well..I rendered this using the pen tool for the first time..it looks oke..but does any1 have any ideas on how I can get cleaner cuts and simply let it look better? and If anyone wants to use it in a sig be my guest

( this one is .jpg, if you prefer a different format then comment in my profile plz

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p.s. I know his hilt is cut off and that there are still some parts that arent cleaned well..but I wanna know how I can improve the quality of the border lines..especially at the bottom you can see how bad it is...