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Digital_Blacksmith
December 11th, 2007, 03:49 PM
Since the beginning of art, seen even in the earliest caves inhabited by man, weapons have been an integral part of our art. Though some might not see it as well as others, most video games, stories and movies wouldn't be where they are today without the hero wielding his trusty sword or firing off a handcannon. So, with that said, we shall start the WOTW, the Weapon of the Week. Each week, we will give you all a theme to do, and it is your job to create that weapon. It can be any style, from devastating orcish iron to elegant French steel. At the end of said week, we will take the weapons, and hold a voting poll for another week. The winner will be chosen by your peers.

This week, we will be working on a weapon that is deserving of our first WOTW. As this is the first, we should also use the first weapon ever conceived by man, the spear. There are literally hundreds of variations on the spear, so coming up with a unique idea wouldn't be to hard. Some popular spears are the partisan, the trident, the naginata, and the halberd.

So, with that said, let us blacksmiths of art begin this challenge! Good luck!


RULES:
The weapon must be your main part of the picture, though you can have other things in with it.

This can be made in any style of art, even 3d modelling. Hell, if you got the skill and the speed, make it from real metal for all I care. Might get you brownie points.

No stealing from other sites. Trust me, I know most of the weapons on Deviantart, so only use them as reference if need be. If caught stealing, you will be reported.

Other then that, no rules. Be free, and have fun.

richfloyd
December 11th, 2007, 03:58 PM
Thanks for creating the WOTW...looking forward to it!

Digital_Blacksmith
December 11th, 2007, 04:00 PM
No prob mate, cant wait to see what you got for us.

addleheaded
December 12th, 2007, 08:58 AM
nice topic. if i have the time i will defenatly join.
@raverrunner: what about a topic for a header? maybe some sort of illustration like the COW-cow ;). and maybe you should edit the rules.. i think there are people who like to make a whole drawing or painting instead of leaving the weapon alone on a white canvas :P like me^^ maybe it would be nice not to focus that much on the weapon and add a character maybe. that would give the topic more liveliness :) but it's not a must. grz, jmh

Digital_Blacksmith
December 12th, 2007, 04:23 PM
"The weapon must be your main part of the picture, though you can have other things in with it."

Thats the main part of rule #1. You can add a character, but only if it does not take away from the weapon itself.

bestow
December 13th, 2007, 04:08 PM
wip
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/2988/spearde2.jpg

Digital_Blacksmith
December 13th, 2007, 05:08 PM
Wow.....cant wait to see what that one looks like.......because right now, its just....wow........and btw, thats not a good wow.

New rule!
DONT DO THAT!

ZsMann
December 14th, 2007, 12:29 AM
current wip
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/2681/spearwip1sg9.jpg

ZsMann
December 14th, 2007, 04:33 PM
Final... it was my first real attempt at making a weapon and rather fun. I think it would fit an underwater theme, the spear of the merpeople.

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/306/spearfinaltl2.jpg

permanent_pixels
December 15th, 2007, 01:09 PM
My spear strikes with deadly precision.
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/3266/pencilqdxn3.jpg
Shot at 2007-12-15

richfloyd
December 16th, 2007, 03:49 AM
Here's what I got. Sorry, didn't have time to color. Critiques welcome...gimmie all ya got!http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd248/richfloyd_bucket/spear.jpg

Digital_Blacksmith
December 16th, 2007, 10:17 PM
Alright ladies and gents, we are coming to our deadline in only 2 days. Things are looking good so far, so keep on coming with more spears and long stabby weapons!

Digital_Blacksmith
December 17th, 2007, 04:58 AM
You know what kids?! Imma make this interesting. As the Digital Blacksmith, I shall be entering this every week, giving yall an extra challenge!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/Raverunner/OCuinSpear.jpg
Ladies and gentlemen, my title weapon, the O'Cuin Spear!

Digital_Blacksmith
December 18th, 2007, 03:20 AM
Alright, no more entries! The deadline is finally here. So those of you who entered, good luck!

WLaBirra
December 28th, 2007, 10:04 AM
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