Whenever I feel my lines getting stiff I look at Roger Ibáñez’s work.The dynamism in his lines have always been a huge inspiration to me.
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our largest cat had to get shaved due to knots in his fur.. kinda sad..
So between commissions and everything else, I am working on my first Mando kit for the Mandalorian Mercs. If you want to watch the progress I set up a Tumblr just for it at novaechostar.tumblr.com
I just spent like 3 hours looking at pictures trying to figure out how I want to do my chest plates and what to make them out of. I think my brain is fried. See you in the morning Tumblr
This is actually a character most who know me from forever and a day ago would know as Gem, my old Nightmaren character. This is a purely for me drawing and as such has sort of fallen by the wayside. I work on it a little here and there but nothing solid at any given time. Someday I will finish it! By the By, Gem’s name has changed to Celestine. That is all.
What a difference a few months makes? The one in pencil on the right was drawn several months ago, the one in black pen was drawn perhaps a week or two ago for the fun of it. I actually do this a lot, go back and resketch old drawings in old books. help me see where I have come from, and where I have gotten to. This sort of took me aback when I saw it. I really didn’t think I had changed that much.. but one day it just seemed to click. Weird as all get out.
. Totally handy for sca! I need to get a good gorget for Linkus soon for heavy fighting.Lots of people are reblogging that armour gif again saying they’re happy to know the names of the various parts, so here’s a few more diagrams. Naturally, some styles of armour have extra or different parts and there are specially made suits for jousting and such.
A really important thing to note is that not every soldier/warrior of the time had plate armour. Chainmail was much more common. For as cheap and available as it was, it did a great job against most bladed weapons. It was only when swords made for stabbing and advancements in arrows came about that could break through the links that plate armour started to really get going. But it’s expensive and has to be custom made for each warrior, unlike the one-size-fits-all chainmail tunics.
The main thing to keep in mind when designing armour is what purpose you want it to serve. Does your character need maximum mobility? How do they fight? Do they come from a background where they could get their hands on a fitting suit? And if they are wearing a full suit of armour, make bloody well sure they can move in it! Fantasy armour is more often than not, impractical and does not “meld” together. Ever play a video game and your character’s armour will clip through their own body? Yeah, don’t do that. You’ll feel like a master if you come up with armour that fits well.
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