"The sword is the axis of the world and its power is absolute."
- Charles de Gaulle, 20th-century French statesman
Swords are among the oldest weapons known to man. Swords typically consist of a long metal blade attached to a handle or hilt. Swords have been used for thousands of years by people from many different backgrounds - medieval knights, soldiers, samurai, cavalrymen, Vikings, and others. Today, military officers may carry swords, and special swords are used in the sport of fencing.
There are many different types of swords. The dagger, for example, is a short sword used in close combat. The katana is a curved sword that was used by samurai in feudal Japan.
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Swords have played a major role in many stories, including The Sword in the Stone, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The Princess Bride, and even Disney's Mulan. Swords inspired the lightsabers wielded by the Jedi Knights in Star Wars.
You, too, can draw a cartoon sword. It's easy! Simply follow the shapes and lines prescribed in each step of this cartoon drawing tutorial. Have your pencil and an eraser handy.
If you liked this tutorial, see also the following drawing guides: Crown, Cartoon Car, and Sugar Skull.
Step-by-Step Instructions for Drawing a Sword
1. Begin by drawing a long, narrow rectangle slanted at a diagonal angle. This will help you to sketch the blade of the sword.
2. Draw a smaller narrow rectangle at the base of the first, at a perpendicular angle. This forms the guard or cross-guard of the sword's handle.
3. Draw another small rectangle in line with the first. Notice that this rectangle is not as wide as the blade. It forms the grip of the sword's handle.
4. Add detail to these basic guide lines. Draw two straight lines at the top of the blade, enclosing a triangle to form the tip. Then, draw a straight line down the middle of the blade, from the tip to the handle. This is called the fuller, and its thickness strengthens the blade. Draw a curved line at the top of the cross-guard and at the bottom of the grip, forming the pommel.
5. Draw curved lines within the rectangle at the sides of the cross-guard. Outline a small rectangle at the top of the grip.
6. Draw a narrow rectangle at the base of the blade, and "U" shaped lines around the pommel.
7. Draw curved lines across the top of the cross-guard and at the ends of the rectangle on the grip.
8. Erase guide lines from the sword's handle as pictured.
9. Draw curved lines across the grip, at the bottom of the blade, and along the bottom of the cross-guard.
10. Erase the remaining guide lines from the blade and handle, as pictured.
11. Color your cartoon sword. Will it be rusty, shiny, or stained with blood? Will its handle be of gold, silver, or brown wood? The choice is yours.
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Cool
not cool but ill take it
Why not? 😎
agreeable
cool!
🙂 How about a knight? https://easydrawingguides.com/how-to-draw-a-knight/?
I love drawing a sword thx
Awesome! 🙂 Do you want to do a knight next? https://easydrawingguides.com/how-to-draw-a-knight/
I tried and failed miserably!
usually these are easy especially from these people!
Have you tried a second time? My first sketch is never good either.
this is so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
😀
It is and it is easy
My mum keeps telling me to do it again when I keep getting it right
Listen to your mom 🙂 only by practicing you will learn to draw the things you want
Uhh, Thanks for the advice but what you mean listen to your mom shouldn't you listen to your dad 🙁
You should listen to your parents, both of them 🙂
I know how u feel 🙂
it is so cool! 🙂
Thanks, Emily 😎
But one thing that sucks is how hard it is >:)
Keep practicing! 🙂
This drawing is fire️
Thanks ❤️
awesome
❤️
fun
Loved the tutorial
Thank you for your feedback ❤️