tonybonet’s submission — HIMALAYAN TREASURES: 3D PROP CHALLENGE

High poly done, time for low poly, UVs and baking.

V1

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After some revision and slight Zbrush pass - V2

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I hope I can finish on time 😅. Progress on the mid-poly

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I spent quite some hours researching and digging for hi-res references about the sword. Since most of them belong to private collections, it was a bit challenging, as I guess they don't tend to share pictures of what they have. Lucky me, I found some incredible references were from some collectors' sites but mainly from museums and archives like JSTOR, which some of them have super hi-res interactive slideshow.

Now that I have modeled the big and medium shapes, I have a better sense of the challenges this model will present and can think about how to tackle them, specifically where to give more attention.

Given that I've been busy the past few weeks, I still want to attempt participating. I aim to push my modeling skills, especially with ornamental details, and see how far I can take my texturing. For this, I’ve chosen a prop with a strong contrast in materials and definitions: a Tibetan sword known as the Dpa'dam.

This specific sword is legendary, forged with the highest quality ores of its period. It was held by the Mongol commander Sengge Rinchen during the Second Opium War in 1860, while battling Western colonial forces. As the British forces won, Lieutenant Edward Henry Lenon captured the sword at the Battle of North Taku Fort.

Name: Antonio Bonet
Country: Spain
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