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

Final Update

Here is my final submission for the challenge -

Wireframe -

This was a fun challenge to work on and i learnt alot through this challenge. Also, ill the progress screenshots for the model -

Sculpt -

Model setup in maya -

Texturing in substance painter -

Overall, I'm very happy that I have a completed output but honestly, I wanted to do more and add more detail to the model than I ended up with. The delay when I got sick and also I've had to travel in between brought hurdles that forced me to cut down a lot of the ideas I had but also managing time in all of this proved to be a problem. Despite all this, I've had a blast making this prop, I've learnt a lot and next time I will do better overall.

Thank you for hosting this competition. Look forward to the next one!

Update #2

Apologies for the long wait. I had originally planned to have an update last weekend but i unfortunately fell sick. Due to this i wasn't able to work as much as i wanted to which means my prop progress is currently behind what i had originally planned to be at. I am trying to rework my design plans to fit my current schedule and hopefully will catch up by this weekend.

As for the model itself, I've made various changes including adding more detailed elements as it felt empty at places especially the bottom part. I also decided to add cloth strips in the middle part and well as some fabric hanging on the tip as i felt the overall gold look that i am going for is going to overshadow any other color in the set and hence some dark brown or red dirty cloth will cut the right amount of bright gold from the trishula.

I also modelled and added the damru which requires further detailing in zbrush.

It also fits narratively as when the trishula was stored for safekeeping, it was wrapped in a cloth of some sort to keep it as safe and free from damage as possible. But with time, some of the cloth did tear off a bit to reveal the golden trishula inside.

Current model screenshots -

There will be changes from the original plan i had but i will strive to make the best piece i can and complete this project.

Update #1

Its been a while since i last updated. I got busy with work but since the last time, I have finalized the design and have been busy modelling the Trishula over the weekend.

I collected more images and started sketching out various patterns and symbols that were common in the artworks that could be used in various parts of the Trishula's body.

There was a lot more trial and error with the design but i am content with the current look of the model, especially with the size ratio between the trishula top and the rest of the body.

The current modelling progress -

I'm really liking working on this project. The more the vision for the model gets clear, the more fun the process is becoming. I will update more as soon as i can.

For this challenge, I've decided to make an object from the mythology of Lord Shiva, the Trishula.

In, Hinduism, Mount Kailash which is one the highest points of the Himalayas is said to be the abode of Lord Shiva and his family. Shiva's trident, or trishula, isn't just a weapon, it also symbolizes his control over the physical, mental, and spiritual realms. Its an important part of his identity.

I recently have been reading The Shiva Trilogy book series by an amazing Indian author called Amish Tripathi which takes the myth of lord shiva and presents a completely fictional story with it. For this prop, i got inspired to do the same.

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The backstory for the prop -

The Trishula was made by the devotees of lord shiva a long long time ago when he lived as a man amongst them as a way to honor him. This was made when he ascended to becoming a deity at the end of his life. They made a Trishula of gold, almost 6ft tall, a damru attached to it along with a rudraksh hanging on it. It's wrapped in a cloth inside a stone box with scrolls of stories and poems of his life buried in a secret location in the depths of the snowy Mount Kailash.

In the modern world, it is one of the most sort after artifacts from ancient times.

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Mount Kailash is located in Tibet but the design prop itself is inspired by art and culture from the regions of kashmir, Nepal but mainly Tibet itself. Lord Shiva is not only worshipped in Hinduism, but also in Tibetan Buddhism.

Main Ref -

Rough Sketch -

Reference Board -

I am finalizing the design and will upload more progress soon!

Name : Rishabh Raina
Country : India
I have read the terms and conditions and am eligible for prizes

Research in progress !