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NightmareGK13 — Weapons concept 002
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this time bowsi was planning on going back to Hubris, but then again there is also a couple of more characters i haven't illustrated yet, but they are mainly secondary.
some of these carry a resemblance to Lineage 2 bows, im tweaking them and tweaking them and i came up with a neat idea of having 2 strings
these have a purpose of their own, they work as a backup in case the other one breaks in battle, and second to add more tension to the material if you decide to use the other one as well, in theory it should give the arrow more strenght, but then i realised the strenght comes from the tension on the bow and not the string, whatever, its still there in case one breaks
and it looks cool
this bottom one is the biggest of them all and much like the 6th one it has a hand guard that also works as a weapon itself, an ax
im going to keep doing these, most likely i wont be able to finish a character before college starts and then, well i still don't know how things will be like, ill try and make a journal tomorrow
comments and critiques welcome
small question, what looks best on weapons
dark weapons on light background or light weapons on dark background, like what i did here, i think it didn't work that well so i think ill resubmit this depending on the feedback and the points people show me
~cheers
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I gave your credit at the end but i'm sorry for using your work without permission, i just couldn't help myself!
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i think you linked me to the wrong thing
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I have this strange feeling that i really really really want to carve one of these out 
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ahah thank you so much
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You are quite welcome
Please keep your nice drawing 
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I'm really glad to hear it 
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These look great! I don't really get how to hold numbers 4, 7, and 8 though, since there's no full grip, but I'm in awe at all the thought that must have been put into these. I'm an archer myself. XD
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ah cool it's always nice to hear an input of someone that knows what its like to hold anf fire a bow
hmm can you explain the full grip of those bows? the thing you see is actually a hand guard but do explain
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A hand guard makes more sense. 8D
Hmm, how to explain? By 'full grip', I meant that someone could wrap their hand around the handle. So if the guards aren't impeding that then it looks like one awesome design!
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ah cool
no no when he fights he does so from quite a distance, you can call him a fantasy sniper
but even if he fights close hand he can handle the bow with quite a mastery (since these bows are designed for a character that will pop up on people's inboxes sometime this weekend or monday
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hey obrigado
quando vieres a net diz qualquer coisa para veres mais de perto
mas como é que achas que tou no concept art
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These debates over the double-string bows were funny to read
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i hate number 5
its just there because well, don't really know why
maybe to show all the process of thinking about a bow
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Again, some really neat ideas, especially incorporating an axe/blade on the bow and using a second string.
I'm not into practical archery at all, so I can't really tell, but I imagine it more difficult to shoot with a second string, though...
As for the black/white, I'm not exactly sure, really...
but I'd say that some details like small black lines might get lost easier if the weapons are colored too dark.
Both ways are cool with me, but it might look better to have white weapons (with some grey tones)on darker ground.
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neither am i
i just went with what i thought 1 - would look good and 2 - would be practical
yeah i agree with you on that
ill be experimenting and see what im more happy with
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These are very nice looking ^^ Makes me wanna model 'em. The concept seems clear to me the way you have 'em btw.
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thank you very much
glad it feels that way, id like to see one of them moddeled
i never get to see a tridimentional view of my weapons and characters (3D meaning technique, i have to envision them 3d wise when it comes to painting though)
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I'll let you know if I do
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invision the side views?
these are the side views, you mean the front view and whatnot right?
thats pretty easy to figure out
it doesn't have any special elements or special ornaments
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I guess it would be the front from an archer's perspective, but you knew what I meant xD And yep they shouldn't be problematic.
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yeah yeah i know what you meant
and its basically the same from the hunted or victims pov
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I have actually used a double strung bow when I use to take classes in archery. So much fun.
Interesting concept nonetheless. Though the reasons stated for the additional string seem superfluous and cosmetic(ie. ornamental or superficial). But then most things are. I like practicality but if everything was just don't for the sake of practicality the world would be much more boring.
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cosmetic?
adding an extra string for battle purposs doesn't really sound that superfluous, you're an archer, you trained your whole life and your on a battle, if your strings break you'd have to use a dagger or a sword with whom you're not that familiar with, i find it practical to have an extra string
being always practical is a pain in the behind, it turns things dull if you don't ornament them a little
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The reason I say superfluous is for your reasons you stated. Its in case if one breaks. The problem with that is that they are not in the same location which is actually to be expected since putting both would mess with the nock(?) I say superfluous because he could very well have some strings in some pouch or compartment in his clothing. Even as an archer you carry around a knife for close combat or to skin animals pelts off to cook.
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warrior archer not hunter
they don't mess with each other, you pull back on the bigger one first
changing string during battle takes time, thats why during the american civil war they had the bayonets same thing with the French, they only had one shot
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Yes, Bayonets where for close range combat, it was just more practical.
I am guessing by hunter you mean someone who carries a dog or some type of pet to keep the other thing busy. Otherwise they have to do the move and shoot method, perhaps get on top of a tree and shot from there. Stuff of that nature.
One important fact left forgotten was that during the civil war they abided by some foolish sense of honor. They would shoot, get on their knees and the flank behind them would shoot and so one until they keep switching from one row to the next, then a third and back to the first.
Battles became trivial and repetitive at that point.
And if by warrior archer you mean a person who solely uses a bow and arrow to fight then they are generally a supplementary force. They go behind the main force and cause confusion and panic. You could say the do "crowd control" while the knights rush headfirst into the conflict. Generally Archers came in large groups as a single archer is very limited at what he is capable of. And it is easy to exploit the time between attacks.
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compound?
what you mean by that
sorry really don't understand
damned language barrier
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its double stringed I come for a place where many bow hunt
the compound bow has double string on it its easier if you look it up on google
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ah damn someone thought of it already,
not the principle i think isn't the same
these are all fantasy bows nothing real to them, the double string is just because i though of what would happen is a string ripped during battle, the warrior would be defenseless
so i added an extra one for the two purposes i mentioned above
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well then that is new a compound bow is still one string just longer and put around pullies
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sounds dumb works well I think it would be funny to see that tech in a fantasy weapon
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thank you
you actually reminded me i had something else to do
Engharth's Crossbow
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