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Step 1: Sketching the Shape
Curvy 3D’s sketch-based modeling made it easy to carve out the axe heads with just a few strokes. I started with bold, sweeping curves to define the blade’s silhouette—ensuring it looked both deadly and stylish.
Step 2: Adding the Skull Motifs
Base Sculpt: Using voxel merge, I embedded skull shapes directly into the axe heads.
Carving Details: The warp brushes helped refine the eye sockets, teeth, and cracks, giving the skulls a battle-worn look.
Texture Depth: A mix of inflate and deflate brushes added depth, making the skulls feel like they were forged into the metal rather than just slapped on.
Step 3: Enhancing the Battle-Worn Look
No warrior wants a pristine axe—it needs history.
Scratches & Dents: Using adaptive subdivision sculpting, I added wear and tear to the blades.
Darkened Metal: Aged textures and lightmaps gave the axes a rugged, battle-tested finish.
Mystic Glow? Maybe a faint ethereal aura around the skulls—because why not make them look cursed?
Step 4: Final Touches & Rendering
Once the sculpt was complete, I posed the axes in a dramatic scene—ready to be wielded by a legendary warrior or displayed as a trophy from a fallen foe.
Conclusion
Curvy 3D made crafting these skull-adorned axes a blast—its intuitive sculpting tools, texture painting, and adaptive detailing turned simple shapes into weapons worthy of a fantasy epic. Now, the real question is: should I forge a matching shield, or perhaps a dual-bladed nightmare?
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