#genuinely so proud of how i did on fox's karambit like . i would feel honored for it to be used on me LOL

[corrodedcarpals]

been doing some rendering practice. strade's knife was done a few weeks ago and fox's was done last night! It's wild how much you can improve over such a short time.

fox and strade belong to gatobob ! also i love doing research into things so. headcanons under the cut

Strade's hunting knife has an ebonized wood handle and stainless steel blade. Ebonized wood gives it a more 'valuable' look to it, without being as expensive as real ebony wood, which also makes it relatively easy to replace. Stainless steel is harder to break or chip, and doesn't typically stain. It's probably something he found at his local hardware store.

On the other hand,

Fox's Karambit has a G-10 handle and a carbon steel blade. G-10 is a high pressure fiberglass laminate that insulates electricity well and is resistant to chemicals. It's also extremely durable! So while it still might get a bit scratched up by Fox's claws, it wouldn't be absolutely shredded by them. Carbonized Steel is less durable than Stainless, and thus it scratches, stains, and is more prone to breaking and chipping. But it's much sharper, and I feel like it's fitting for Fox due to his controlled nature- it's requires less pressure for him to cut into someone than with a stainless blade, and not to mention it's a lot less likely that a victim would be able to fight back enough to get the chance to break/chip the blade. Visually, I feel like it fits him more too especially since it looks a lot more 'refined', 'aged' and I like the parallel of Fox's many scars, and his knife having a bunch of scratches. It's definitely custom made.

#knives #strade #ren hana #btd #tpof #styxsart #gatobob #genuinely so proud of how i did on fox's karambit like . i would feel honored for it to be used on me LOL #ANYWAYYY #ill be doing more character art soon i prommy i prommy #I hope yall enjoy :D