Bloodthirst

About

My 3D model was inspired by Orin's dagger "Bloodthirst" from Baldur's Gate 3. It's her signature weapon and I love the design of it.

I found it particularly appealing because of the curved blade and the glowing gem in the middle. The blockout was simple, but sculpting the blade was the fun part. Since it was my first time using Blender and Unreal Engine, it didn't turn out perfectly, but I'm still happy with what I made as a beginner.

The most interesting part was setting up the materials in Substance Painter since I hadn't used that either. It was a lot easier than I thought and gave me a way better idea of how well the model itself had turned out. Of course it still has many flaws, but all in all it was a good start and I had a lot of fun doing it.

I struggled the most with Unreal Engine and having to use nodes since I was used to the simplicity of Unity. With the help of my friends, I was able to get it right in the end, even if the textures were still causing slight issues.

In general, I'm very happy to have participated in this course and it was a nice little change of pace from my usual work which is exclusively illustrations. I feel I have better knowledge on all the programs I used for this project now and could see myself making an improved version somewhere down the line.

Made by Zara Cakir

Made using

• Blender
• Substance Painter 3D
• Unreal Engine 5

This 3D model was created for the Visualization and Interaction in Digital Media (VIS) program of HS Ansbach.

Supervised by:  Maximilian Pichler (3D Surfaces SS 24)