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Post by Librabys on Jun 25, 2011 22:13:55 GMT
Hi everybody, I just discoverded this Website and am very pleased with it. I always been attracted to swords and swordmanship, and am not a total beginner in that field, yet I learned a fair amount of things on swords here, and thank you all for sharing this important culural knowledge. I had a few swords in the past and sold them as they were either wallhangers, wushu flimsy jian, or bad handling ''battleready'' medievals. I am in the way to order a Jian from jin-shi, but it may be long before this dear thing get done... So I get no real sword in hand to post nice cutting videos Therefore I will present myself with an imaginary sword of my creation, a very eclectic in savior but classic in its principle Jian, desinged to be practical and ceremonial; a sword of the exorcist, refering to both taoism and western magic traditions. The handle is black rayskin... Please indulge my lack of technical drawing skills. ^^
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Jun 25, 2011 22:28:21 GMT
If you think that's poor drawing, you should check out my designs; that's poor drawing. As for your jian, it is very nice. It's just fantasy enough to be more unique than most, but still quite believable.
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Post by Librabys on Jun 25, 2011 23:38:33 GMT
Thank you very much, It was this balance between fantasy and practicality that I was aiming to... but at my humble opinion, your drawing is not bad at all, (your assassin's dagger betrayed you) And I like Mé'aré a lot! (I'm also an alphabet/script designer in my sparetimes, yours is beautiful)
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Post by HouShe on Jun 26, 2011 23:56:13 GMT
I actually like this design a lot. In fact, it's not too far off historical precedent. Indeed, the Houshu (guard) is like a combination of the common theme of an anthropogenic guard that is extremely common in jian and the curled iron guards of some militia blades. Since it looks both like a lined pattern and a hard lined demon face. The pommel is tasteful and in keeping with the overall feel of the fittings. Although, only thing I would do is replace the seven pointed star with either an inscription in Chinese about Heaven or a Taoist symbol of protection. But I understand why you might want to keep it. Reminds me how I want to get a Peach Mujian for ghost fighting.
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Jun 27, 2011 0:51:28 GMT
Thanks, but in all fairness, I had a basis for that blade. Mé'aré is my second design, Ithin being my first; Ithin is currently undergoing a rather major overhaul done by a fellow sword designer with much better artwork (not to mention a much better ability with curved swords; they're my favorite types, but I can't draw 'em with any reliability). Mé'aré, however, it originally had a canted hilt and a much slenderer blade, which you can still see in the image on the first page. The whole thing was inspired by Count Dooku's lightsaber, but I found out that it was a straight bladed version of a Jody Sampson sword, so it became what it is now. Oddly enough, though it's not my favorite design (Ithin is, obviously), it seems to be the one that gets the most remarks.
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Post by Librabys on Jun 27, 2011 2:47:30 GMT
Thank you for your comments. The guard (or houshu, thank you for the word) is not realy curled, but made of brass plates and would actualy be quite simple to make for a brass artist. I did a little photoshop to expose it ; the black lines is where the brass is ''cutted'' and the red lines is where it is simply engraved, bas-relief style. It also display a cross section of it, and the pommel is made in the same way, having an hexagonal cross-section even if the drawing only show two faces And you were right: I have my reasons to keep the 7 rayed star :mrgreen: That said, If you use my desing for a costomized sword, you are free to engrave the blade as you wish
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Post by HouShe on Jun 27, 2011 4:16:52 GMT
I was meaning aesthetically. While I see that it's not curled, the overall effect is similar on the edges.
I wouldn't be using this as a basis for my own customs. I already have one and am in the planning stages of a second. Both of which have a deeper personal meaning. Overall though, it's a rather pleasing design, as I said, I like it and it can have a rather interesting feel to it.
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Post by Librabys on Jun 27, 2011 6:11:27 GMT
I understand what you mean, it is intended to give this impression of curled quillons...
Obviously, something personal is always better, the meaning we give to things give them so much power... the deeper one can personaly connect to symbols, the better!
I'm now working on a phoenix jian design (well it is more play than work) did I say I love jians? ^^
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Post by etiennehamel on Jun 28, 2011 3:40:25 GMT
the guard of your design would also work with a han dynasty style jian to me but i must say i really like that design!!
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Post by Librabys on Jun 28, 2011 4:57:05 GMT
In fact It was strongly inspired by a han jian sword... when I saw the han jian from jin shi I thought: ''so beautiful! Can't is just have an oval shaped handle?''
Because for me a round handle is not as nice, as it does not help blade alignment at all... and i like the balance of the ''tai-chi style'' jian a lot, so a purpose of this design is to keep a han savior, and to bring it into a modern jian handling.
Acton Vale! I live in Sherbrooke ^^
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2011 9:49:25 GMT
i don't really like the handle on the jin shi either, oval handle just fits better. to vincent, don't worry too much about your drawing skills, i doodle swords all day (math class ) and they are nothing more than ill shaded doodles, even if i try to make something realistic.
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