9 Week Modeling Project Update

So today I have been continuing my nine week modeling project as I had a few more ideas I wanted to put into the low poly before I start making the high poly version of the model.

So the new additions to the model was to create the sheathe for the dagger and then I started modeling stand for the dagger so it would look nicer when it has been rendered out rather than the model just floating there.

As you can see from the screenshots above I have the sheathe modeled and is just needing to be UV unwrapped and then textured. I will also have to create the high poly model.

I like how the dagger has come out so far we only have a few week left on the project and I believe I can get the dagger finished in time. I think that for improvements for the dagger is that I could put some more design into the low poly and especially when it comes to modeling the high poly.

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