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Old 10-26-2008, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by DustyPorViva View Post
Well, for starts never use grey. Always give it a hint of color. Second it's been said, but your shading is pretty random and looks like sprinkle it. On a sword this is counterproductive to the material you're trying to convey. As I zoom in I realized you didn't sprinkle, but it looks like that because you're using a sort of checker pattern, and at that resolution just blurs together into a grainy texture.

At these sizes, sometimes it's better to sacrifice reality in favor of the design.

Oh well

Thanks ! This was a really hard one, dark colors always been my ennemies.
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