I played around a little more with the model, I figured out through this youtube guide how to create the glowing effect in the eyes of my staff; I wanted it to look as though the owner of the staff maybe painted the eyes themselves, that the neon paint had splattered and spilled a little during this process. I also went around the crystal edges to add a little glow to them. I added a lighter colour to the edges of all of the bones on my staff; I thought it added a little definition and looked good, as I stated in my previous post I noticed in a lot of my favourite video games they also seem to take this approach. I added a little dirt to the bandage holding the crystal to the staff at the bottom, and I cleaned up the little white spot between the wood and the bandage – I thought it was odd to look at a bandage on a dirty staff and for it to be completely clean. I think I might revisit it a bit and add some ‘highlights’ to the horns too, and maybe work a deeper green/brown into the textures on the skull and bones just to make them pop more.
I also, in true Caity fashion, drew some fanart of a character design holding the staff!
