Glass sword [finished]

Here's some nicer photos of the Glass sword

Glass sword

I had a lot of fun making the Daedric sword so I decided I'd have a go at creating another one from scratch, the Glass sword seemed like a great idea. This time I created my own template by tracing over the game model in Photoshop and printing it to scale.

Basic cutout, 3 layers thick

Comparing the size to my Daedric sword

For the pommel, I needed the base to be just a little bit thinner. I managed to peel the paper of the top and scrape away a little bit of foam to reduce the thickness

Each layer of 5mm foam board has 2 layers of 2.5mm foam with paper top, bottom and middle, so the handle is 3 layers thick and the pommel is 2 layers

For some of the very fine detail I used cereal box cardboard and layered it to the desired thickness, these parts are for the handguard

I added a single layer of card to the pommel to keep it smooth

Gluing the detailed parts on and cutting the small details into the pommel

Everything glued on

Finished the sanding and used a dremel tool on the blade to get a nice edge

Cutting the grooves into the tip of the blade

Starting with the many coats of primer

Spray painted the sword black (not sure why...)

Green coat

Gold coat

Painting some detail onto the sword to give it a more textured/weathered look

Clear coat and drying. All finished

Daedric sword [finished]

These are some nicer photos of the Daedric sword

Daedric sword

So I was playing a bit of skyrim and started looking at pictures of the swords when I discovered someone had made a replica of the daedric sword and I thought to myself "hey I want to make one of those" so I looked up all the materials and couldn't find the specific foam used for that sword but ended up settling for artist's foam board (5mm thick sheets). The process was quite simple and I had a lot of fun making it. The first part is cutting out all the shapes and layering them to get the basic design, then comes carving and sanding to get the edges, I ended up using quite a few coats of white primer to get rid of the bumps (paint, sand, paint, sand...). Lastly came the painting and clear coat to make it glossy.

I was pretty happy how this turned out, I did the handle differently to the original design because it seemed easier and this was the first time I had made something like this out of foam board.

Basic layers cut out (little bit of masking tape to hold together)

First person view

Adding another layer to the handguard with a small section carved out

Attaching the extra handguard layer

Carving out the parts on the outer part of the blade

The edges have been carved and sanded to give it a nice smooth edge

I painted a few layers of gesso primer then sanded it slightly to give a smooth undercoat, then sprayed with black spraypaint

Adding a few layers of detail paint until it has the right look, then I sprayed it with clear coat to give it a glossy look

Finished and all painted