072114 - Wood Sword Design

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  What would you get if you had to design a wood sword that looked like it could not really be used as a sword? Hopefully something like this! I had an idea a while back for a "sword" made of wood and did a quick little speedpaint of the general concept. I finally had a chance to take that concept and start designing out a couple options of the base before overgrowth is added. I quickly painted the far right option (I like its simple curve, which will be easier to pop into the swordsman's style at a later time) after putting this post together yesterday, so you will be seeing that when I have my next chance to post as well!

040514 - Swordsman Sketches

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Once again, this week's goal was to post any one thing to this blog. Hopefully this will continue to build steam into larger goals each week!

  Here are some swordsman sketches in which I am exploring some different stylistic elements and designs. I can feel what I want the general style for this project to be, and will be playing around with more realistic and more stylized designs within this general scope in future sketches. I'm really fond of the character expressed in the left sketch--oh, the glorious hair wisps and the personality they convey.