• US$420

• 46 designs

• 13 designers

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Illustration Design Brief

Most closely resembling samurai swords, these two blades are fashioned from the spines of a dragon, sort of like a porcupine’s quills. They should have a slight curvature and a subtle pearlescent sheen to them. They are essentially indestructible, so they should have no etchings, scratches, or notches of any kind. They have merely been polished and wrapped at the blunt end to form hilts (wrapped in black leather, with a small, disc-shaped metal crosspiece). The blades are sharp on only one edge, and at the tip. The longsword (Blade Length: 25” Overall: 34”) is longer than the shortsword (Blade Length: 21” Overall: 28”). I'm looking for just a flat profile view of each blade, side by side. The more lifelike and photorealistic the artwork, the better.

Target Market(s)

Readers of epic fantasy novels

Industry/Entity Type

Book Publisher

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Look and feel

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Requirements

Must have

• Hilt wrap and crossguard should be of relatively simple, practical design. Not looking for ornate engravings or decorative trim. I've attached some image samples of a couple blades that I like in terms of overall shape (and size of crossguard). I've also attached a sample of the "pearlescent" sheen I'm looking for. Should be subtle, but distinctive.

Nice to have

• Alternate hilt designs would be nice, so that I have more than one option to choose from. Even better, alternate blade coloration, (with a gleam on the blade at different positions, maybe), would be fantastic, in order to help demonstrate the shifting pearlescent color pattern.

Should not have

• No background needed at this time. Fine to have, as long as it's on a separate image layer in the final file.

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