Weapon Illustration Sketches

[Knightfall]

Excellent stuff as usual Tetsubo. Always enjoy seeing what you come up with next. Perhaps you could do more Bronze Age weaponry or some Stone Age weapons? Flint spears and stone knives...

 

[dead_radish]

It is indeed. Very very nice as always.

So a question and a request.

The question: Do you have a paypal account or anything? I really feel like after all the dang spiffy stuff you've put up here, I'd like to pass at least a few dollars of appreciation your way....

And the request: An oversized great-axe, sized for a large creature to use one-handed. It is magical, +2 Keen, Rapid-Striking (basically a lesser speed property - 5 extra attacks a day). Preferably something fairly nasty looking, rather than stylish - more a "This is a weapon designed to quickly separate your limbs from your body" than an "Oooooooooh, nice Axe" sort of item....

 

[orbitalfreak]

I've gotta chime in again here. I believe that the best part of these drawings is that even the most outlandish and absurd pieces still look like they could be weilded. A lot of art I see, especially the anime-influenced works, tend to favor "giganticism" and a super-sized-intelligent-dump-truck load of spikes, ridges, and flairs. Too often are these guys focused on "teh kewl" look, without bothering to think of making their weapons fall within the realm of physics, or even be able to be compatible with a creature's anatomy. These just look weildable, useable, and real enough, and I could see designs like these being used in the "real world" of fantasy.

 

[Tetsubo]

Another render of Kren's Double Sword...

 

[Tetsubo]

It is indeed. Very very nice as always.

So a question and a request.

The question: Do you have a paypal account or anything? I really feel like after all the dang spiffy stuff you've put up here, I'd like to pass at least a few dollars of appreciation your way....

And the request: An oversized great-axe, sized for a large creature to use one-handed. It is magical, +2 Keen, Rapid-Striking (basically a lesser speed property - 5 extra attacks a day). Preferably something fairly nasty looking, rather than stylish - more a "This is a weapon designed to quickly separate your limbs from your body" than an "Oooooooooh, nice Axe" sort of item....

Thank you. I don't have a Paypal account. I rather don't like Paypal much. I do appreciate the thought though. If I can figure out some sort of system that I am happy with I will tell you.

I'll see what I can come up with. Would this be all metal or wood shaft?

 

[Tetsubo]

I've gotta chime in again here. I believe that the best part of these drawings is that even the most outlandish and absurd pieces still look like they could be weilded. A lot of art I see, especially the anime-influenced works, tend to favor "giganticism" and a super-sized-intelligent-dump-truck load of spikes, ridges, and flairs. Too often are these guys focused on "teh kewl" look, without bothering to think of making their weapons fall within the realm of physics, or even be able to be compatible with a creature's anatomy. These just look weildable, useable, and real enough, and I could see designs like these being used in the "real world" of fantasy.

Thank you. That is sort of the plan. If you couldn't concievably use the weapon I don't want to present it to people.

 

[dead_radish]

Metal shaft, I think, since it was "acquired" from a knightly type. Amusingly, it's going to be dual wielded with the Falling Mountain Sword from a few pages back by my Giant character.

So, when are you going to move over into armor? I've got a suit of plate mail that needs an illo....

 

[trakker]

Exotic Axe

I couldn't decide what to call this so I just used the descriptor "exotic". Anyone have any suggestions?

I'm new and going through... the Exotic Axe from post #74 looks remarkably like a parrot's head. Maybe a Naval type boarding axe. Great work btw!!

 

[Tetsubo]

Metal shaft, I think, since it was "acquired" from a knightly type. Amusingly, it's going to be dual wielded with the Falling Mountain Sword from a few pages back by my Giant character.

So, when are you going to move over into armor? I've got a suit of plate mail that needs an illo....

I've done one wooden chest plate. I might do more armour but it doesn't hold the same attraction.

 

[Tetsubo]

I'm new and going through... the Exotic Axe from post #74 looks remarkably like a parrot's head. Maybe a Naval type boarding axe. Great work btw!!

Thank you.