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Handpainted WoW-Style Weapons

Xelan101
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Haven't posted in a while, I've been working on a departure from my previous portfolio to emphasize on handpainted pieces and my own designs to strengthen my design sense and my ability to paint

here's what I've got so far and some concepts for where the next one is headed

arranged chronologically, any crits welcome, but crits on the new stuff preferred

Belf_Swordcopy_zps5c95734c.jpgBelf_Texture_zps39acbe84.jpg

Jade_Sword_zps4c7fc1d6.jpg

Jade_Sword_Texture_zps037cbb0c.jpg

Orc_Axecopy_zps5fbb95d8.jpg
Orc_Axe_Texture_zpsc53d21b4.jpgSen_Jin_Staffcopy_zpsb99d519a.jpgSen_Jin_Staff_Texture_zpsb42a5a96.jpgWarlords_Concepts_zps77a5f58c.jpgIron_Horde_Take_2_zps566260cc.jpg

so many images!
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  • Littlenorwegians
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    Littlenorwegians polycounter lvl 8
    I've been studying the hand-painted style a lot recently (I wanna attempt it myself) and I find this consistent with that work. :)

    The improvments I have in minds as I view these are either minor or simply alternatives. The thoughy I have is that there could be an ever so slight more amount of detail. Runes in the blade. Signs that its worn. Engravings. That sorta thing. I think you Grunt's Axe is sorta the best example, as I find it the most interesting shape, color and texture-wise.

    I envy your skill and you're doing all sorts of good so just keep refining. :)
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  • Torch
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    Torch interpolator
    Hey, they're really nice but I think you could push the levels/saturation a bit more, a lot of WoW weapons tend to be really saturated and light to make the details pop more. Cool stuff :)
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  • Cibo
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    Cibo polycounter lvl 10
    The Grunts Axe looks fantastic.
    The staff looks okay but the skull looks to funny comic style for me.
    The two swords are too muddy with weak shadows and cant compete with the axe.
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  • AbKI
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    AbKI polycounter lvl 6
    These look great! Agree with the saturation point, you could really make these look disgustingly gaudy and they'd really pop! :)
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  • Xelan101
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    Xelan101 polycounter lvl 10
    Some explorations for something more fitting with the Iron Horde stuff they've released

    Not very colorful I know but they're quicker sketches focused more on getting the overall feel right, I'll definitely pump up the color and saturation as suggested as I move into working on some more in-depth


    Explorations_zps8bd48e62.jpg
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  • Xelan101
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    Xelan101 polycounter lvl 10
    I keep bouncing between projects, but anyways I'm updating some of the existing weapons to be ready for GDC, along with working on my Environment piece http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=119098

    So I've worked on the axe, added more color variance, some rust, and repainted most of the handle to bring it in line with the quality of the axe head

    Comparison_zpsb544b98e.jpg
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  • Hoshi
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    Hoshi polycounter lvl 6
    It's better like this imho :) Nice work overall, I just feel like you could use more of your texture space, with smaller padding, better packing, or just adding more stuff on your weapons so you dont waste texels. At work we have a sweat plugin for 3dsmax that tells which percentage of our UV space we are using. We aim for a 85%+ coverage. I don't know if something like this exists over the Internet, but I'm pretty sure you can find one, or ask in the technical talk if someone has an idea about that.
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  • D4V1DC
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    D4V1DC polycounter lvl 18
    Nice work!
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  • BradMyers82
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    Great work overall dude, and I really like the latest update. The biggest issue I see is inconsistency with the painted lighting. You need to imagine a light source and then apply it over the entire texture.
    In the axe for example there are clear areas where it appears the light is coming from the upper left hand corner, but then other areas that contradict this. Also it appears that the axe's blade is lit way more than the lower parts of metal. In general the lighting is the hardest part to master. Keep it up tho dude, I really like the overall brush work and detailing! Nicely done! :)
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  • Squals
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    Squals polycounter lvl 5
    Hey man! Nice work, but as a few others have mentioned. Needs more saturation / edge highlights / light sources to match more the wow style. Keep it up and I'm sure it'll turn out awesome.
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