SeaHorse

For our 3d object class, we had to make a fantasy prop bases on concepts that already exists. I choose to make a mix of those 2 concepts:

This one for the shape and texture of the blade

And this one for the basic shape of the Axe

I first started to make the basic shape in Maya to have the proportions right.

Then I imported it in zbrush to start sculpting more details. When I have something that I'm satisfied with, I do a lower version of that model with the zremesher. It's not that perfect so I put it back to Maya to clean it a bit and to make the UVs.

Uvs and no material

I bring all of that to substance painter to do the textures. I started by a quick base color. I then add others layers to make something that looks cool. For the blades I started with a blue base color and then with an inverted curvature generator I was able to have a base for the white of the ecume. I added another map to correct where it needed some corrections.

Textures in Substance Painter

I also tried just for fun to make a render in Zbrush and coloring it inside Zbrush too.

Little close-up in Zbrush

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/2b10f9_193e6be350714a75a3d308dfffd60bc8/720p/mp4/file.mp4

Render that I made in Zbrush directly