New Weapon Sketch(es)

[Ry]

Thank you. If you have the book, the blade is the sun/creator aspect and the spike is the night / destroyer aspect. You can imagine a ceremonial guard holding it vertically, changing it up depending on whether it's day or night.

 

[Tetsubo]

Excellent, excellent thread, Tetsubo.

Thank you.

 

[Tetsubo]

I appear to be on a roll...

Tubular steel shaft with inset blade.

 

[Tetsubo]

A throwing star with a bit of flair...

 

[Tetsubo]

Infinity Arms, -Separ8- Force Cutter

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[Ry]

Tetsubo, thinking about archives and such... what would you consider the most subtle weapon you've drawn?

 

[Tetsubo]

Tetsubo, thinking about archives and such... what would you consider the most subtle weapon you've drawn?

How are you defining "subtle"? As in the weapon that looks least like a weapon? Or as in the design that has the most graceful, subtle lines? Or a third alternative that I haven't considered?

 

[Ry]

The one that would require the most subtle manipulation on the part of the combatant.

 

[Tetsubo]

The one that would require the most subtle manipulation on the part of the combatant.

That is a very complex question.

I can say without hesitation that there are weapons which are most decidedly unsubtle. The Great Axe, the Goliath Greathammer and the Morningstar are good examples. But after that... things get a lot less well defined...

I know a man in the SCA that once told me, "In the right hands, a polearm is a six foot scalpel." He is right of course. The skill of the warrior will dictate how "subtly" an attack is executed...

As for my own sketches... again, that is a hard answer. I would say that many of my Elven designs were conceived with subtly in mind. The naginata is also a graceful and subtle weapon. As are many of the Japanese weapons.

There is an old thread on the Art boards that I started. "Weapon Illustration Thread" is what I believe it is called. I posted almost my entire sketch archive in it. It holds all of my Elven designs.

I may have to think about this more. A very complex question indeed...

 

[Tetsubo]

Full tang construction, brass guard, through pins and wooden slab grip. Inspired by designs from competitive cutting contests.