Jaret Benson

Katana

Render of a 3D modeled katana
Close up on the hilt of the 3D katana model
Grip of the 3D katana model
Blade of the 3D katana model

A 3D Model of a Katana style sword. Created using Autodesk Maya and Adobe Substance Painter 3D.

Modeling

Katana model made in Autodesk Maya.

UV Unwrapping

Model UV unwrapped so it could be exported and textured.

Texturing

Katana textured in Adobe Substance Painter.

Render of the katana model

Modeling the Katana

The model was created using Autodesk Maya. For the blade, a plane with a pointed edge was extruded along a curve.

snapshot of the katana unwrapped for texturing

UV Unwrapping

I UV unwrapped the katana into a clean sheet so it could be exported and textured.

Model of the katana fully textured to appear metal, brass, and wood.

Texturing

Using the UV sheet created for the katana, I imported it into Adobe Substance Painter to give the katana's blade a metal look then the hilt and grip end a brass texture and a wooden grip.