Emberwing Great Axe

This great axe was created over a couple of weeks, using Maya, Zbrush, Substance Painter, and Unreal Engine. I created the axe with a phoenix motif for some of the shape language and patterns. I didn't want the overall shape to feel stiff or harsh, so I played around with style to make it feel a bit more soft and organic. When it came to texturing I based them off of real-life materials and then pushed them to be a bit more stylized and saturated in colors to fit the shape.