This is a stylized weapon I modeled a couple of years ago, and my first attempt at hand-painted texturing. I’m treating this upload as a first milestone: model + painted look locked in.
What’s left is the fun part—VFX in Unreal (energy in the core, fire/ice feel on the blade) plus trails and a small gameplay implementation to showcase it in motion.
Concept by Ars. The original design is too good not to try to do it justice.
Artist profile: https://www.artstation.com/ars
Concept post: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/B6wd9