Gunvolt 2 - Grimoire 3D Modeling in Progress

 Update on my new 3D model work of the Grimoire from Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 (Armed Blue Gunvolt Sou). It wasn't easy to create the corner protector of a book in 3D form, but I am leaving it as a simple image to be attached to the texture image and formulating a way to create a  Normal Map of the book cover texture for it to look realistic. Here are some sample of my work including a sketch and reference images as shown below:

Four reference images for creating the Grimoire in 3D form.

Sketch work of the Grimoire Corner Protector Pattern drawn from the ground up.

The corner protector pattern design was done in Manga Studio 5 (Clip Studio Paint) in step-by-step.
 

Piece 1 of the corner protector pattern

Piece 2 of the corner protector pattern

Full piece of the Grimoire corner protector pattern

Sample texture of the Grimoire Book cover

The modeling is still in progress, just experimenting the texture and coming up a way to create a Normal Map to be used in Blender.

Gunvolt 2 - Grimoire 3D Model WIP

 This is a new 3D work that I'd been working on. It is the Grimoire, but not just any grimoire you'll see from any fantasy games or movies, this is an item used by The Seven (Grimwald Seven or G7 for short) from Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 (Armed Blue Gunvolt Sou) for the Nintendo 3DS console, Nintendo Switch and Steam. The Gunvolt series was developed by none other than Inti Creates, the same developer that made the Mega Man Zero series, including Mega Man ZX and Mega Man ZX Advent and other game titles.

The Grimoire was made by an organization called Eden, using the Glaive stolen data from the Sumeragi Group from the 1st Gunvolt game and empowered by using the powers of The Muse (Cyber Diva) and it is used by Eden's most elite group - The Seven (G7).

Here are some sample screenshot of my work as shown below:

Grimoire 3D Model Screenshot 1

3D Grimoire WIP Screenshot 2

3D Grimoire WIP Screenshot 3

UV Map of the Grimoire's Book Cover

1st sample texture of the Grimoire's book cover

2nd sample texture of the Grimoire (Light blue variation)

Grimoire texture in progress