The “Problem”
Ever since I was little I have loved star wars, and for the past year my friends and I have been having weekly lightsaber duels on our college campus.
Because “Jedi Knights” are supposed to echo the knights of the medieval period and the Samurai of Japan, Lightsabers are meant to mimic their swords.
While having a pointed ends, the swords that lightsabers are based on are meant for slashing
Physical Ideation
Drawings playing with how the resin would fit into the folded metal, how the metal would fit together, along with the overall design of the chess pieces. Much focus was put on deciding if the design would be in the resin or metal, and making sure each piece was still recognizable.
