Keening by Exiler

If you are going to remake Keening, make sure you don't just copy the existing Skyrimuit is already there and usable by us. Instead, see if you can modify the design (within reason) and include some elements of your own imagination. For example, the current Skyrim model looks very crude for something that is supposed to be crafted by the master enchanter and craftsman of the Dwemer. I would love to see a more steampunk-ish version of it, with wires and mini steam engines and stuff. Now, I'm not saying that it is the design direction you should be going for, but I hope you got the general thought.

And more importantly, have fun with the model :)

Hey that's a good start and great way of learning new stuff :)

I definately agree with jk - there is no need for the copy of a model that we can already use, so the best idea would be to create something that looks more morrowindish. Now i know that keening looks almost exactly the same in morrowind, but we can add some details that would make a connection between keening and dwemer weapons etc.

I understand that the mesh you are creating will be cleaned up, but i can already tell you that you use WAAAAAAY to many polies for a lowpoly model. Even if you want to spend "max amount" for a dagger-like model - this is just too much and you won't be able to see many of these edges. And it might be only my opinion - but i would say that its better to add polies in the process then remove then* - especially when you have so many of them :)

* Well there are ofcourse situations when its not that easy and - while modeling - you often do stuff both ways, but in general i think its good to use as little polies as needed and then add more when you can afford it - this way you keep the mesh clean and neat ;) But as i wrote - this is my opinion so maybe someone else would like to write a word or two in that matter.

good luck since there aren't any proper retextures on nexus yet :)

I'd say that the best way to edit Keening at the moment may be to update the textures for now. Then again, this artifact is part of the main quest and could probably be given a little more love than it was in Skyrim. Considering how ornate Wraithguard is, maybe it would be nice if the other Kagnerac tools followed the same concept and were engraved with a bunch of runes to really display their ability to tap into the heart of Lorkhan. I for one think the blunt of the work will be on textures rather than the model.