@mrheist Good work this week, Jon! I like the streaky, griminess of the wood as well as the detail in the cork. I’ve got a couple notes to offer:
- The metal bands appear to be 99% pure black. Pure color isn’t ideal because real life almost always has a variety of color tones, especially with something that’s not brand new or in pristine condition. Even a little bit of ton variety will be more believable and it will also work for breaking up the reflection of the metal that comes with the shader.

- The top is ok but I think it would benefit from some broader, higher contrast stains/highlights:

Overall you did a good job this week but I think you could push your texture a little further. It’s a B+ from me 👍
EDIT: I forgot to acknowledge your model tweaks! I think they’re great, leveling up the quality of the model. That bumps your grade this week up to an A 🙂