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experimenting with new methods is the best thing about creating artwork. For this piece I gave myself the limitation of only using the patternstamp tool to paint this soldier. It was a struggle to get the right colors in the right place but I do feel like it turned out really well.

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LOVELY!! Such beautiful light and texture.

Hmm... Yes, quite good indeed. Everything seems very nearly perfectly appropriate. Gambeson, kettle hat, Gothic gauntlets and what looks like either an oversized pauldron, or more likely a reasonably sized pauldron with a rerebrace attached are all consistent with late 15th century style, the somewhat haphazard assemblage suggesting that the man depicted here is not a knight but a levied trooper from the poorer class, armour being either inherited or looted in the course of a campaign. His weapon, the polehammer, looks a bit odd in this context, being ill suited for tight formation combat such as levies would partake in. A spear or a halberd should have been more fitting. However, weapons are liable to get broken in combat, and others are picked up instead. So it's not implausible.

What I would suggest is that a dagger should be depicted on the right hip, being very nearly indispensable. And probably also a sword on the left, one-handed one most likely. With these elements added, the image would be pretty much perfect.

That’s a really well-crafted drawing! You did do very well!!
-camsn8ke

Eurns responds:

thanks so much!

This reflection on armour makes sence!

Eurns responds:

I tried to make it make sense so thakns :)

i like your style. Do you have anything highly refined don't take that wrong you're better than me check me out you'll see lol.i would just really enjoy seeing your none paint styleings.

Eurns responds:

I am working on a couple projects that'll be done pretty soon. but thes are just so much fun to create :)

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