Draw a Sword
This tutorial will show you how to draw swords.
Contents
Steps
Drawing the Sword Using Guidelines
- Drawing lightly, make guidelines to help visualize the length, bend and the handle of the sword.
- Make a rough sketch of the sword's shape, handle and the guard (if any).
- Create finer details using a sharper tipped pencil or sketching tool.
- Draw the final outline over the sketch.
- Erase and remove the sketch marks to produce a clean outlined drawing.
- Add color or shading to the drawing if needed.
Drawing the Sword Using Shapes
- Drawing lightly, sketch the shape of the sword you have in mind.
- Sketch additional details for the blade handle and guard (if any)
- Create finer details using a sharper tipped pencil or sketching tool.
- Draw the final outline over the sketch.
- Erase and remove the sketch marks to produce a clean outlined drawing.
- Add color or shading to the drawing if needed.
This video focuses on the trickier aspects of drawing a human hand holding a sword.
Tips
- You could try to base your sword after some type of theme. examples: Fire, Wind, Earth, Water, Silver, Gold, Dragons.
- Try to focus on the shading and the details.
- You may want to add some background to your sword.
- You may also want to use this to add to pictures of people wielding the swords.
Things You'll Need
- [For print] Paper, Pencil, and an eraser.
- [On a computer] Adobe Illustrator, PhotoShop, or a similar illustration application.
- Sword reference (to sketch while you look at it), typically a a photograph. Or, just draw one you make up.
