Join for FREE | Take the Tour Lost Password?
[x]

deviantART

 

Forgotten Katana by ~TopazDawnrose:iconTopazDawnrose:

Categories Digital Art > Drawings > Still Life

©2005-2009 ~TopazDawnrose
:icontopazdawnrose:

Artist's Comments

Made 100% from scratch in photoshop, no photoreferences or anything. the blade once belonged to the same Doe as in "thoughts" and over time became imbued with her magics before she learned to control them, left behind in her own sensei's care it will soon be given to a new set of hands to be weilded as it was intended.

I know its not perfect but I am open to any comments, tips and critiques on making my weaponry look better.

Comments


love 0 0 joy 0 0 wow 0 0 mad 0 0 sad 0 0 fear 0 0 neutral 0 0
:iconursanocturnis:
~UrsaNocturnis Jun 29, 2005, 1:47:55 PM
You probably know more about katanas than I do, but it would seem that there is just baaaaaarely too much curve in this blade.
Every katana that I have personally seen has curved no more than the full width of the blade, whereas this one curves a full two bladewidths and perhaps a bit more.
I believe that the darker section in the center of the blade should be a more defined serration at a set distance from the leading edge, and keeping the same distance throughout most of the piece (say, 2/3rds of the blade length, getting nearer the leading edge as it tapers to it's point)
Otherwise, I can see no obvious flaws in this piece. I like it. :D

So what does the sigil mean?

--
Brian: What will they do to me?
Ben the Prisoner: Oh you'll probably get away with crucifixion.
Brian: CRUCIFIXION?
Ben the Prisoner: Yeah, first offense.
:icontopazdawnrose:
~TopazDawnrose Jun 29, 2005, 3:49:40 PM
actually from what Ive gathered the older 'real' katana's did have more of a arch to them, I did originally have it arched way too much and toned it down. the sigil is the family symbol (mon or chop I believe) and stands for "woodrunner" the surname of the anthro doe in "thoughts" a protector of the woodlands she resides in.

I know I need to work on the serations more.
:iconv-e-i-l-e-d:
~v-e-i-l-e-d Jul 4, 2005, 6:33:17 AM
Co0o0l you did that completely on Photoshop ?.. no Scanning ?

--
{][][}{][][}{][ cLlJl J9---J >o>o ][}{][][}{][ cLlJl _\l| cLl| _\l ][}{][][}{][][}
:icontopazdawnrose:
~TopazDawnrose Jul 4, 2005, 6:15:22 PM
Photoshop only with a mouse. no poser, no scanner. just used the lasso tool to lay out the outline of the blade, tweak it muchly and so on. it wasnt easy *L*
:iconv-e-i-l-e-d:
~v-e-i-l-e-d Jul 5, 2005, 2:21:04 AM
Yeah tell me about it, it looks great, good work ..

--
{][][}{][][}{][ cLlJl J9---J >o>o ][}{][][}{][ cLlJl _\l| cLl| _\l ][}{][][}{][][}
:iconrdf:
~rdf Jul 25, 2005, 4:22:33 PM
Nice metal work. I like.
Previous PageNext Page

Details

June 29, 2005
144 KB
558×539

Statistics

6
1 [who?]
117 (0 today)

Share

Link
Embed
Thumb

Site Map

©2009 deviantART. All rights reserved
About Us | Contact Us | Site Tour | Help & FAQ Advertise | Services Etiquette | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Copyright Policy