CDDA - Prop thickness

Today when contemplating what angles to draw my prop from I realized that I had not drawn how thick the hammer pick is. Whilst reasonably simple for the majority of it being spheres and a cylinder, the head could have caused problems later on. As you can see in the picture, the head is the widest part and just below it you can see the end of the pick and how wide that is. The bottom also has a few varying degrees of thickness but nothing too major. I did this as a thumbnail as it didn't really matter as to the detail, just the actual shape and silhouette of it. 

CDDA - Prop thumbnail development

I further developed my thumbnail artwork that I did earlier. I mixed the thumbnails that I said I was going to mix and came up with 3 similar designs that I really like. All 3 have the same handle, pick and bottom on them as this was something I liked. I kept the handle similar to my initial design for a war hammer but changed the middle decoration to circles like my first thumbnail sketch as I preferred this look because it makes the weapon appear more attractive and interesting to the eye. The first hammer has a large round head as in my first thumbnail drawing. Whilst interesting, the shape would not be efficient and that is something I believe Dwarfs to be. 

On my second design I changed the hammers head to being completely square. I also changed the head of the staff to be completely square on the top. Whilst more practical I just found the design unattractive and was unhappy with it.

My last design is my favorite. It's a compromise between the two previous designs. It is more efficient yet still an interesting round shape. The curve is even on the hammers head which I believe would lead to it being easier to use. The top of the handle is extended a little too as I felt it looked better. This is the design I wish to pursue and will come up with a more detailed sketch soon before moving on the beauty shots of it. 

CDDA - Prop thumbnails

Today I started further development on my prop. Out of my three previous hammer picks the one I preferred the most was the war hammer design yet I wanted to change it slightly as it was a quite boring design. I took the design and made some thumbnail sketches messing with different shapes and sizes whilst keeping the idea reasonably similar and two handed. Out of the designs I like the top left thumbnail and the 3rd from the the left on the top row most. I think I will mix my initial design with these two thumbnails to make a hammer pick out of these.