D_Rogue Game Art Project

F ollowing reference material, such as photographs, can have its pros and cons. It can be rewarding to find new reference images online, of objects from different angles; to help better aid the accuracy of a 3D model. At the same time, for me at least, it is very easy to get lost in the detail of trying to precisely recreate things from real life. Take the anchor chain and drum below that I modelled. Although not entirely complete, the  bulk  majority of the model is done. I didn't have any close-up reference images of chains from crab fishing vessels in the 70's, so I had to use the contemporary equivalent (from the TV show Deadliest Catch) with some creative licence here and there to age it all (i.e. taking the design and construction from an engineering perspective and stripping it all back). The result turned out quite well. Overall, looking at the broader picture has worked great and I think I'll use this approach in the future. So long as it conveys what the obj