Shovelpunk - Weapon Concept

Worked with the amazing Kemtchouang (kemtimus.artstation.com) to bring this sci-fi weapon concept to life. I can't wait to see how they final model turns out!

The swords belong to a gladiator who narrowly survived his first fight with nothing but a shovel he found lying around. Upon becoming a champion gladiator he requested duel blades, specifying that the old shovel be included in his new weapons.

Final designs showing how the power level might be communicated to the character

Callouts to help Kem with the 3D model

Testing out different colour schemes. Definitely some Jedi inspiration

Focused exploration of a sword design and how it might be powered

Playing around with shapes and ways to integrate a shovel into a sci-fi weapon design