Tanto drawing

This is my final project for VAS 141 (Intro to Drawing), which I took in the fall of 2007... it's a tanto I bought at otakon 07... this drawing ate close to 30 hours of my life it was crazy...


Materials Used:
4h, 2h, HB, 2b, 4b, 6b, and 8b pencils
kneaded rubber eraser
plastic eraser
NO blending instruments
Drawn on 19x24in. Bristol, smooth finish, 260 gsm
Sprayed with Krylon workable fixatif, matte finish.


Sorry, I don't have any WIP's, but I do have close-ups:

[link] = Dragon kashira (end cap) - 5+ hours
[link] = Tsuba (hand guard) and fuchi (hilt collar) - 3-5 hours
[link] = Saya (scabbard) engraving - 5+ hours
[link] = Sageo (scabbard cord) 5+ hours
[link] = Tsuka (hilt) design 3+ hours

I don't have a close-up of the blade, but that's because, well, it's a blade... it's not really that detailed. The blade took around 3 hours, probably closer to 4.