Somehow couldn’t make the lights better. Anything bright was overpowering the Black blade.
Start with one lamp!
Make it as bright (strong) as possible (no white bleeding).
Then add a lamp to enlighten the dark spots.
Done Finally.
I was intending to bring out every detail in the sword. It took me 4 Area Lights and 1 Point Light with change in Ground Settings.
And here is the result
A great result!!!
You could zoom in a bit to show more of the details.
or use more screen space by rotating the sword.
Fine project!
I am doing a 360 degree animation with zoom in and out to showcase the Sword. May be day after I will be posting. In Cycles it is taking time. 35 Sec for one frame! Uff
Nice sword in a decorative scabbard.
Thank you very much.
Man, that’s gorgeous!
Thanks a lot Jay
I love using blender, such a powerful tool. But I need more practise, I’m feeling quite frustrated, at the moment, I feel like I’m not achieving much, how ever much I try, but when I look back at my earlier attempts I see that I have improved. I did not think it would be this hard, I’m hoping I will eventually get it right. Keep up your fantastic art! xxx