Weapon Illustration Sketches

[Tetsubo]

I dig these. Thanks for posting them.

Any chance of more dwarvish weaponry?

There's always a chance of more Dwarvish weapons...

I tend to do themes in bunches. At the moment I'm on a Double Axe thread. The sketch on the pad at the moment is one inspired by Ferret.

Was there anything in particular that you were looking for in a Dwarven weapon?

Oh, you are welcome.

 

[Mog Elffoe]

Was there anything in particular that you were looking for in a Dwarven weapon?

No, not really, but if you're hard up for inspiration maybe you could go with weapons that are not normally associated specifically with dwarves (i.e., hammers and axes). Dwarves get commisioned to make weapons and equipment for everybody. Might be cool to see what they produce for other races.

I'm digging everything you've put up so far, but I was particularly impressed with the dwarven stuff that appeared earlier in the thread.

Thanks!

 

[Ferret]

Which idea? LOL

 

[Tetsubo]

Double Axe

A further refinement of a Double Axe design. This one looks at least as realistic as some of the Chinese martial arts weapons I've seen.

 

[Tetsubo]

Tear Drop Axe

All steel. The large opening in the axe head has a beveled edge. The sphere at the butt end is a counter weight.

 

[Ferret]

Very nice, exactly what I meant with the double axe.

 

[Wrath of the Swarm]

I like the blade design of many of these weapons very much. Some lovely curves.

Although I know very little about weaponry, I have a question regarding the handles/hafts of some of these: aren't they just a little thin? With the polearms in particular, I can't shake the feeling that if I picked one up and hit something with it, the haft would break. Metal I would see working, but they seem to be made of wood.

I particularly liked the "flame blade" racial sword posted on the previous page.

How do the curves related to effectiveness in battle? Or do they just look cool? (I could go with just looking cool, myself... but I wondered if there's a function behind those keen forms.)

 

[Wrath of the Swarm]

Accursed double-posting goblins! Did you think you could escape my vengeance?

 

[Aristotle]

So far these look really good. I need to do some weapon illustrations for my homebrew. I want to do them myself, and I have some background in art but weapons have never been an area of strength for me. Any chance you could give us a list of tools you use (if any), and maybe a little insight into your design process? It would be much appreciated.

 

[Tetsubo]

I like the blade design of many of these weapons very much. Some lovely curves.

Although I know very little about weaponry, I have a question regarding the handles/hafts of some of these: aren't they just a little thin? With the polearms in particular, I can't shake the feeling that if I picked one up and hit something with it, the haft would break. Metal I would see working, but they seem to be made of wood.

I particularly liked the "flame blade" racial sword posted on the previous page.

How do the curves related to effectiveness in battle? Or do they just look cool? (I could go with just looking cool, myself... but I wondered if there's a function behind those keen forms.)

The hafts should be thick enough. Just take a look at some of the period pieces. I could be wrong mind you. But as these are mostly being used for gaming illustrations I don't mind a bit of unrealism.

The curved blades are a lot of "cool" and a bit of realism. The double curve gives a slightly deeper cut. Which is mildly grotesque...