Render 4
Render 3 (a redux of an old render, this time with the model’s final textures)
Render 2 (not terrible, but on reflection feels rather uncanny)
Render 1 (better than Render 2, but still distinctly unreal)
The old black-and-orange plastic/rubber material on the handle wasn’t believable, so it was scrapped in favor of the same wood setup used for the final version of Axe 01. Luckily, barely any changes needed to be made for the axe head material, so this was a quick one to fix and resubmit.
Wooden Axe 02 is now available to download (for free) from Poly Haven. Get it here: https://polyhaven.com/a/wooden_axe_02