I like how the instructor showed how to use a close-up so this what I went with. I’m still not 100% happy with any of the model bases. I ended up with one base for the pawns and bishop, one base for the rook, one base for the knight, and one base for the king and queen. I started off going through the pieces as low poly but then I got carried away and went a bit more high poly so the pawn is on the low side but by the time I got to the king is was fairly high. I did a fair amount of Google searching to find some models that I liked so the pieces aren’t all that original.
I tried to add a little flair to the pieces with some purple shading at the bottom of each piece so that it looks like felt. I like how the bishop and king turned out but the other pieces need a bit more work. The crown on the queen just seems off and the little ball on the top is a bit squished. Anyhow, off to the next section! Oh! And this is vertical because I am using the image as my background on a monitor turned vertical.
-wigg