Create a Gun

This week I've been tasked with creating a gun that could fit in a modern day setting, so no lasers etc. It also has to look like it could work. I'm very fond of sniper rifles as well as sub-machine guns, so I decided my weapon was to be some sort of combination at least in its appearance.

These are some initial sketches, I want my gun to have the accuracy of a sniper rifle, the stopping power of an anti-material rifle and the recoil control of a sub-machine gun.

Here are some silhouettes I quickly came up with, combining the three rifles I'd sketched above.

I've now decided on the design I want, I've combined a couple of the previous silhouettes that I liked. I'm now changing the colour to find a scheme for the gun.

 This is the final image. In my opinion it turned out really well, it looks 3D and as if it were a real gun in some sort of near future sci-fi game or movie. I think I could have spent more time on the scope and strap though, as they look a bit flat and incomplete. Overall a slight bit of weathering could go a long way in making it appear more realistic and make it pop out some more.