Thread:Zf6hellion/@comment-18812574-20150315153223/@comment-18812574-20150610142545

Alright well, wiki died last night and I couldn't upload. But anyway. First is obviously the line, and with the second I was experimenting with some colors. I don't like the way I drew the tsuki-ito because I fell into my "habit" and they look like cloth, not leather. I'll change that. Although on the second chokuto you can see that I went for a completely different approach, which I don't know if I like or not but you might. Also the bottom is a variant of the traditional tsuki-ito, with the center wrapped around entirely. Just something that I saw that caught my eye.

For the blade, I prefer the second one without a hamon, although I was wondering if you wanted a habaki or not. The first one it looks a little odd, but on the bottom hilt I think it adds a nice touch. Up to you on that I suppose. I thought brass for the kashira and habaki would add a nice touch, but now I'm not too sure. I'll probably try and emulate the red metal in the first ref pic you sent. As for the tsuka, I took the crab one and your idea about him being from the Wandering Spirit World or such and my mind immediately jumped to a wheel. You know, reincarnation and all that. The tsuka on the left features a more "crab-leggy" design to the spokes, but I prefer the straight one on the right. I also thought it should be black, to add contrast. What color did you want the saya, btw?