I did a lot of work on the helmet. Although about 4 hours were lost because I forgot to uncheck the smart divide - in order to keep the hard edges for the seams on my objects. - Once it’s divided the mesh changes and it’s almost impossible to get the vertices back together. It basically creates a separation between the different parts, like unzipping a zipper, which is definitely undesirable. That was disappointing because I completely re-worked the face into more of a workable form but I guess that’s part of the process, right?

Well, I’ve learned to UNCHECK the SMT divide option… I won’t be making that mistake again.

I’ve noticed that I am running out of time in order to adequately model the realflow water arm, so I am planning on producing test / texture samples for what I am intending the arm to look like. I do however have complete intentions on finishing my samurai to the best quality that I can - minus the water arm (samples excluded).

Now that classes are wrapping up, I’m excited to be able to spend more time on this piece. I’ve found myself being intrigued with the process and thinking about working on this character while working on other final projects, I guess this is good.