Weapon Illustration Sketches

[Golem2176]

Thanks for the clarification.

At this point I'm just doing pencil sketches. Occasionally others with color my sketches or do renders. See below...

Ok, that's cool. Black and White is pretty awesome too. I took some art classes in high school, but most of my work pales in comparison to yours.

 

[Tetsubo]

Ok, that's cool. Black and White is pretty awesome too. I took some art classes in high school, but most of my work pales in comparison to yours.

I haven't had any formal training since about 1978. I didn't even sketch
for about 15 years. In the Fall of 2003 I bought a scanner. This
inspired me to post some of my old sketches. The reaction was positive
so I started to sketch again. I've seen a significant improvement over
the last year. It has also helped with stress. Practice helps.

Thanks for the compliment.

One question for the obsidian sword. Do you want a realist blade or is
this a magic weapon? Obsidian can't handle the stress of a blade as long
as a sword. Real world swords would have been wooden with obsidian
"flakes" set into the edges. If it's magical I can ignore this.

 

[Tetsubo]

I was trying for a modernized Chinese look.

 

[Tetsubo]

An exotic two-handed sword with a lot of curves...

 

[Golem2176]

I haven't had any formal training since about 1978. I didn't even sketch
for about 15 years. In the Fall of 2003 I bought a scanner. This
inspired me to post some of my old sketches. The reaction was positive
so I started to sketch again. I've seen a significant improvement over
the last year. It has also helped with stress. Practice helps.

Thanks for the compliment.

One question for the obsidian sword. Do you want a realist blade or is
this a magic weapon? Obsidian can't handle the stress of a blade as long
as a sword. Real world swords would have been wooden with obsidian
"flakes" set into the edges. If it's magical I can ignore this.

Thanks for the lowdown on this. Allright, its magical. I am really looking forward to seeing the final product.

 

[alsih2o]

tetsubo, i played with one of yours (human battle staff i think) and got this-

 

[Tetsubo]

tetsubo, i played with one of yours (human battle staff i think) and got this-

Cool. I like the antique patina.

 

[Tetsubo]

Thanks for the lowdown on this. Allright, its magical. I am really looking forward to seeing the final product.

Well, here is my first version. How close am I to what you want?

I didn't shade it so that none of the "flakes" would be lost.

 

[Tetsubo]

Belled Battle Staff

Something I imagine being used by a school of esoteric martial arts.

 

[Angcuru]

Hey, Tetsubo, really nice work you've done here. Now I'm inspired to do a wee bit of sketching.

I have a request:

A sort of variant straight katana constructed of lightweight golden glass with a gold core(not in the center, but contained about 3/4 in from the cutting edge, within the widened, blunt edge) to add force to the strikes. The sword is wielded in sort of a duelist/fencing fashion, but unique(I suppose) in that the weilder (who is right-handed) uses his left hand to guide the path of the blade when in defensive mode. To facilitate this, I imagine the back of the sword being rounded off instead of flat, to increase the ease of the hand's movement. I imagine it being used in a sort of flowing, sudden parry followed by a swift two-handed thrust/slice/swipe wherein the left hand leaves the blade and quickly takes hold of the hilt, adding increased force to the strike.

The blade itself should be plain and straight, and the hilt having no crossguard, but rather being wrapped in a very smooth, yet naturally grips the skin of the hand, (kind of like super-smooth polished leather or latex.)

Have fun.