Thanks,

@ turpedo

Yeah, I agree. I mentioned in the previous post that I had yet to really do something with the bottom. In this update I still kept it fairly simple though.

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This should read better as a hammer when its in 3d.



Working on the blockout now, will post an update soon.


EDIT:

oh, and yeah the head in the middle will go through some iteration, I want it to stand out so it needs to be a bit brighter, but making it a skull makes it look like a vulture..

I will figure something out in the model.

edit 2:

can a mod please rename my thread so it says Hammer instead of Multi please?

Never really intended to do multiple btw, heh.

Oh nice, those crow feathers are a sweet addition Though I'm missing the bird heads on the hammer heads. What about reversing the claw foot element under the bird for the pommel?

i was thinking the same thing as stinkhorse, but then i saw how many "heads" you added around the main bird head. This has evolved so well! keep going!

So are you gonna model this shit or what?

I... I... I love it. Can't wait to see some 3d action!

Amazing concept man! Now get to modeling so you can texture this thing. I want to see your sexy ass textures on this weapon!

I think you could go with any of the concepts you made fletcher and they would be fantastic! Cant wait to see them in 3d

looking awesome man! cant wait to see the model! i like stinkhorse's idea on the pommel too, worth a try for sure! keep it coming!

Hot shit! Looks great man. Cool idea and everything - I think it fits right in. Other stuff you were playing with looks awesome too.

these are all so awsome haha

love the concepts, a pleasure to look at.

Thanks guys,

Super early progress on model, have fiddled with the hammers a bit to show a head again.



Ignore the small details for now, they were just a quick layer so I could be happy with where I left off tonight.. (that and the purple tint)

Ignore the top of the head and the odd connection where the 'support' for the wings is attached, Have yet to really do anything with that area.

It doesn't read too well at the moment but I will be fixing that with some of the other elements..

One thing I want to do is emphasize the fact that it's a hammer even more, perhaps add a more cylindrical shape to the foreheads..

got some other ideas that deviate slightly from the concept too but I'll get to that later

Anyway time for some damn sleep.

Thanks for the feedback guys, Really hoping I can finish this on time, and not fuck up my sleep schedule even further...heh.

This is looking fantastic Fletcher!

Fuck it! The Contest is over, give this man the gold!

Looks great, however...I can't see the side profile, so I can't tell for sure. But it looks like the flat hammer ends are a bit thin. Widening those would make it look more hammer like.
If you recall the hammer death is using in the screen shots, although a different style, is very big and wide. Larger area to smash with.

love it to bits! by far my favourite entry so far, keep it up

This is gonna rock. Dunno if the theme uses crow heads rather than crow skulls though. Just a thought.

strong shapes! love the chunkiness of it, fits really well the style!

Concept and sculpt are great! Especially I love the stylization of wings.

Yes! Looking great

Love the shapes! Great work.

Thanks

@ Clyptic

Yeah its one of my major concerns too, the time I had this evening was mostly spent on that, Still might need to push it further though. Thanks for the crit



Still have to push the larger shapes, I know that the colour values and gradients I planned will help a lot but hopefully I can get the high poly to read better at the appropriate distance.

Didn't really get much done this evening, at least, as much as I hoped.

Still unhappy with the head > shoulder/wing support bit, but I'll fiddle with it tomorrow.

edit:

yeah the head is way too wide, bah.

edit 2:

way too wide... must....resist.....need....sleep!

Wow, this looks amazing. I agree with what Clyptic said and I think in this latest image it's working better. However, I think it's silhouette still looks like a double bladed axe. Hammers tend to have one smashing end. Have you though about making it asymmetrical, with an obvious smashing side?

My favorite hammer so far!Great design and sculpt!

This is awesome! Although I feel like to could use something a little more to help it sing as a hammer. Your style really shines through on this and I cant wait to see you push this further, also I cant wait to see this textured.