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KATANA Fitting
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Published: 2005-11-15 02:15:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 100770; Favourites: 2135; Downloads: 14347
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C&C are more then welcome, as always and thanks for watching, hope youll like
.modeled in maya and rendered in mentalray
You can buy the model here: www.the3dstudio.com/product_de…
wireframes : www.cgtalk.co.il/forum/files/k… www.cgtalk.co.il/forum/files/k… www.cgtalk.co.il/forum/files/k…
other version www.deviantart.com/deviation/2…
- Special thanks to For recommending my artwork for a DD ! Thank you soo much .and another special Thanks goes to for his DD approve and his beautiful, beautiful words in the Description !
thanks everyone
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thanks, i didnt made any tutorials yet, but i might start doing a few soon. you can check out the wireframe of the model, its quite a simple model.
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really.. i would be happy to see (since this was my own unique design) .. i would love to see if someone used it as a reference.
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Gorgeous rendition. Am seeking inspiration for a sword for a character in the piece I'm currently writing. Thank you, this is just stunning!
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thanks, im glad my work inspired you
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Great render! However, something subtle is off about the opening of the scabbard that spoils the illusion. Can't quite put my finger on it.
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Maybe. The depth of field effect looks kind of odd.
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Then we might have found the slight problem. Still beautiful though.
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Wow simply stunning and very nice work, with your permission could I borrow this for a book cover? I will make sure to mention your name about it
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please contact me through my email: jon.wisner@yahoo.com
and thanks for the comment and intrest
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It's okay I don't need it now, although the image is very impressive I have found another which is more in line with the style of my book. Thank you for your reply though and I wish you great luck with any more pieces of art you submit.
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It is a testament to your attention to detail that you made the ito alternating. Most katana models I see have just copy+pasted their ito crossovers down the length of the tsuka. I've made it a game to pay close attention to the ito of any model katana and see if it alternates or not. I believe yours is the first I've come across that does lol. Nice work! Don't suppose you take commissions?
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tell me what you had in mind about a commission work..
thanks againg
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Awesome rendering!
I was thinking of posting your work, credited, on a Facebook page. Would that be possible?
Thanks!
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as long as it has my contact and u dont alter anything, i dont mind.
thanks for the comment
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nice work, one of theses days ill figure out how you modeled the hilt wrapping so well... lol
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(its not that big of a deal, im sure you'l feagure it out)
cheers
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Very Nice, yes it's a stainless looking blade but absolutely one of the best Katana renders ever you have a great sense of style on this. The 'traditionalists' may not approve but you did a very good job. btw that is coming from someone who has been making real ones for thirty years. Keep up the good work.
(hmmm gives me a few ideas. . .)
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thanks you very much for this comment (and real sorry i didnt had the chance to response sooner)
im glad my design gave a swords builder few ideas, i would love to see one of this build.
thanks again,
cheers.
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It's one of the best 3D models of a katana in all of dA, but a few points I noted (and the criticism only applies if you were going for an authentic nihonto look):
- The blade geometry looks more like a decorative stainless steel sword than an authentic nihonto. There millimeter thick part on the sharp edge in this render that looks machine sharpened and is not found in real katana, but it's REALLY accurately modeled if it meant to be referenced from a decorative sword.
- The hamon (or temper line) in this and the other piece are material-wise well done, but they too remind me of a non-authentic sword.
- The handle wrapping, while never perfect in real swords either, is very rarely that loose looking and overlapping.
- I have never seen scaled skin used as samehada under the ito, but it's a quite innovative design!
- I love the red part of the saya!
Overall it's a great piece IMO, but yes, I'd love to see you do a more "traditional" katana too, maybe look some reference from nihonto.ca or something! Thanks for posting this!
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thanks for the detailed commen, and sorry for the very late response (been quite busy)
i think 90% of the refrences i used where decorative blades, i didnt really aim for a traditional or modern,
just wanted to create a blade and try to kinda design it myself but so it will also make sense.
thanks again
cheers
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I hate to sound like a broken record, but...HOLY CRAP, this looks like a photograph O.O
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Had it not been for the sheath i would've thought it to be real :3 really amazing work.
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Woah man... that is very nicely rendered, I thought it was real haha.
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COOLCOOLCOOLCOOLCOOLCOOLCOOLCOOLCOOLCOOL!!!!!!!!!!!! its so awesome!!!
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Some stretching in the texture of the handle wrappings but that's hardly noticable and tsuba seems to be welded on? tsuba (hand guard) is a removable part but other than that it is really great
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saw this as a random fave in the faves section of my profile. i saw it, wanted it, then found out it was a 3-D image. and now my heart is broken lol
i REALLY want that sword!
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This is amazing!
I don't use Maya or Mental Ray...I use 3D Studio Max and VRay. But even if I DID I don't think I could pull results like this O_O
Great job!
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thanks,
my 1st few tries looked something like your sword scene..i think this one was my 3rd try.. took me forever to get the shaders and light to look decent)
cheers
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Gorgeous job! I think I first ran into this one over at CGSociety
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thank man, appreciated.
i liked your works as well
thnaks
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Very welcome and thank you very much
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I supposed to me modeling a helmate in maya, but I'm looking at what other people have done.
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