Swords, knives, fantasy art, and Electric guitars.
Music
Currently, David Gilmour, White Stripes, Wolfmother, Pearl Jam, Actic Monkeys. Old favorites are Floyd, Zepp, Beatles, Ramones, and Rush.
Movies
Too many to list, but a few are the LOTR trilogy, Ridley Scott films, the Coen brothers films, Sam Raimi films, old epics like Sparatcus and Ben Hur and newer epics like Gladiator, Troy (director cut only), the Matrix films, and Underworld.
Television
Currently we are into Rome, Heroes, Lost, Battlestar Galactica, and the Sopranos. Old favorites are the X-Files, Millenium, and ST:TNG.
Books
A few favorite authors are Tolkien, Frank Herbert, Robert A. Heinlien, Arthur C. Clark, and Isaac Asimov.
IN THE WORKS: BLACK LEGION WAR AXE (shipping now), AVOLOCH SWORD (gold edition and regular editions shipping now), AVOLOCH SCABBARD (shipping now),GOLD EXOTATH LIMITED EDITION (shipping now), EXOTATH SCABBARD (shipping now), GOLD AND BLACK MITHRODIN LIMITED EDITION (shipping now), EXOTATH WALL DISPLAY, MITHRODIN DISPLAY STAND (both shipping now). See the blog above.
I am a fantasy artist and weapon designer. This MySpace page is for my fans, friends, and family. If you are looking for info on my art or weapons, please go to www.kitrae.net.
About Kit Rae, the Knife Designer
Kit Rae is one of the foremost fantasy/collectible weapon designers in the industry with a worldwide following for his unique fantasy weapons, including the popular Swords of the Ancients collection. He was the lead designer for United Cutlery for over fifteen years, responsible for design of the Legends in Steel, Samurai 3000, Steel Apocalypse, Blades of Atlantis, Volkoth, and the Swords of the Ancients collections. His knives have appeared in blockbuster television shows such as "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", "The X-Files", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", and numerous films such as "Spider Man 2", "Star Trek: Nemesis", and "The Chronicles of Riddick". In addition to designing such famous collectible weapons as the Indiana Jones Khyber Bowie for Lucasfilm and the Sword of Darkness for United Cutlery, Kit Rae has also supervised many licensed weapon replicas from films such as "Blade/Blade Trinity,"" Hellboy", "Total Recall," "Mortal Kombat", "The Mask of Zorro", and over fifty products for "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy". He has also created custom knife designs for companies like United Cutlery, Harley-Davidson, and Colt, and in 1996 won a Blade Magazine award. In 1997 Kit created the highly successful Kit Rae Fantasy Art brand, a line of his unique collectible weapons with companion art prints of his fantasy paintings. Images from a hidden world of dreams and nightmares inspire this line of edged creations. Some of His designs are strikingly beautiful, some wickedly haunting, and some defy conventional description. Kit's fantasy knives and swords spawned the creation of a huge collectible market worldwide for fantasy weapons that has generated numerous imitators. He is most well known for his best selling Swords of the Ancients collection, for which he created a series of companion fantasy art paintings and a mythology of stories that tie them all together.
About Kit Rae, the Artist
Kit Rae is an artist who specializes in the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror genres. Kit’s background in art started when he was a child with charcoal drawing, acrylic and oil painting. He was influenced by such varied artists as Frank Frazetta, Michael Whelan, Boris Vallejo, Jim Burns, Moebius, and H.R. Giger. These days Kit uses a mixed media approach to his art, utilizing drawing, painting, photography, and the computer.
just got the black legion war axe #217 love the design. Im trying to find molotoch but everwhere i look its out of stock do you know anyone who still has some to sell?
Our bassplayer keeps mumbling and drooling about some kind of "Black Strat" project - whatever that means. We don't pay too much attention to him, as he is kind of a Pink Floyd freak...
Love your swords, I was wondering if you will have a show or convention in Miami or Fort Lauderdale this year? If "yes" please advise what the dates will be, thank you.
Hey there, been awhile. just got back from wondercon. Ever think of getting up this way. Baycon is coming up in San Jose. "hint, hint" ;P see ya around also I need to send you the script. I like it but right now I have been doing computer modeling and chainmail. I thought I would present it to you all at once to get your thoughts
Thank you very much for your kind words. I have been a long time fan of your work, but have only recently started collecting your pieces. If you truly like the scabbard I made, I would be honored if I could give it to you as a gift. Again, thank you very much for your kind words.
Thanks for the add. If you get a chance, check out my page. I recently completed a custom scabbard for your mithrodin sword. It turned out better then I ever hoped for. Love your work.
Hey Rae, Thanks For The Add. I Was Wondering If I Could Get Some More Information On The Gold And Black Mithrodin Sword Set To Be Released April. I Just Wanted To Know Some Things Such As Price Range, And Where Id Be Able To Order It. Please Reply When U Get The Opportunity Thanks. Btw Love Your Blades, And Your Art Take Care
hi Kit, thank you so much for adding me as a friend/collector..your an amazing artist..I look forward to adding to Jay's collection. Which is amazing, It's an eye opener for anyone that comes into the house, I can't wait to see the room done!! once again thank you!! My dream for him is to get an original one of a kind sword from you ..I have no idea if that's possible.. please let me know!! thanks Katxx
i like the design of that axe your coming out with, im only missing three of your swords and now your coming out with more i cant keep up, but keep them coming!!!!
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