yes a scottish black man definitely has something to do with russians, siberian cold and vodka
not sure how you missed that one :DDDDDDDD

"I drink to the nuclear bomb!"

My father was a musician in Stalingrad. During the German Occupation the sound of his violin filled the air with magnificent music.

I like this but something about it seems a little off to me. I think it needs a little bit more work before going in game.

It does something very fresh with demoman, and it works well. I think this is fine.

i'd adore this if there were multiple styles. one just beard, one just hat, one with both

Not so sure about the hat, but I love the beard

"Heavy decided ta show me summa his drinks. cannesay why.. but I am startin' te like vodka"

*вставьте сюда шутку про русских*

On a second thought I think it felt incredibly random to me at first because of the execution. The texturing of the yellow and the black lines going through the emblem really make it feel like it's just sown into there and is the same fabric as the rest of the ushanka, and the curve upward in the grey around the emblem also endorses that idea. I think it'd work a lot better if the emblem weren't designed as if it were sown in and were another material that helped contrast it against the rest of the ushanka, which is something that can be seen in soviet ushankas.
I'm not an expert on emblem designs or how they're put onto clothing so I think I really did just glance at this wrong by calling it random, but looking into it more the feeling really is off putting to me. I think something like the Ordnance Officer on the workshop gets the whole emblem on front of hat feeling down more efficiently.

Im not sure what you mean by incredibly random, that's Demo's class icon and I thought it would fit because most ushankas tend to have some kind of patch on the front.

An alternative could maybe be a bottle to further lean into the name of "vodka vanguard" but I don't think there's anything wrong with having it be the class icon?

I'd love this a hell of a lot more if it weren't for the incredibly random sticky bomb medallion on the ushanka, but considering how nobody else mentioned it I guess it's alright.

demo joined the red team for reals

Nahhh jit the btd6 sub 0-4-0 reference

I'll def cop it if the gray hairs can be painted or taken off with an alt style

i wish the beard was a separate item as demo really need beards

Why the HELL NOT? Also very nice beard for Demo.

Just in case:
"Buying strange unusual Blizzardy Storm Vodka Vanguard"

Thanks, Extra Ram, I never really thought of that. it's a nice cosmetic that should be added, The "bumps" of hair could be ironed out giving a nice, more simple shape that still looks good while keeping the hat looking like a fur hat. the emblem looks weird in certain angles in the promotional images, especially at the sides.

the beard is good.

Really solid, would use

did you update the promo arts?

The textures have been updated

this is cool as fuck

if the emblem being shiny is by design then i suggest you just tone down the shading of the emblem, sticks out too much and since you want it to be shiny the shadows make it look out of place.
otherwise, i like it, it fits demo and the ushanka model is pretty good

It looks good! I didn't notice the blockiness until I read the comments. It does look a bit funny if you look at the edges, but I like it overall!

Speaking of needing improvement, that critique of yours sure could do with some more detail, Krool.

Explaining more indepth how this item could be possibly simplified, maybe providing a paintover/redline of what could be done to improve it, would arguably offer a lot more for the modeller to work with, rather than being vague and expecting the artists to understand.

Arguably this item's pretty alright, detail-wise, and does fit with a lot of other cosmetics currently available in the game, but if you can provide something more indepth, maybe I and others may have an easier time understanding what you mean by 'overdetailed'

it's a bit over-detailed. but its a nice concept that should be further improved.

thank you for the feedback! working on a texture fix now. as for the blockiness some of it is unavoidable, as TF2 has a strict limit of 1,400 tris and currently the cosmetic is at 1,300. so my options are quite limited in that field. imho, some of tf2's charm is the faceted and blocky look as well, regardless I'll try some stuff :)

I also respectfully disagree on the emblem being too bright, as it only glints on some angles and I think that makes for a nice effect.

Oooo i see that you are slowly improving on the beard shapes, keep it up! This one however i do think still needs work. The problems with it is that the shape of the Ushanka is way too blocky around the edges, and it looks like paper. I would suggest you look at heavy's and also a new ushanka thats here on the workshop called the U.S.ANKA for better references. As for the beard, it has the same problem as some of the other ones. That being too blocky and flat, and there not being enough texture to make it better. Same problem with the colour. Other than that, keep on improving.

maybe tone down the emblem's shininess and details a bit