If you could use anything as a weapon...

This was the question I asked a few friends and fellow students as I was searching for something new to create. I wanted to try and sequel the War Shovel, and the answer I got was: Scissors. Using a pair of scissors as daggers. So I ran with it...

A quick concept sketch / something to use as a modelling guide and I was off...

From Maya blockout to Zbrush to fix up some things.. Things like the shape and angle of the blade, I made the handle rounder and added the engraving details.

Hooray for Maya retopology! It's slightly shorter and thinner than before.

A quick Normal map bake out later and some time in PaintTool SAI and I have a diffuse texture...

It turned out, sadly, with less detail than I was looking for. At some point I just forgot that detail is what sells these things, but oh well. That plus a problem with the normal map and the Scissor Dagger attempt got shelved.

#Weapon #Prop