@otowa I love the brushed metal-esque reflections in the blade edge! That’s looking *sharp*, pun intended.
Overall though, I’m getting a very flat vibe from the lighting. Instead of lovely gradients from lit and shaded parts of your model, I see mostly solid colors. Which is a shame because we all know your model is great.
Are you using an HDRI for your world environment? What about lamps?
My gut tells me that somehow the sword is being flooded with an unnatural amount of even lighting. I usually see this happen when only lamps are used. I think if you add an HDRI – or try a different HDRI if you’re already using one – the results will be drastically better.
Shading for me is an A but lighting is a B, so B+ for this week.
PS: I’m really glad to hear you enjoyed and learned from the class. Happy blending, Thibault!
