The Limbo

Day 14 - Illusion
"Illusion" - An instance of a wrong or misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience.
I was breaking my head trying to figure out a sword that could satisfy the definition above and I had no luck.
And then I thought to myself, instead of focusing on the action, I thought about the person doing the action. i.e illusionist AKA Magician.
Hence the cards around the sword, which according to my concept will be both a form of defence and an offence as they spiral around the sword, inflicting more damage to the object being attacked and providing a sort of protection whilst parrying.
The Eye is to represent the importance of visual senses that gets tricked by illusionists.

Finally, the name is what it is. It's never what it seems like. It's like being in an uncertain place. THE LIMBO

I'm following Tim Kaminski's prompts.

Modelled in Maya
Textured in Substance Painter
Rendered in V-Ray
Composited in Photoshop