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3D Modelling - Lightsabre Hilt



So today we were tasked with three tasks one of these three was to model something whether it be for your game or something for you VFX or  just something from your head. So my idea was to model a lightsabre hilt from scratch with no insights or anything to base it on this was completely from my head into 3ds max. This could've been very bad as because I had an idea of what I wanted it to look like but whether it would turn out like that would be another question. So far I have just finished modelling the hilt and I like the way it has turned out, the shape is very simplistic but I believe once it is textured it will make it look even more better.

So the next part of this process that I needed to do is UV unwrap it and at first it looked really bad but I managed to get the UV sorted and looking pretty nice. 

It looks a bit weird but when I am texturing this it will be simple because I will have 3ds max open so I know which part needs to be a certain texture.

More updates on this is coming for when I have textured this.

So far I like the way the model has come out and that I managed to get my ideas worked out and looking pretty nice and I can't wait to get it texture and see what it looks like. I do have one idea but I will need to see if it is possible and that would be to have a crystal in the middle of the hilt  supported by the inside of the hilt but I might incorporate something like that into a different model as I have an idea for another hilt.



This is my lightsabre hilt fully textured and looking very nice if I do say so myself. The texture is more of a rusted look as I made it to be more like a forgotten relic that has been buried for such a long time. I may still do a more polished version like it had just been made including a crystal in the middle of it if it is possible.

Now that is textured it looks a lot better than just the model and I like it so much more now.

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