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Greyscale drawing of five swords laid horizontally, altering in direction they are facing. From top to bottom: a firangi (a sabre with a western blade and Indian hilt) decorated with symbols of Shiva, a khanda (broad-bladed Indian sword) with a blade made of shattered glass, a dark-steeled yataghan with a pommel fashioned like a ram’s skull and mushrooms growing from the hilt, a dao with a cross guard formed of a lotus flower, a shichishito (seven-branched Japanese sword) where each branch is a gladiolus bloom sprouting a Roman gladius)

Next 5 from 2020’s #swordtember list 🗡️ 16 - Magic; 17 - Fragmented; 18 - Nature-Inspired; 19 - Justice; 20 - Many, Multiple

Congrats to everyone who participated this year, even if you only finished 1 day 🎉

Greyscale drawing of five swords laid horizontally, altering in direction they are facing. From top to bottom: a sabre with a winding and twisting guard; a dagger that uses smoke from its explosion to transform into a smallsword; a shotel (dramatically long and curved sabre) formed of an electric eel; an akrafena with adinkra symbols associated with knightly values; a two-pronged urumi (whip sword) whose guard forms a bird of paradise.

And another 5 from the original 2020 #swordtember list to celebrate the end of this year’s challenge! ⚔️🤺 11 - Elegant; 12 - Powerful; 13 - Electric; 14 - Knight; 15 - Wings

The image contains a fantasy blade I based around the Swordtember prompt "Time". The text reads as: Atelier Apricity. Swordtember: Time. The blade's foundation comes from Loki's scissorblade, simplified into a single blade. He doesn't directly wield it and instead uses his magic to swing it much like a chained dagger or whip instead.

Time ⌛

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Greyscale drawing of five swords laid horizontally, altering in direction they are facing. From top to bottom: a kukri knife with the phases of the moon inlaid along the spine of the blade; a rapier with a basket hilt carved from a nebula of stars; a sword cane made from a piece of driftwood; a schiavona whose hilt is made of wings and whose blade is scorched; a mortuary sword with a thorny basket and rose pommel.

Next 5 from the original 2020 #swordtember list! This set is still a personal favourite of mine even five years on. 😊 6 - Moon/Night; 7- Stars; 8 - Cursed Relic; 9 - Divine Relic; 10 - Rose/Thorn

Colour illustration of a sword where the hilt resembles a brightly coloured lionfish and the blade is solid black.

#Swordtember day 24 - Venom

Greyscale drawing of five swords laid horizontally, altering in direction they are facing. From top to bottom: a rifle with a bayonet coated in flaming oil; a fencing epee made of an icicle; a decorative short sword with a skull and crossbones as the cross-guard, with a hollow center for storing poison; a bokuto (wooden training sword for kendo) with replaceable nametags; and a wakizashi decorated in sun motifs.

While this year’s #swordtember is on hiatus for me, I figured I’d post some of my backlog from earlier years in the meantime. ⚔️
Here’s the first five prompts from @faithschaffer.bsky.social’s 2020 prompt list: 1 - Fire; 2 - Ice; 3 - Poisonous; 4 - Duel; 5 - Sun/Day

Greyscale drawing of a xiphos (leaf-bladed) sword composed of Greek lace. The cross guard is formed by a broken, spiked wheel and the pommel is made from a spool of white thread.

Swordtember Day 15 - Lace 🪡

Unfortunately, this is my last scheduled Swordtember post for this year. With everything going on in the world and in my own life, I’m just not able to dedicate enough time to it. 😞 I hope I can pick it back up again soon!

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Greyscale drawing of a ram-dao sacrificial sword, cutting edge down. The hilt is formed from a tree branch with wilting leaves, and the pommel is formed by an overripe peach. The blade itself is covered in blight spots.

Swordtember Day 14 - Rot 🥀

Had a fun time figuring out how to make this one an alternate version of yesterday’s bloom sword

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Greyscale drawing of a sacrificial ram-dao sword, blade facing upward. The hilt is made from the branch of a blooming peach tree, and the pommel is formed by a large peach plossom.

Swordtember Day 13 - Bloom 🌸

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Greyscale drawing of an invisible sword revealed by the shroud draped over it.

Swordtember Day 12 - Concealed 🫥

Really kicking myself for making a fabric drapery study out of this one… 😑

Greyscale drawing of a bejeweled longsword. The grip is formed from a glass capsule containing an arm bone. The pommel is also a piece of bone set with dark gemstones.

Swordtember Day 11 - Reliquary 👑

Yes this is Locked Tomb-inspired, how could you tell? 💀

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#swordtember2025 I can't type 🫠

Greyscale drawing of a nimcha, a North African sabre, with an ornately patterned grip. The cross bar and knuckle guard form the figure of a leaping jerboa.

Swordtember Day 10 - Rodent 🐀

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Greyscale drawing of an akrafena (Akan short sword) with a hilt styled to look like a serval. Adinkra symbols are used to make the serval’s coat patterns. A crescent moon, star, and two triangles are cut out of the blade.

Swordtember Day 09 - Feline 🐈

Akrafenas are another favorite to draw.

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Greyscale drawing of a wakizashi, a curved Japanese short sword. The guard is styled to look like a tanuki pouring out a bottle of sake.

Swordtember Day 08 - Canine 🐕

Had fun looking up different branches of the canidae family for this one

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Greyscale drawing of a greatsword made from a grandfather clock’s pendulum. The blade is made from an oversized, ornate minute hand.

Swordtember Day 07 - Clock 🕰️

Really satisfied with the design on this one (even if actually holding the dang thing is impractical as hell)

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Greyscale drawing of a yataghan, a one-handed sword that curves inward. The sword is decorated in archaeopteryx bones, and the blade is stylized to look like a wing.

Swordtember Day 06 - Fossil 🦴

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Greyscale image of a straight-edged Japanese sword with a glass bell for a hilt. A paper charm dangles from the pommel.

Swordtember Day 05 - Bell 🔔

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Greyscale drawing of an ornate long-bladed, one-handed sword. Two baskets hang from the hilt, enabling the sword to act as a set of scales.

Swordtember Day 04 - Scales ⚖️

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Greyscale drawing of a short sword covered in interlocking gears. Each gear has an astronomical symbol on it.

Swordtember Day 03 - Automaton ⚙️

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Greyscale drawing of a shamshir covered in spiky moss.

Swordtember Day 02 - Moss 🌱

Realized I draw one of these almost every year, but I’m ok with that 😎

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Greyscale drawing of a gladius with intricately decorated eggs on the pommel and base of the blade.

Swordtember Day 01 - Shell 🥚

Kicking this account off in predictable fashion by posting my contribution to @faithschaffer.bsky.social ‘s lovely #swortember2025 prompt list! ⚔️

Will also start transferring my old Swordtember contributions (all 5 years’s worth) once this year’s is done.