I've been wanting to do a hand painted weapon for a long time now.
I thought this small dagger would be a good start.
Modeled in Maya, textured in substance painter. No materials were used, this was 100% hand painted.
Concept by Matt OConnor: http://ocrankie.blogspot.com/2014/10/dagger.html
His Artstation: https://www.artstation.com/ocrankie
Hand painted Dagger