I was going to make them thicker, but then they became too thick to resemble the Demon Hunter's blades. Those blades have almost exactly he same width:length ratio as the model, and I used the same colours (and therefore brightness) as in the Demon Hunter's skin.
Having said that, I will experiment with slightly darker colours.
EDIT: Didn't really work, once dulled, the blades looked kinda... dull... Also, the DISBTN (although I doubt anyone will ever use it) became more like the shadow of an image rather than an image itself...
I needed an icon of the Demon Hunter's blades in a map that I'm doing with a couple of my friends. I couldn't find an icon of it anywhere so I went ahead and did it. I figure that its possible that someone out there needs Demon Hunter blades so I thought I'd post it... Enjoy!