Anders Ämting
Auror
As some of you may know, I'm obsessed with swords. So, as a hobby, I sometimes design swords for fun. And having just noticed this forum exists, I thought I would share some of them.
I should mention that all of these swords were drawn by hand in 1:1 scale and then scanned, meaning that these are the exact proportions they are supposed to have - I approach these designs more like blueprints than concept drawing. (The pictures themselves are also rather large, hence the use of thumbnails as this forum doesn't seem to resized large pictures.)
Here is one I made for a sword design contest. It's probably my most popular design, though it didn't win the contest:
We call these two-handed sabers "warders" which, yes, is a Wheel of Time reference. Though a fantasy sword, I tried to incorporate some features from similar historical swords in order to gain a broad appeal.
Here is another warder-style sword, more pure fantasy:
The idea here is that while the Hawkwing is a dedicated war sword, this is more of a ceremonial model - though still a perfectly servicable weapon. It's somewhat shorter and lighter, and the hilt curves away from the arm to allow it to be comfortably wielded single-handed.
Next:
The Rebellion concept is basically a Japanese-style odachi with a westernized/fantasy hilt. Japanese swords are interesting in that the hilts can be easily removed and replaced, so this type of design can theoretically be done to any random katana or similar sword. Frankly, I've surprised it isn't done more often.
The first version is one of my earliest designs. I'm much more satisfied with the second one.
I should mention that all of these swords were drawn by hand in 1:1 scale and then scanned, meaning that these are the exact proportions they are supposed to have - I approach these designs more like blueprints than concept drawing. (The pictures themselves are also rather large, hence the use of thumbnails as this forum doesn't seem to resized large pictures.)
Here is one I made for a sword design contest. It's probably my most popular design, though it didn't win the contest:
We call these two-handed sabers "warders" which, yes, is a Wheel of Time reference. Though a fantasy sword, I tried to incorporate some features from similar historical swords in order to gain a broad appeal.
Here is another warder-style sword, more pure fantasy:
The idea here is that while the Hawkwing is a dedicated war sword, this is more of a ceremonial model - though still a perfectly servicable weapon. It's somewhat shorter and lighter, and the hilt curves away from the arm to allow it to be comfortably wielded single-handed.
Next:
The Rebellion concept is basically a Japanese-style odachi with a westernized/fantasy hilt. Japanese swords are interesting in that the hilts can be easily removed and replaced, so this type of design can theoretically be done to any random katana or similar sword. Frankly, I've surprised it isn't done more often.
The first version is one of my earliest designs. I'm much more satisfied with the second one.