Model Gandalf's sword in Blender

Learn how to create Gandalf's sword, Glamdring, in Blender 3. Watch step by step how to make a fantasy sword fit for any of your latest fan art pieces and take the skills you learn with you the next time you need a sword for your 3D scene. Beginners and intermediate Blender artist will all learn something here, whether it's the basics of hard surface modeling or creating PBR materials, there is something for everyone.

I mention a few websites for free 3d and texture assets throughout this Blender tutorial that are useful here as well as in any scene.
3dAssets.one https://3dassets.one/
PolyHaven https://polyhaven.com/

The normal map used to create the runes of the inscription can be found here.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NriZ...

Chapter List.
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:41 Setup
0:01:51 Model the Guard
0:20:32 Model the Grip
0:36:04 Model the Pommel
0:46:05 Model the Blade
1:04:18 Leather Material
1:09:04 Metal Material
1:14:53 Metal Variations
1:21:58 Render
1:31:40 Adding Runes

The introduction to Blender videos mentioned in the intro.
Learn Blender as an Absolute Beginner: Part 1 Introduction to Blender for Absolute ...
Learn Blender as an Absolute Beginner: Part 2 Introduction to Blender for Absolute ...

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