Charles A Upsdell
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Portfolio: Graphics (Creating Blades)
Thua discusses how images of blades are created.
See Also: closely related pages from the fictional TZ universe are Aerospace ( Civilian Aircraft, Military Aircraft, Pilot Wings, Spacecraft, & Emblems ), Batons, Blades, & Bullets ( Batons, Handguns, Handgun/Knife Sets, Blades, & Letter Openers ), Jewelry ( Army Emblems, Handgun Emblems, Medical Emblems, Naval Emblems, & Other Jewelry ), Flags, Miscellaneous Images, Queen Victoria Ⅱ’s Gifts, Signs, and Tartans.
Note: older images were created using older, obsolete techniques, and therefore are considerably cruder and — if only time were available — should and would have been updated.
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Overview
Images of blades — knives & swords — are created by combining images of hilts, blades, guards, and pommels.
Depicted below are standard components which can be adapted and combined to create the various knives and swords. Older images may have been created from older components which are not depicted here, but recent and future blades should be created from the latest components.
Black components may be used (1) to create elements of blades which are black, or may be used (2) to create masks used to create components which are coloured, e.g. coloured with steel or gold gradients. Consider, for example, the following knife:
The pommel is created from a standard large greyscale image:
The gold pommel in the sample knife was created by using this greyscale image: the image is colour-inverted, then converted to a mask, which is then overlaid by a second image containing a gold-coloured gradient, to produce a large gold pommel, which is then resized to the desired size.
The hilt is created from a standard greyscale image:
The blue hilt in the sample knife was created by using this greyscale image: the image is colour-inverted, then converted to a mask, which is then overlaid by a second image containing the desired blue colour, which directly creates the proper size of the hilt.
The guard in the sample knife was created by using this large image of a gold gradient guard:
The gold guard in the sample knife ws created using this image: the image is simply resized as needed.
The steel blade in the sample knife was created using this large image of a bowie knife‘s blade:
The blade in the sample knife was created using this image: the image is simply resized, then the logo is added to it.
This presents the most recently used images of hilts, blades, guards, and pommels, many shrunk to fit the width of the page.
Hilts
Many hilts have been created, but these are the most recent.
For Sarah
These are used to create masks for generating Sarah’s hilts:
For GWL
These are used to create masks for generating GWL hilts:
These are used to create masks for generating GWL hilts; they combine the hilt and pommel:
These are used to create masks for generating commando hilts based on T2-Israeli knives:
These patterns are used to create hilts with vertical stripes:
Blades
Many blades have been created, but these are the most recent. Note: many of these images have been shrunken.
These types of blades appear:
Bowie Blades
This are used to create masks or images for generating bowie blades:
Basic Bowie Blades (57:93)
Type 01 Bowie Blades (70:80)
Type 02 Bowie Blades (92:58, shallow clip)
Type 03 Bowie Blades (100:50, deep clip)
Type 04 Bowie Blades (92:58, deep clip)
Type 05 Bowie Blades (117:25, 144 high instead of 150, narrower near top guard)
Type 06 Bowie Blades (variant of type 05)
Type 07 Bowie Blades (variant of type 06)
Type 08 Bowie Blades (variant of type 05)
KA-Bar Bowie Blades
These are used to create masks or images for generating KA-BAR bowie blades, which have a less extreme clip point:
Basic KA-Bar Blades (90:60, shallow clip)
Type 02 KA-Bar Blades (90:60, deep clip)
Type 03 KA-Bar Blades (110:40)
Dagger Blades
These are used to create masks or images for generating dagger blades, which have a less extreme clip point:
Type 01 Dagger Blades (75:75)
Type 02 Dagger Blades (93:57)
Type 03 Dagger Blades (118:32)
Type 04 Dagger Blades (75:75)
Type 04B Dagger Blades (75:75)
Type 04C Dagger Blades (75:75)
Type 04D Dagger Blades (75:75)
Type 04E Dagger Blades (75:75)
Type 04F Dagger Blades (75:75)
Type 04G Dagger Blades (75:75)
Type 04H Dagger Blades (75:75)
Type 04I Dagger Blades (75:75)
Type 05 Dagger Blades (130:20)
Type 05B Dagger Blades (130:20)
Type 05C Dagger Blades (130:20)
Type 05D Dagger Blades (130:20)
Type 06 Dagger Blades (35:80:35)
Type 06B Dagger Blades (37:76:37)
Type 06C Dagger Blades (37:76:37)
Type 07 Dagger Blades (0:150)
Stiletto Blades
This are used to create masks or images for generating stiletto daggers:
Fairbain-Sykes
Applegate-Fairbain
Curved Blades
These are used to create masks or images for generating curved blades:
General Curved Blades (from blades_scimitar.ist)
Curved Blades 07 (from blades_scimitar02.ist)
Curved Blades 08 (from blades_scimitar03.ist)
Curved Blades 09 (from blades_scimitar04.ist)
Curved Blades 10 (from blades_scimitar06.ist)
Curved Blades 10B/06B (from blades_scimitar06B.ist)
Curved Blades 11 (from blades_scimitar07.ist)
Curved Blades 11B (from blades_scimitar07B.ist)
Curved Blades 12 and 12B (from blades_scimitar12.ist)
Odd Curved Blades (Kilij, Kukris, Machete, Gladius, & Scimitars)
Kris Blades
These are used to create masks or images for generating kris blades:
Guards
Many guards have been created, but these are the most recent. Note: many of these images have been shrunken.
These are used to create masks and images for generating Sarah’s guards:
These are used to create masks for generating GWL guards:
Pommels
Many pommels have been created, but these are the most recent images used to create masks for generating pommels. Note: many of these images have been shrunken.
Note: all these graphics are protected by copyright law. They may not be used without permission. See Legal Notices.
