would’ve done it but whatever ). Also the blade isn’t exactly correct too
Otherwise the shape is pretty much complete… The thing on the back is supposed to be a sapphire (only base mesh there, still gotta adjust the material and, maybe, internal geometry). The handle is hard leather. The rest - steel

C&C welcome… Especially on the materials (they’re awful, I know ^_^). After I finish this I might move on to make plate armour or something but then again time will tell (judging from my past work I guess the chance to even finish this model is close to non-existant).
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Hilt
Clay

Skyler · October 24, 2009, 12:14pm

Lol, “b****** sword”.

I don’t know, the handle seems too thin to me. It’s probably just me though.

Alpha_Red · October 24, 2009, 2:01pm

Definitly the handle is too thin.

JavaLodge · October 24, 2009, 2:10pm

You could also try searching for/calling it a hand-and-a-half sword. I’m no sword expert but I’m pretty sure that’s another name for it. I also think that the handle could have some more ‘meat’ on it by making it thicker. Unless you wanted to preserve a rapier kind of finesse look, but I don’t think that fits with a b sword. I like your progress!

Lwerewolf · October 25, 2009, 2:32am

The sword has a lot of names indeed Thanks for that anyways

As for the handle - you’re all right, I messed up the proportions there big time…
Other updates - mostly materials, also made some internal geometry for the sapphire, however I’ll deff. need to redo it (got an idea for a shortcut, will update in a few minutes if it works). The leather should also be better… Other things - changed the metal to full mirror. It’s experimental but anyways… I guess I’ll have to make a scene to see how it looks (a castle or something I suppose…).
C&C welcome

P.S. The background ain’t mine. Got it from here: http://www.debevec.org/probes/

Longsword

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