This is going to be my last entry . . . . . . . . . . . . of this decade! #Conceptart
Last post of the decade
Been extremely busy working on EOTH and on my many (book) projects, and wasn't planning on making a blog entry any time soon. However–somewhere along the way–I've gotten a bit distracted, and made something completely unexpected; as you'll find out shortly!
I've barely started working on the next item on my list–your tertiary weapon of choice–when the idea of an obsidian artifact came to be: Two Serpent Dragons, who fought against the will of a lone Viking; one that patiently awaited their fate. Not entirely sure why, but I felt obligated to make this . . . ***wink*** Wanted to make something that was out of the ordinary, and had carried a strong massage; but was also handmade, and had all the imperfections of a novice–or you know, I just wanted to make up some excuses for my inability to sculpt realistic and organic models. [There's some truth to both sides! :)]
At first, I wanted to replace the original dagger with this "ceremonial" one, but the more I thought about it, the more it clashed with the current overall design. Instead, I decided to keep it as a concept piece (not making it into a usable object yet, just keep it in its high poly state, for the time being), and maybe make it so that you might actually find it in the demo; somewhere hidden, in a secret sarcophagus of some sorts. Who knows . . . it might have some magic capabilities to fight off those pesky-little beasts from the underworld!
Also, I wanted to thank for everyone who followed me on my journey thus far–here and on Twitter, and every other social media I'm on–and I hope, truly hope–fingers crossed–that I'll be able to present you with a usable demo, in the foreseeable future! Thank you again, and without further ado, I'd like to present one screen cap, and two renders I've quickly put together; to showcase this weapon of great significance!
The handle supposed to be of carved (varnished) wood, while the blade of obsidian.
And Happy New Year for everyone, may it be plenty for us all. See you in 2020!
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