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Published: 2005-11-15 02:05:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 18058; Favourites: 226; Downloads: 1164
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C&C are more then welcome.thanks for watching, hope you all like the direction that this project going to.
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Wow it's awesome! What software did you use in making it? 10/10
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thanks, this is so old. done with maya.
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when i saw the amount of detail put in the grip alone, I got a nerdgasm... Since then my penis resides in a wheelchair (especially crafted for it...)
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lol 
thanks for the comment, u cracked me
cheers mate
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So badass. I wonder if those really exist somewhere, I want. I collect Swords, and Knives.
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i agree with Torbsie--both on the wood and that i'm in no way one to talk but i notice that the handle of the katana and the blade don't exactly match up. they look squeejawed and off kilter just a tidge. the handle looks like it's twisted where the blade was left straight. maybe it's just me. but anyway, great pic! very realistic. ^^
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The full view on this image doesnt work for me either : (
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At first glance I was like "geez another photo of another katana" but it's.. like.. 3D? O__O' Whoa.. You're crazy dude! Absolutely brilliant! I love the realistic hamon, and the detail you've put into everything in here. The menuki and every single detail looks too detailed to be true. Heck I have rarely seen as detailed REAL menukis! Magnificent work!
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Awesome! Makes me wanna pick it up and kill someone! ......does that make me a bad person? o_O
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Wow, this was it.
Here the Tsukamaki looks perfect. And the Same-Hada is shiny like the skin of a serpent.
Also I like the colours you chose. Black and dark Red. Gorgeous.
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thank you 
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thank you very much. you sould realy check the other ones.
thanks again.
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I'm impressed with your materialing and texturing, however you should definitely work on your lighting here.
Have a nice day, Johnathan
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Oh wow, the detail on the katana is just amazing. Especially the metal looks really good, it has a nice realistic texture and shinyness to it. Very nice, definetly worth all the time you've put into it.
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Just like your other katana renders, this is great.
However, the perspective is a little odd. Also, the first inch of the inside of the scabbard is generally made out of a soft wood, not metal. That is so when the katana is in the scabbard the metal fight in front of the finger gaurd (name starts with an n?) and the wood press together and form a very tight seal. This is useful for two reasons: one, it makes it harder for the sword to fall out, and two, if made properly the seal is somewhat waterproof - which is important because the steel used for traditional katana's rusts extremely easily.
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holy shit thats awsome looks so real the materal near the handle looks exelent well all round nice work i love it
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thank you very much
thanks again.
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Just wow... I took a look at all three and you did a great job on them. I don't think I'm even qualified to crit this. But I do have to ask what program and HDRI you are using.
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thanks for the C. happy you liked them
im useing maya and Rendering in Mentalray and just a little bit Photoshop for post.
and the Hdri is from a Dosch collection High rez. of about 6000x3000 (50 mb) .... i guess its worth the time for this high HDRI output.
thanks again, and keep watchin
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Wow, I found those HDRs for $120... guess they must be worth it.
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they worth it, i guess that talented people can get the same resultes with 5 MB HDRI, but.... Im not among them !
so, it takes realllllly long to render it, i use 2 pc's in a network render and it taked atleast 4 hours for normal high rez. image
( it really depend on the Scene ) but in any hdri scene it makes it 4 times slower !
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Holy bovine. Well it does make for a nice final product.
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Very EXCELLENT work.
I noticed you are looking for advanced critique. I am in no way one to speak here, but if you really want someone to point out any little thing that could make the image that much betterer... The wood on the sheath just ain't doing it for me, I think I am being a bit picky on this. It just seems a bit fake, compared to the ultra realistic metal, leather and fabric textures.
The other thing I see, but maybe its just my perspective is the sword doesn't seem to be sitting on the blade or on the handle. I know they are made to be perfectly ballanced but I think one end would end up resting, but maybe I'm wrong or maybe the blade is resting its just hard to tell.
These comments are WAYYYY Picky cause the image is VERY NICE as it is. Way out of my league. I only pointed those things out as I wanted to make a comment and you have this set for advanced comments. I hope my small critique may help to furhter this
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i search any thing to push this image as high as it can get, and thanks again, i'm glad you liked it.
this iamge is 1 of 3, and in each one there are good and bads, and i just cant get to A ONE GOOD IMAGE ( btw: did you check the other ? )
thanks again, you been very helpful.
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I looked at the others they are VERY nice. I ascribed to be able to do images that nicely. I am glad you appreciated the critique
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Thanks for chacking the others, always happy to get C&C specially relevent ones
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