Swordtember 2022 - 30 swords in 30 days!

Heya, I’m Kay!

The past couple of years I’ve participated in an art challenge called Swordtember, where you create a sword (based on a theme) a day for the whole of September.

I decided to take on this challenge in our beloved Blender, most (if not all) are rendered in EEVEE. Check out the full 30 swords below, let me know which one’s your favourite and if you spot any references! ( there’s a few…:eyes:)

Obviously there are mistakes and I reused a few bits here and there, and ofcourse they could be improved… but the challenge for me was to create something every day and I’m happy I succeeded :smiley: On average these took me 2-3 hours each, I freelance full-time so finding the time inbetween wasn’t always easy.

I’ve done this again in 2023, will post those soon too! (will update this with a link)

I’ll participate again this year, starting September 1st. You can follow along on my socials below, and I’ll post the full 30 days on here again after I’m done.

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Day 1 : Crystal

Day 2 : Candle

Day 3 : Gears

Day 4 : Elemental

Day 5 : Edible

Day 6 : Liquid

Day 7 : Mirror

Day 8 : Veined

Day 9 : Floral

Day 10 : Snake

Day 11 : Neon

Day 12 : Woven

Day 13 : Hidden

Day 14 : Witch

Day 15 : Dual Purpose

Day 16 : Shell

Day 17 : Smoke

Day 18 : Glass

Day 19 : Family Heirloom

Day 20 : Leaf

Day 21 : Lantern

Day 22 : Horn

Day 23 : Chain

Day 24 : Coral

Day 25 : Spider

Day 26 : Wooden

Day 27 : Pattern

Day 28 : Asymmetrical

Day 29 : Crown

Day 30 : Skull

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If you did all this in 30 days, then you have way too much imagination and skill! Every single one of these is “entirely different, and incredible.” This must be featured, as a basic beginning …

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I bet your models 3D printed would be amazing!

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Oh thank you! :smiley: It was a challenge for sure, more like a marathon than a sprint. There are a few similarities between some of them (I reused some of the handles and materials to save some time), and ofcourse it’s all dumped into (a copy of) the same render scene so I just have to change the background and lighting a little.

Hah yeah that would be fun, although there’s a lot of intricate parts, not sure how well those would print :grimacing:

I featured you on BlenderNation, have a great weekend!