SciFi and Fantasy Art: Axe

I do believe that the nail is a painting/picture on the side of the axe blade. Is this right, Rick? Maybe a little too much shading was done on this painting... or a little too much 3-D shading, anyway... it does kind of look like it's sticking off the blade!

Overall nicely rendered but a bit too rounded on the blade for me - dosen't seem that it would actually cut anything. I like the detail of the painted nail but it makes it look as thought the axe is more of a display piece than an actual weapon.

A nice pic, but the handle is far too short and skinny to hold up that head.

seems as a hastly put together renditon of a basic melee weapon, though most likley time was spent creating it so, i'll give it a 3 out of 10 10 being the best

Butterknífe? O a wierd sextoy.

Ok, wannabe weapons expert talking. I spend a lot of my time around sharp objects, and while I like the ase head, the weapon has some major design flaws. If that handle is wooden, it'll snap. If it's metal, it'll bend. Either way, it's too small and too short. I'm assuming the axe is designed as a blade on one end and a hammer on the other. That's what it looks like. But, that wouldn't work. If you're gonna weight one side of a weapon, it'd better be the one you're most likely to hit someone with. With this design, the wielder would raise the axe to whack his opponent, and fall backwards. The blade is pretty...don't get me wrong, but your porportions are way off. Also, you might want to consider reversing the blade. Putting the larger point/hook on the bottom allows the wielder to cath weapons with it. I know this, because I do medieval combat and use an axe we call the sword catcher, for that very reason. It's hell to deal with. Sorry, don't mean to be hyper-critical. But, with a bit more work, it can be a really impressive weapon.

U r a wannabe weapons master. A weighted edge on one side and a cutting edge on another would allow for muck greater force when you strike, especially on a weapons like axes whicocuses all the power of a strike in to a narrow surface. But i agree the hndles is to short, it would be akward to use.

Not if your a smeggin ogre , or half-demon or something... Damnit

I usally dont like weapons pictures...because useally only beginers draw them

I like this...

'Anonymous', I'm afraid you're wrong, you do indeed want to weight an axe to get more force behind a blow, but that extra weight should be added to the striking side of the axe, else you run the risk of having the weapon turn in your hand. But as it's an ogre's blade, well, with enough strength, any weapon can be devastating...

To comment on the art, try to put some more contrast in the shading of the steel parts, otherwise it's a great pic!