For this dagger I started with the shape of a Nubian Dagger from the British Museum. The silhouette is simple, while still holding my interest and it looks to me like the cut-out shapes in the handle are forming an eye. I imagined this one weathered and dried out, maybe it looked a bit different when it was first created.
I think this will be the last dagger in this group, I’m going to get back to painting landscapes and environments for a bit. It's almost Taurus season after all and technically I'm still feeling stuck inside!