Here's a part of Greed spear. I wanted to make it east style and golden. I mixed a Chinese like spear with Islamic symbols. I didn't want to make it very damaged.
Another part will be wooden.
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Tue, 02/17/2015 - 09:25
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Greed spear
Edited by: Mo... on 02/17/2015 - 12:57
Nice start! The tip should be much pointier in my opinion, but other than that its great.
The blade doesn't seem like it would be stable. The segment where it is mounted to the shaft should be extended down further. Also the blade seems really oversized for a proper spear.
Cant argue about spears with Jorgen!
It is a Chinese spear not western! And it's not a piercing weapon
The ancient and medieval Chinese, like Europeans, had a variety of polearms. My image was also a Chinese blade. Now that you've posted a reference I see that it's more of a Partisan blade. My question now would be, what are the proportions of the blade in your reference? (I would like to note that that appears to be the tang of the blade rather than a shaft, at least to me, with your blade being scaled far larger than the reference actually is.)
It really wouldn't hurt to make the "cone" that holds the shaft longer. It would give off a much more solid impression. And the spearhead really should come more to a point - even if you don't intend it to be a stabbing weapon, if spears are implemented in Skywind, characters WILL stab with it mostly. And a finer point by all means doesn't mean less slashiness.
I know it's already gold, but would it be possible to further carry the whole money/greed motif by adding little runes that somehow denote symbols of wealth/status? Like maybe have septim coins melted into the sides toward the front and sharpened/broken into small razors. Idk maybe that would be too cheesy. Anyways it looks great!
In my mind this spear speaks well about the greed of its former owner. Also a boar is an animal which is big, loud and eats a lot, and there are even two of them here. The design itself is way too baroque for the lore, but you could use some ideas.
The cone should definitely be longer, the same goes for the end ring - it just doesn't look sturdy enough.
Just to demonstrate what I was saying: The actual shaft of the blade you're using for reference probably would've been like this compared to the blade. I think you may have confused the tang of the blade, which would've been imbedded deep into the shaft, for the shaft itself, leading to the blade you made being oversized.
I could be wrong though. Drago would know more about it, I'm sure. Just my observation.
For example, here's a Japanese Yari blade without a shaft, note the tang:
With shaft:
I'll improve textures in nearest days to make it more realistic especially the tang. But I'm not for changing the the topology of the spear. This spear is made as I wanted if you don't like it I can make another.
@ VileGecko I like it I will make it. You can send me more references of this spear. But as there are no boars in Morrowind they will be not included in the model. If you know Odysseus there are lots of phrases like "mighty boars". It's not a symbol of something ugly but it's a symbol of strength like lions bulls eagles and so on.
Boar motifs are good for the 'pig-faced' orcs. While other races may use boar comparisons as an insult, the orcs themselves embrace it. They respect strength and ferocity.
Mo... wrote:
I wouldn't dream of suggesting a topology change, merely a scaling down of the blade. Aside from the blade being too large, it's a really good design, and I like it a great deal.