Just for some creative criticism from a designer’s perspective....
Without knowing the overall size, the blade looks very ‘tall and squat’. It’s not a bad thing per se’, but if the blade is 3” - 3.5” or so, it looks like it would feel very wide in the pocket (similar to a Manix 2). If the overall height isn’t that big, looks like the blade would be only around 2.5”. But this could just all be optical illusion, especially with the drastic angle on the tanto.
Either way, the blade ‘looks’ a tad too squat aesthetically for my preferences. But there is definitely a market out there for the overbuilt chisel look, and those that like it would eat this up.
Stretching it out definitely makes it look better, with a more usable blade shape. I know this probably varies quite a bit from your ideal for the knife, but I see this as a much more user friendly design.
The drop point makes a world of difference in this, from a usability standpoint. Has a bit too much belly for my taste, but as tall as the blade is, it kinda forces the belly size. Would probably make a great skinner at 3.25”.
Just to echo what a few others have said, a design - any design for any product - really needs to have some thought process to its purpose. There’s a design principle known as Gestalt (German word for form or shape), in which “an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts”, which in Industrial Design boils down to form follows function. So while your knife may have sharp edges, and be physically able to cut things to one degree or another, without any thought to it’s end function, it may not do it well, or comfortably, or easily. If you design it with aesthetics in mind, first and foremost, it becomes more of an object of art than a usable tool.
A chef’s knife is shaped the way it is for a reason. You don’t see many tantos in a kitchen.
Good camp axes all have a similar basic shape that works well. You don’t see many hawks chopping wood.
A Delica, Griptilian, or Buck 110 are all great EDCs because their blade shapes are all versatile for, and lend themselves to, a myriad of uses - a Jack-of-all-trades if you will.
I think this is what people are getting at. They don’t see your blade shape as lending itself to any particular use, and are having a tough time seeing any versatility in it either. They can’t see any function behind the form. It’s ok if it’s just meant to be pocket jewelry, or to sit in a collection, as there is a place for that as well - if that’s its function. But usually, an object with that radical of a shape, has a very specific function it’s designed for.
By they way, just out of curiosity, what software are you working in?
that hurts on the inside.